Photo Gallery

Typical commercial steel door with door closer and automatic door bottom.
Door and frame unit built from 14 ga. galvanized steel and installed at bank as the rear service entrance near North Ave & Milwaukee Ave in Chicago circa 1993.
(Photo taken 2009)
'Highlands of Lombard' project built in 2003 - 2004. Supplied several hundred steel doors, frames and hardware sets to W. A. Anderson Construction. Project personally supervised by Richard Howard owner.
Caribou Coffee Wilmette Illinois. Restroom doors hand built and delivered approx. June 1999. (Photo taken May 2010)
Wide throw hinge from the Texas State Capitol Building dating from mid 1880's.
(Photo taken 2015)
Vintage Bommer CL3029 Scottsdale AZ. (Photo taken 2013)
Customer supplied double acting hinge
for 2 3/4 inch thick door. Age unknown.
Custom 5 x 10 wide throw heavyweight hinges.
(Customer Supplied Photo)
Custom 5 x 10 wide throw heavyweight hinges.
(Customer Supplied Photo)
Why using an overhead stop is always a good idea.
Wide throw hinge from the New York City Library, date unknown (Photo taken 2018)
Anna Howard attending ALOA's Fundamental
Locksmithing class 2018
Creative Field Installed Dogging Mechanism
How many Code Violations
can you Identify?
Can you spot the problem with this Emergency Exit
Jessica Smith attending ALOA's Fundamental
Locksmithing class 2018
Parliament Hinge used on shutters at the Ernest Hemingway House Key West Fl. (taken 2021)




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