Builder's hardware; a manual for architects, builders and house furnishers . Chapter ix. the blind is necessary ; there is no danger of throwing it off thehinges, and no chance of pinching the fingers or bumping the Blind-adjuster. head. There are several other devices intended to hold the blind,either shut or open. Figure 249 illustrates the Tenon blind-fastener, which con-sists of a bent, fiat bar,attached to the outsideof the blind and catchingin slots cut in a platewhich is secured to thesill, so that the blind canbe held either open orshut, or in either of twointermediate ba
Builder's hardware; a manual for architects, builders and house furnishers . Chapter ix. the blind is necessary ; there is no danger of throwing it off thehinges, and no chance of pinching the fingers or bumping the Blind-adjuster. head. There are several other devices intended to hold the blind,either shut or open. Figure 249 illustrates the Tenon blind-fastener, which con-sists of a bent, fiat bar,attached to the outsideof the blind and catchingin slots cut in a platewhich is secured to thesill, so that the blind canbe held either open orshut, or in either of twointermediate bar is lifted bymeans of a lever on theinside of the blind. This fixture does away with the ordinarybottom hinge, substituting therefor a pivot working in the lock-ing sill-plate. A blmd-fastener of this description is especiallysuitable for bay-windows, or any place where the blinds cannotopen clear back. Being placed on the outside of the blind ex-poses it to the weather to an undesirable degree, though it ismade of Bower-Barffed iron to prevent it from rusting. Fig. Excelsior Russel
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