Hinges installed on door face?

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Permalink Reply by Susan on June 6, 2009 at 9:53am

If the hinges do not affect the operation of the doors I would leave them 'as is' until you can investigate further. Curious to know if every door in the house was hung this way. Susan

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Permalink Reply by Joe King on June 6, 2009 at 10:55am

On all the photos I have of both open and closed doors, it looks like the hinges are installed this way.

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Permalink Reply by Phil on June 6, 2009 at 3:18pm

If they are mortised into the the door, then you can be sure that they have been working for many years and will probably outlast you. Weird, but not unattractive. People spend lots of money for hinges that are rarely seen anyway. Not so yours.

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Permalink Reply by Craig Phillips / B & C Emporium on June 6, 2009 at 6:41pm

Joe,

There was a time when they mounted the hinge on the face of the door and the other part as a normal hinged door, it was to try and make installation easier, and quicker, probly 1910-1950's,

they were a special hinge just for that purpose, many patterns and finishes.

Craig Phillips
B & C Emporium
original and reproduction hardware
for furniture & homes
http://www.b-c-e.biz

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Permalink Reply by Sacto Diane on June 7, 2009 at 11:42am

AKA "half mortise hinges" My 1912 bungalow is all half mortise hinges with the Stanley "sweetheart" logo. I have not seen them in other homes in my area. They are a normal part of the fabric of the house so I don't see a need to change them.

Diane

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Permalink Reply by Joe King on June 18, 2009 at 8:49pm

Diane wins the prize! I got a closer look at the doors earlier this evening and the hinges are actually designed to be installed this way. They're the same type of hinge Diane shows in the photo she posted.

That's one less thing I have to fix!

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