From The Anvil Window Furniture

Buying Guide

How to Choose From The Anvil Window Furniture

Start with the type of window, then pick a design and finish to match your door handles. These are the main things to check.

1. Casement or sash: casement windows open on hinges and need a casement fastener and a casement stay. Sash windows slide up and down and need a sash fastener and a pair of sash lifts.

2. Espag or fastener: if your casement has an espagnolette gearbox with locking points along the edge, you need an espagnolette handle rather than a fastener. Check the spindle length and whether the handle is handed.

3. Security: Locking window handles and locking stay pins secure casements, and night-vent fasteners lock the window slightly open. On sash windows, locking sash stops restrict how far the window opens.

4. Sash fastener type: Brighton fasteners screw down to pull the sashes together, Fitch fasteners use a rotating cam, and sash hooks suit narrow top rails.

5. The finish: black and pewter suit cottages and are recommended by From The Anvil for damp conditions, brass and bronze suit period homes, and marine grade stainless steel suits coastal homes. Steel windows need the steel window range.

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Trade Door Handles is the online shop of T.H. Wiggans Ironmongery, an independent architectural ironmonger trading since 1976. We supply joiners, builders and homeowners with door, window and cabinet hardware, and we have stocked From The Anvil for decades.

Both our T.H. Wiggans showroom in Kendal and our Trade Door Handles showroom in Carlisle have From The Anvil displays, so you can compare a hand-forged Monkeytail stay with a solid brass Reeded or Brompton fastener before you choose.

We can help you match your window furniture to From The Anvil door handles and knobs, hinges and cabinet hardware, and check handing, spindle lengths and fixing sizes before you order.

Trade and retail customers are equally welcome. Visit our showrooms, or contact us with photos of your windows and we will help you choose.

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From The Anvil Window Furniture FAQs

What window furniture does a casement window need?

A casement window usually needs a casement fastener to hold it shut and a casement stay to hold it open. If the window has an espagnolette gearbox, choose an espagnolette handle instead of a fastener. For extra security, use a locking fastener and a locking stay pin.

What window furniture does a sash window need?

A sash window is usually fitted with a sash fastener on the meeting rails, such as a Brighton, quadrant, Fitch or hook fastener, and a pair of sash lifts on the bottom rail. Locking sash stops can be added to restrict how far the window opens.

Do I need a left or right hand window handle?

Some From The Anvil fasteners and espagnolettes are handed. Stand inside the room looking out: if the window is hinged on the left, you need a left hand handle, and if it is hinged on the right, you need a right hand handle. Each product page says whether it is handed.

Will From The Anvil window furniture match my door handles?

Yes. Most From The Anvil window designs, including Avon, Brompton, Newbury, Hammered Newbury, Reeded, Hinton, Regency and Monkeytail, are made to match the door handles, knobs and cabinet hardware in the same range and finish.

Can I see From The Anvil window furniture before I buy?

Yes. T.H. Wiggans Ironmongery has stocked From The Anvil for decades, and both our T.H. Wiggans showroom in Kendal and our Trade Door Handles showroom in Carlisle have From The Anvil displays where you can see the designs and finishes before you order.

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