Cabinet Handles Know-how

Drawer pulls, cabinet handles and original antique pulls have many similar characteristics. Understanding style and size options makes choosing the best cabinet handle for your situation easier.

Ultimately it is a personal choice however suitability should also be considered. Correctly replacing drawer pulls on your antique furniture contributes to it's overall appearance and value. We developed cabinet handles technical information to better inform you of your choices.

Criteria: Size, Furniture Period & Shape

• Pulls with 2 screws are measured from center of one hole to center of hole. This is refered to as the boring size.
• Overall: width - height must comfortablly fit drawer or door.

Colonial

Hepplewhite

Victorian

Art Deco - Mission

Technical Know-how

Replacement: Antique Furniture Handles

Complete mounting hardware is included
with all handles, pulls and knobs.

Production Methods - Finishes

• Backplate: a brass plate, circular, rectangular or period shape which mounts between wood and knob or pull.
• Bail: the actual handle of a drawer pull
• Bail Handle or Bail Pull: an early style handle originally secured with two cotter pins in the 1600's. By the late 1700's this style progressed to being held by two posts often with rosettes.
• Bin Pull: a projecting, cup shaped handle developed during the Victorian era for storage containers.
• Drop Pull: a single mount pendant which typically hangs from a backplate.
• Flush Pull or Recessed Pull: popularize on Campaign furniture, the entire handle is mortised into the wood providing a flush appearance.
• Oval Pull: is a oval stamped brass backplate with bail popularized by George Hepplewhite in the 1700's.
• Ring Pull: a handle with a circular bail.
• Rosette: a small backplate used with a knob or uses with a post to hold a bail .
• Rosette Pull: utilizes a bail with two rosettes and posts to hold it in place.
• Plate Handle: decorative backplate with handle.