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Gibbons Wolverhampton & Birmingham

3/16/2019

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I have shown you these floor springs previously and from that job I am using some of the spares I managed to collect to repair these. At first I thought the parts were the same (all be it hand finished) as I have discussed previously so I did know it would not be as easy as just swapping the parts. I have come across a few changes in the design however that means I was unable to use the parts even if I had to modify them slightly, mainly centred around the piston and to some degree the action. These changes I believe were to overcome some problems I had encountered with the original design.

The Gibbons are from the Grade 1 Listed Liverpool Town Hall and are holding open about 15 degrees from centre, having no checking action whatsoever. Here is a link to this handsome building if readers would like to know more about the history of the building. 
https://www.liverpooltownhall.co.uk/
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The Gibbons are off the main entrance hall in the east part of the building, I was shown another set of the original Gibbons and was upset to see that previously some of the original floor springs had been replaced with modern units. I had believed these to be called "Zeniths" I now know this to be not correct.
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Because of the difference in design and the problems I discovered once I began to dismantle them it was decided that it would be best to remove the parts and take them back to the workshop to be repaired.
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Anyone care to hazard a guess to why the design changes, the bottom one is from the Liverpool Town Hall, the above from the Star & Garter?
As I have stated on many occasions any input from readers would be great and I always try to reply whenever someone makes a comment and I spot it, I hope you enjoy the post.
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Jess The Door Closer Doctor
3/16/2019 06:21:51 pm

I believe the cylinder with the tabs is a newer model compared to the other cylinder that had the peg at top and the other peg at bottom,

You know I enjoy reading your posts! How can I not like reading about the adventures you have in the world of floorspring repair.

You do an excellent job on the blog and I encourage you to keep up the good work!

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Rod Fathers link
3/16/2019 06:37:52 pm

Thank you Jess for your comment, I believe you are right with the age of the pistons. I have good reason to believe I know why the design was changed.

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