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> On Feb 27, 2026, at 8:58 AM, Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org> =
wrote:
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> I need to replace all the worn out sash locks on my double hung =
windows. The only place I've found that stocks any is Home Depot and =
Ace, but the reviews for both say the rivet breaks before the windows =
are tight enough to stop drafts. Do you have a favorite online =
place/manufacturer for hardware like this, that's good quality? Google =
nets me 1,000 hits of qualitysashlocks.com etc...
More info since there are several types:
It is a =E2=80=9CFitch Sash Lock=E2=80=9D design which appeared in 1896 =
in the US. - a single action-cam meeting-rail sash fastener. It was =
originally marketed by W. & E. T. Fitch Company, of New Haven, =
Connecticut, and was designed by an employee of the firm - George M. =
Hubbard of New Haven,Connecticut. The ease of manufacture and the =
simplicity of operation lead to copies with slight variations by almost =
every hardware manufacturer in the US and Canada from c. 1901-1940. The =
design was also nicknamed "crescent." For attribution, note that the =
variations included flat front designs, and elongated top receivers with =
notched tabs. Below are examples from North American manufacturer's =
catalogs by year.
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after-white-space;"><br><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On Feb =
27, 2026, at 8:58 AM, Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div>I need to =
replace all the worn out sash locks on my double hung windows. The only =
place I've found that stocks any is Home Depot and Ace, but the reviews =
for both say the rivet breaks before the windows are tight enough to =
stop drafts. Do you have a favorite online place/manufacturer for =
hardware like this, that's good quality? Google nets me 1,000 hits of =
qualitysashlocks.com =
etc...<br></div></div></blockquote></div><br><div>More info since there =
are several types:</div><div><br></div><div><div class=3D"md =
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max-w-full scalable-text [--emote-size:20px]" dir=3D"auto"><p>It is =
a <strong>=E2=80=9CFitch Sash Lock=E2=80=9D</strong> design =
which appeared in 1896 in the US. - a single action-cam meeting-rail =
sash fastener. It was originally marketed by W. & E. T. Fitch =
Company, of New Haven, Connecticut, and was designed by an employee of =
the firm - George M. Hubbard of New Haven,Connecticut. The ease of =
manufacture and the simplicity of operation lead to copies with slight =
variations by almost every hardware manufacturer in the US and Canada =
from c. 1901-1940. The design was also nicknamed "crescent." For =
attribution, note that the variations included flat front designs, and =
elongated top receivers with notched tabs. Below are examples from North =
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