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Half-surface hinges

Scope note

Door hinges each having one plate surface-mounted onto the door leaf, and the other plate mortised into the jamb; the opposite of half-mortise hinges. MEANS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300033527

Broader Terms used

<hinges by form>

Term used for

hinges, half-surface

Equivalent Terms used

half-surface hinge

Created

13yrs ago

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