For those interested I would like to introduce you to William Newman & Sons Patent single action floor spring, meant for internal doors only, but in this instance these are on external doors at the Cripps Hall, Nottingham University, it uses a "bottom feeder" check, one I have not showed you before.
The floor spring that I usually find for external doors when the Envoy is around is our old friend the Britannic.
The floor spring that I usually find for external doors when the Envoy is around is our old friend the Britannic.
It appears that someone has recently been before me to get these working (because the oil is new and clear) and they appear to have failed as one is slamming and the adjacent one is not checking till the last five degrees or so.
You can see in the picture below what was once known as the "newfit" pin, it was Newman's name for the oblong pin which came after the earlier square pin in or around the 1950's.
You can see in the picture below what was once known as the "newfit" pin, it was Newman's name for the oblong pin which came after the earlier square pin in or around the 1950's.
This is not the way to raise a door, the big washer, it does damage to the shoe as I have said before.
Interestingly it uses a spring within a spring, within a spring, has a real smooth, progressive check and will open to about 110/115 degrees, meaning it can be hooked back onto the wall as can be seen in the shot below.
This is the third "Pelham" I have shown you now and all with different floor springs beneath (900, 600, 400).
The "Pelham," 900 or Envoy, whichever suits, have been in the ground since 1959 and will still be there in 2059 now!
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