USA Made Functional Shutter Hold-Open
Hand-forged in historic Chester County, PA., by blacksmiths with decades of experience reproducing period shutter hardware in the manner of the originals.
- Steel Shutter Dog - Side-Mount / Offset - Dummy Mount
- Savannah Gem Design
- Steel, Flat Black Powder Coat for corrosion resistance
- 6 1/2" H x 4" W, 3/4" x 2" Mount
- Sold As Pair - Good for 1 Window/2 Shutters
- Fasteners included for installation
About The Design
One of the few shutter tiebacks we've seen that was designed exclusively as an offset. It's an elegant piece with flowing lines and some nice forged detail. We believe it was originally designed as an offset just to put it up into your line of sight. The originals really dressed up a corner home in Charleston - just wish we'd found it in Savannah!
825 Dummy Mount Option
A Brandywine Forge Exclusive; Our "dummy mounts" are unique and designed specifically for non-functional shutters. Why drill holes in the building to mount tie-backs that don't really hold the shutters open? "Dummies" allow any of our tiebacks to easily fasten onto the shutter that's already mounted to the home. They can be positioned to allow any tie-back to mount on the bottom or side of any non-functional shutter - wood or plastic.
Side Mount/ Offset Configuration
Side-Mount shutter dogs were not uncommon on historic installations. Brandywine Forge Side Mount / Offset Shutter Dogs provide a means to hold the shutter open by mounting at the side of the shutter rather than the bottom. They were often used on shuttered doors. The shutters ran the full height of the door and down close to the porch deck which left little to no room under the shutter, these side mount dogs mounted at the mid-height and resolved the height under issue.
The same issue is found on some second story shutters - a pent roof would often run right to the bottom of the shutters. Again, just move the tie-backs to the sides!
Another advantage of the side-mount shutter dogs is that they anchor the shutter in the middle, lessening the stress applied to the fastener when the full height of the shutter could apply leverage.
But sometimes it's just fun to put nice hardware up closer to eye level - it will get noticed.