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As in the last post I have only a picture to show for the moment (taken from the same Buiders Guide) but please note the similarities to the Convergent from the previous entry. It appears the only difference between a Convergent and Mr Adams Spring Hinge is one is double action and the other appears to be single action. 
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I have as yet only had a call to identify today's blog entry, that being the Robert Adams Convergent, one I have not shown before. At the moment I have only a picture to show you scanned by Google from Laxton's Builder's Price Book. I believe the Convergent was produced in or around 1872 and I hope to bring you the report on it in the future. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YX0FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA317&dq=r+adams+spring+hinge&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=r%20adams%20spring%20hinge&f=false  Readers, should by now, have come to the conclusion, among other things, that not all floor springs are equal... ...I hope therefore the message is clear.
All the best Earth.      Above is a tired old Monarch supplied by the famous and one of the oldest established ironmongers in Britain (if not the world) Quiggins of Liverpool. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiggins   Above is its replacement, just about to be sent out to David at LCM Group for fitting.
I began MFS with £50 (the fee for setting up a website), an idea and extensive knowledge about what it takes to keep a floor spring functioning gleaned mainly from many years working for Derby City Council, Derbyshire County Council and Nottingham University...
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AuthorAs there is so little information out there with regard to door closers, especially vintage and antique model floor springs, I thought I would start this blog. Archives
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