Window mechanism
Category
Fixtures and fittings
Date
1936 - 1939
Materials
Metal, glass and cord.
Measurements
340 x 450 mm
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2 Willow Road, London
NT 112983
Summary
Louvre operating fittings, comprising two wall-mounted pulleys and one wall-mounted jaw for receiving a ridged cylindrical wooden handle. The handle is attached to a string which is guided by the pulleys to the louvre window in the skylight above.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Ernö Goldfinger (1902-1987) and Ursula Ruth Blackwell, Mrs Ernö Goldfinger (d.1991), formally acquired in 1994.