Archive for December, 2011
We were on a mini-vacation earlier in the week, which is my excuse for forgetting two things. First, my pal Zeke Wolfskehl is in search of some research that I remember hearing about but have never been able to find documentation for. Maybe it’s an urban legend, but I know that I heard/read somewhere that [...]
Maybe I’m becoming too predictable. Two people sent me links to information about this 10-story building in Korea covered with 1,000 recycled doors. I love it! It kind of reminds me of my visit to Greenwich Lock and Safe, with the facade covered in keys. In both cases the creators are artists, sharing their art with [...]
I just returned from our mini-vacation over the holiday weekend, and I found it ironic that both of these news articles appeared in my inbox at the same time: Theater fire 200 years ago claimed 72 lives – Richmond Times-Dispatch – 12/26/2011 “With a single narrow staircase to the box seats and only three exits [...]
I’m on a mini-vacation with my family for the holidays, but I’ve already spotted some doors of interest for you so I will post those soon. I took a photo of a restaurant exit last night, and my friend’s son asked why. His father said that the next time they pass the restaurant it will [...]
This photo was sent in by Pat Bond of Shanahan’s in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Thanks Pat!
There have been a lot of interesting door-related stories in the news lately. In case you missed my Tweets… Boy trapped in school stairwell for 9 hours – KTLA ” ‘It is normal for the door to be padlocked but it has to happen after the last person exits the building,’ Fernando Gallard of the [...]
Many of Schlage and Von Duprin’s electronic access control product numbers have changed within the last couple of years, and I’ve gotten a lot of calls about converting products and finding current information. The Electronic Access Control Catalog is now available on the Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies website, and the Search feature makes it much [...]
I think I may need therapy. I was looking for a specific photo on my phone and here’s what I found instead. As I was taking almost all of these photos, there was a friend, child, or stranger looking at me like I was weird. A blocked exit at the craft show in the high [...]
After the post on smoke doors I know I was ready for a break and I thought you might be too. I love photographs of urban decay, and Ward9 features some amazing photos of really interesting and often beautiful architectural ruins. I asked for permission to share a couple of the photos with you…go check [...]
This post was printed in the February 2012 issue of Doors & Hardware For a long time I’ve been trying to compile some definitive answers to questions about smoke doors. Well, the time has come. Doors & Hardware will be running an article about smoke doors, and my deadline is…well…today. I would really appreciate it [...]
If you went to hardware school, then you were taught (like me) that egress doors have to be visible and have an obvious method of operation, right? Well, every so often the question comes up regarding visibility of panic hardware, usually because someone wants to match the finish of a Von Duprin Inpact device to [...]
Jeff Tock and Kyle Learch of Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies saw these doors right after my post about closers for arched doors, and couldn’t believe the methods being used to get these doors closed. The doors had spring hinges as well.
I posted Part 1 of this article a while back, and apparently there have been people waiting patiently for the second installment. As requested, here is Part 2. Part 3 to follow. A Memoir from 1880 – How I Discovered Door Checks by L.C. Norton, Inventor of Door Checks After inventing the door check, I [...]
Last weekend I put together the annual family photo album so I could order copies for the grandparents. Mixed in with all of the vacation photos were a ton of doors. Someday my grown-up kids will be on the psychiatrist’s couch…“My mother always took us places just so she could look for interesting doors…I’m scarred [...]
I really appreciate all of the comments and suggestions that were left in response to my post called WWYD? Cross-Corridor Pair. I love the collaboration and I know we can all benefit from the experience of others as well as the different points of view. My coworker, Bill Lawliss, and I are creating a new [...]
