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03/11/2006 8:18 PM

1950's doors

There was a door design from the 1950's which had 3 window panes in the
upper corner that were shaped like "BELLS". I'm sure the actual design
differed somewhat from my drawing, but this gives you the basic idea:
http://170.photobucket.com/albums/i98/totalrod2/Door.jpg
I did this from memory AND it's been years since I've seen one. If
anybody has a photo OR knows where there's one of these doors, would
you mind taking a picture of it and emailing it to me? I have the
woodworking skills to replicate this design. All I need is a picture to
use as my template. My chances of finding one of those doors for sale
are ZERO, (I've been searching for a while) so my next best bet is to
custom build it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Bryan Lord


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in reply to [email protected] on 03/11/2006 8:18 PM

04/11/2006 8:47 PM

Wow, I was beginning to think nobody remembered those doors but me!
There's another neat design I still see on a few houses where the
windows are in the shape of 3 "fizz" bubbles. You just don't see those
unique designs anymore...too bad. :(
Bryan

GM

"George M. Kazaka"

in reply to [email protected] on 03/11/2006 8:18 PM

04/11/2006 8:29 PM

I do not rememebr them as "bells " but 3 lights of a quarter circle

Good Luck
George
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> There was a door design from the 1950's which had 3 window panes in the
> upper corner that were shaped like "BELLS". I'm sure the actual design
> differed somewhat from my drawing, but this gives you the basic idea:
> http://170.photobucket.com/albums/i98/totalrod2/Door.jpg
> I did this from memory AND it's been years since I've seen one. If
> anybody has a photo OR knows where there's one of these doors, would
> you mind taking a picture of it and emailing it to me? I have the
> woodworking skills to replicate this design. All I need is a picture to
> use as my template. My chances of finding one of those doors for sale
> are ZERO, (I've been searching for a while) so my next best bet is to
> custom build it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Bryan Lord
>

En

"EXT"

in reply to [email protected] on 03/11/2006 8:18 PM

05/11/2006 4:40 PM

I can remember that style but they weren't in the shape of bells, similar
but the sides were straight, sort of three triangles with all corners
rounded.


<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> There was a door design from the 1950's which had 3 window panes in the
> upper corner that were shaped like "BELLS". I'm sure the actual design
> differed somewhat from my drawing, but this gives you the basic idea:
> http://170.photobucket.com/albums/i98/totalrod2/Door.jpg
> I did this from memory AND it's been years since I've seen one. If
> anybody has a photo OR knows where there's one of these doors, would
> you mind taking a picture of it and emailing it to me? I have the
> woodworking skills to replicate this design. All I need is a picture to
> use as my template. My chances of finding one of those doors for sale
> are ZERO, (I've been searching for a while) so my next best bet is to
> custom build it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Bryan Lord
>

kk

keith_nuttle

in reply to [email protected] on 03/11/2006 8:18 PM

04/11/2006 8:17 PM

I remember the doors of this type, but the only place that I could think
of to find a picture, would be a museum, or library. Places in the
museum are the photo gallery, something like the life in the fifties
exhibit. In the library I would try the photograph section, or books on
photo graphs.

My wife goes to the museum to see painting by famous artist. I go to
study the the pictures of old ships, old furniture, and such.

[email protected] wrote:
> There was a door design from the 1950's which had 3 window panes in the
> upper corner that were shaped like "BELLS". I'm sure the actual design
> differed somewhat from my drawing, but this gives you the basic idea:
> http://170.photobucket.com/albums/i98/totalrod2/Door.jpg
> I did this from memory AND it's been years since I've seen one. If
> anybody has a photo OR knows where there's one of these doors, would
> you mind taking a picture of it and emailing it to me? I have the
> woodworking skills to replicate this design. All I need is a picture to
> use as my template. My chances of finding one of those doors for sale
> are ZERO, (I've been searching for a while) so my next best bet is to
> custom build it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Bryan Lord
>

MM

"Mike Marlow"

in reply to [email protected] on 03/11/2006 8:18 PM

04/11/2006 4:17 AM


<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> There was a door design from the 1950's which had 3 window panes in the
> upper corner that were shaped like "BELLS". I'm sure the actual design
> differed somewhat from my drawing, but this gives you the basic idea:
> http://170.photobucket.com/albums/i98/totalrod2/Door.jpg
> I did this from memory AND it's been years since I've seen one. If
> anybody has a photo OR knows where there's one of these doors, would
> you mind taking a picture of it and emailing it to me? I have the
> woodworking skills to replicate this design. All I need is a picture to
> use as my template. My chances of finding one of those doors for sale
> are ZERO, (I've been searching for a while) so my next best bet is to
> custom build it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Bryan Lord
>

Well... if you are confident that it will be so difficult to find one of
these doors to take a picture of, then hell - just go for it from how you
remember them to be. After all - how will anyone be able to prove your
design wrong? Besides, they were simply that - a design. Anything you come
up with from memory is going to be just as valid.

--

-Mike-
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