Climax Door Spring

I have recently been contacted by Ben Lilley, a furniture maker from Okato, Taranaki, New Zealand. He has an early set of Carltland & Co Climax's that have seen better days, but do appear to be repairable. They have been closing the doors of the premises in the pictures from around 1915 and after Ben has worked on them will continue to do for many years to come.

What a fantastic setting for the Climax's.

The two Climax door springs are not identical and from the paint on the doors where the shoes have been this appears to have been from new. You can see from the pictures the shoes are slightly different as are the brass cover plates.

A hundred plus years off crud removed from out of the cast iron cases.

Ben tells me that he discovered pieces off white cotton string in the cases of the Climax's. I believe this string was used by whomever assembled the door springs originally to hook the springs on the the small teeth that come down from the pivot assembly.

Thank you Ben for allowing me to publish your story and good luck with the refurbishment of not only the Climax's but also the premises they have come from.

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