Wordless Wednesday
Photo submitted by Nolan Thrope of Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies.
I was working on a different post but that one will have to wait. I just received these photos, it’s Wordless Wednesday, and I am wordless (yes, again). This is an exit for a hockey rink, sent in by an anonymous reader. Hockey rinks are notoriously tough on their doors and hardware, but this “solution” [...]
I saw both of these doors today, in two different facilities. Yes, they are both fire rated. One is a cross-corridor pair and one is a stair door.
Remember the old playground joke, “How do you spell ‘I cup’?” Somehow it seemed hysterical back in the day, but it’s not so funny now… As one commenter pointed out, this application is not unheard of for a preschool but this door is in a state university. This reminds me of the classic post, “Peek-A-Boo…I [...]
In keeping with (Almost-)Wordless Wednesday protocol, I’ll let you gaze upon this beautiful floor stop for today, and tomorrow I’ll tell you the circumstances that led me to it.
We’re still on vacation and saw almost no doors today, but we did meet our neighbor. Creepy!
This photo was taken by Jim Lenox of Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies of Metro-NY. What you can’t see in the photo is the pair of vertical rod panics which have had their rods and latches removed. This is my favorite part: To share this post, hover your cursor over the Share/Save button near the post [...]
Sent in by an anonymous fire marshal who is getting quite the education in fire door assemblies.
Photos posted with permission from Newcastle University.
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.
These were sent in by Mary Hinton of Mulhaupt’s Inc. Can you imagine trying to exit from this “auction house” (junk shop) in an emergency? Their front door lever needs some help too. This might have been the first signal to get back in the car and keep driving! I posted these photos on the [...]
Is it me, or are those some really big butts on pretty small doors? This post should bring in some interesting stats…like the guy who Googled “naked ladies with no cover-ups” and was sent to my blog post on naked closers with snap-on covers.
This multitude of blocked exit photos was sent by Ian Childs of New Directions in Building Services, Sydney Australia. I think I may need to go thank Ian in person.
Check out these regular arm closers mounted on the push side of a pair with a transom panel. I would have used a parallel arm closer with a flush transom shoe, but I can appreciate the creativity. Thank you to James Stokes for sending me this photo!
Photo submitted by Kurt Roeper of Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies.
This pair is located at the end of a walkway between two mill buildings in the Corah Factory in Leicester, England. Check out the locks on both leaves (more photos here). Thank you to Sam Tait for allowing me to post this photo.
I can’t stop looking at the naked LCN 4040 behind Lindsey Vonn’s head. Thank you to Eagle-Eye Jim Bystry of Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies for sending me the link. Photo: The Blaze (Click the link or photo to read the article.)
On my Wordless Wednesday posts, you can usually read about the photos by hovering your cursor over them. It’s impossible for me to be completely wordless!
Today’s Wordless Wednesday photo was sent in by David Sochaczevski, an architect with the Soltron Group in Montreal. David saw this door near the Stitch ride in Disney’s Magic Kingdom. At first glance this application clearly looks like a code problem, but I just couldn’t imagine Disney purposely installing hardware that would require two motions [...]
I have TJ Gottwalt to thank for this Wordless Wednesday post. Thanks TJ!
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 [...]
I love this building – Flint Memorial Hall. It was built in 1875 as “the largest, most elegant, and most modern building North Reading had ever seen.” The front entrance isn’t much to write home about, but check out the side entrance. This pair has to be around 9′ tall and I don’t think it’s [...]
This pair of doors is the entrance to Fort Independence on Castle Island in Boston, a five-bastioned fort built between 1834 and 1851. These doors look old enough to be original…with a little repair work at some point. If you’re a history buff, here’s a short history and virtual tour of Fort Independence:
These photos were taken by Wally Gobetz, at the Grace Chapel in the Nob Hill section of San Francisco. You can see more photos and read about the doors in Wally’s Flickr photostream, and here’s a story about the original Ghiberti doors in Smithsonian Magazine.
This photo was sent in by Kathi Frelk of Anderson Lock (check out their blog!). It’s perfect for Wordless Wednesday because I have no words for this application. Well, I guess I could say that two rim devices with a removable mullion would have been a much more secure application, but would anyone listen? Thanks Kathi!
This photo was sent in by Pat Bond of Shanahan’s in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Thanks Pat!
I dedicate today’s (almost) Wordless Wednesday post to my wonderful Moroccan mother-in-law, who passed away on Memorial Day. The gigantic titanium doors above lead to the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. They reportedly weigh 10 tons, and are operated electrically. To give you an idea of the scale, that’s me sitting in front of [...]
If you’re not familiar with Wordless Wednesday (WW), it’s when bloggers post a photo which speaks for itself, without any words to gum up the experience. This post isn’t technically wordless, but here’s the first WW photo: Photo courtesy of Robot_Cowboy, via Flickr. Permission granted 1/13/11.
These photos were sent in by Nolan Thrope of Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies. He said they had the velcro version of wander-prevention on numerous doors. What say you? Thanks Nolan!
Wow! Feast your eyes on this retrofit 994L lever trim for a Von Duprin 98/99 device. It was made by Cirecast, for the Kansas Statehouse. Gorgeous! Photos submitted by Andy Buse of Von Duprin, posted with permission from Peter Morenstein of Cirecast, Inc.
Photos posted with permission from Newcastle University.
Here are some more vacation photos submitted by Eyal Bedrik of Entry Systems Ltd. The next time you’re on a road trip, don’t forget to take some photos for me!
These are the photos that I referred to in my post about Imperial Foods and the locked/blocked exits there. These photos were taken last week, illustrating that there’s still work to be done in awareness of egress requirements. This is a 7-story office building, and one of the two exits was closed off because of [...]
Sent in by Gary Goldberg of Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies…this was so much easier than cutting a hole in the wall.
These photos were taken by Ted Wightman of Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, at a fishing lodge in a remote area of Ontario, Canada. I wonder who they were trying to keep out…the bears?
These buildings were ALL OCCUPIED when these photos were taken. Depressing. From Jeff Bruno of Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies: From Brendan Daley of Surveillance Specialties: From Wayne Ficklin of the Clark County Department of Aviation: From Nolan Thrope of Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies: From Darren Patton of Isenhour Door: From Cliff Cohen of Armstrong Lock [...]
Thanks to y’all I’m never short of reader photos, and these photos leave me wordless…just in time for Wordless Wednesday! From David Chaffin of HARD/SPECS, some theater doors in his town with creative security devices: From Darren Patton of Isenhour Door…how does this happen? If I was being sneaky, I would ditch the green tape. [...]
These photos were sent in by Morriss Johnson of CMA, the architectural firm working on the renovation of the Ridglea Theater. The first two photos are nice, but I LOVE the one of the pair. And YES, it is a required egress door. Thanks Morriss!!
Scott Foley of JC Ryan EBCO sent me this photo he took in Rome and wondered what the decorative metal components in the corners are. Anybody know? What’s their purpose and what are they called? Here’s another version, from Sam Stearman: And one with a bonus wicket door from Melanie B:
View through window in door of seclusion room – Middletown State Hospital. Photo by Richard Nickel, Jr. To see more of Richard’s amazing photos of the effects of time on many gorgeous abandoned buildings, please visit his blog: The Kingston Lounge. If you’d like to learn more about present-day recommendations for behavioral healthcare, there’s a [...]
This is on the front door of the elementary school where Kidzilla has her summer program. I guess they don’t know about the Quiet Doorman.
I’m getting ready to teach a code class for the Massachusetts Locksmiths Association (anybody want to play Code Jeopardy??) so I don’t have a lot of time to post tonight, but thanks to Bob Borson (Life of an Architect), Ginny Powell (A Cracked Door) and Martin Badke (Laux Myth…Thoughts From a Locksmith), I ran across [...]
Some more doors from our winter vacation…Saint Francis Xavier Church, also known as “The Kennedy Church” because it was the summer parish of John F. Kennedy as well as many of the other Kennedys.
Thank goodness it’s Wordless Wednesday because I have no words for these photos. Well, no words other than – deadbolts aren’t allowed on double-egress doors, and UL listed hardware can’t be modified. Believe it or not, these exit devices actually work (as long as the deadbolt isn’t engaged!). Do you know someone who would like [...]
Head over to the Kingston Lounge to read more about this historic structure and see the beautiful photos of its current sad state of decay. They don’t build them like this any more.
