gtblum 0 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 I cut my carpenter teeth working on some very old homes in this area, but I've never seen these brass sash ribbons before. The house was built in 1860. It was obvious they spent the money on this place when it was built. The outside was rough. The interior was for most, spared the desecration of it's original majesty and was beautiful. How do these work? They felt more like they were retractable instead of being fastened to a weight. Smooth as silk. Every one of them functioned perfectly. Click to Enlarge 33.79?KB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Kibbel 74 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Spring tape sash balances. They work just like your retractable tape measure. The spring strengths are matched to the weight of the sash. They are often installed as later replacements to broken ropes from pulley & weight supports. They fit the same mortise as the original pulley. They were manufactured from the mid 1880s. (later installations to that 1860 house). There are 3 manufacturers still producing these devices. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gtblum 0 Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Thanks, Bill. Who are the three? Here's the old girl in her glory and another from yesterday. I'd love the chance to be involved in the restoration of this place. Click to Enlarge 40.66 KB Click to Enlarge 61.93 KB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Kibbel 74 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thanks, Bill. Who are the three? US - Pullman manufacturing, Acme Duplex. CA - Caldwell Manufacturing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Raymond 27 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Cool place. What do you suppose this is: Click to Enlarge 34.8 KB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gtblum 0 Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Tom, your picture won't open for me. If you're talking about the stem with the ball on the end, it looked like a speaker mount. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Raymond 27 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 That was it. Maybe the pic won't open because I swiped your image and reposted it without renaming it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gtblum 0 Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Look what I found while digging for something else. http://www.tias.com/11668/PictPage/1922473237.html But wait, there's more! Looks like they had a little problem. Turns out, this device may have been available in 1860. https://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/ ... 1.0039.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marc 77 Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 What would we do without google? Marc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gtblum 0 Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 What would we do without google? Marc We'd have to "Kibbel" what we were looking for. How else would you find anything? No point in wearing the guy out. [] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Kibbel 74 Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 But wait, there's more! Looks like they had a little problem. Turns out, this device may have been available in 1860. https://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/ ... 1.0039.pdf I think they were available before the 1880s, but only for one company's train passenger coach, not for residential windows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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