Recently at Olde Good Things, we rediscovered in the depths of the hardware department a large collection of bronze Corbin-made door hardware salvaged from the Philadelphia Civic Center. In 2005, when the Philadelphia Civic Center was demolished, Olde Good Things reclaimed many architectural friezes, industrial lights, seats, copper roofs, marble wall plaques, doors & door hardware.
The hardware is of an Art Deco style with a medallion-shaped Philadelphia Civic Center emblem on the top. Each bronze piece is Corbin made in the early 1900s. The commercial types range from mono-lock, push plate, door pull, & door knob with plate. Typically, one pull and one push plate complete a swinging door on each side. Below are views of each type now available, with a limited quantity.
See below on how the hardware was used in the Philadelphia Civic Center. The mono-locks were used in phone booths and the door push plates & pulls were used in the common hallway areas.
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To learn more about this amazing 2005 salvage job and the history of the Philadelphia Civic Center, read our initial blog post Architectural Find of the Week: Historic Limestone Friezes from Philadelphia Civic Center.
To view ALL remaining inventory left from this salvage job, click here.
