USA Made Functional Shutter Hook
Hand-forged in historic Chester County, PA., by blacksmiths with decades of experience reproducing period shutter hardware in the manner of the originals.
- Heavy Shutter Hook - Staple Mount
- Steel, Flat Black Powder Coat for corrosion resistance
- 12" L, 3/8" dia. Bar
- Meant for holding shutters in the open position
- Sold As Pair - Holds two (2) shutters open
- Fasteners included for installation
About The Hooks
These heavy shutter hooks don't really lock the shutters, they're used to hold them in the open position. Hand forged from 3/8" dia. steel bar with sturdy drive staples to attach the hooks. They're also often used to hold Bermuda style shutters open.
One advantage of shutter hooks over tiebacks is that they're easily engaged and disengaged (you don't have to lean out of the window to release the shutters as with tiebacks) as the shutter is opened and closed.
This style of shutter hook is very common on farm houses throughout eastern Pennsylvania and elsewhere and were originally produced by local smiths. An arc scratched into the surface of the building (or door for smaller hooks) below the attachment point for the hooks is lasting evidence of their use. The hooks hang from the sill when the shutters are closed and, over time, the points scratch an arc into the face of the structure. Such scribed arcs are proof that hooks were used and show both their length and attachment point on the window sill.