About Shutter Tie-Backs

Shutter tie-backs or dogs hold the shutters in their open positions. Time and regional variations have provided a wide range of hand-forged patterns. We offer a representative sample of early tie-backs and can produce custom work to match your originals or work from drawings.

801 English rattail. This style was first produced by English manufacturers during Colonial days. It is most common in coastal cities and has served as the base pattern for a wide range of variations.
822 Plate mount. Shown with item #801. Usually seen on frame homes, does not require structural member backing. An early mounting method.

802 Soldier tie-back. This tie-back Represents an early pattern that is often seen in the mid-Atlantic and Southern states.

803 Salem tie-back. Inspired by an original from the mid 18th century found in Salem, Mass.
825 Dummy mount. Our unique approach to applying nice hardware to non-functional shutters. Here two screws fasten the tie-back to the bottom edge of the shutter. Very easy to install and gives and authentic look to upscale new construction.

804 Beacon Hill. This simple form is found in and around Beacon Hill in Boston. Some minor variations are found, but the basic form was in use throughout the 1800’s.

S-1 is an example of a custom tie-back that was designed as an element of a hardware package provided for a contemporary home with period character.

810 Cast iron tie-backs were in use from early in the 19th century and common from the Civil War era. We offer two standard patterns.
820 Sill mount. Arm fastens to the sill and extends tie-back to shutter. Easy to install, common with cast tie-backs.

808 Grape shutter tie-back can be used for a more decorative touch.

901 Shutter rings provide a hold to pull the shutters from the open to the closed position.

850 'S' Tie-Back   This tie back pattern has been widely installed over the last few decades. There are few early examples of forged dogs of this pattern (it is difficult to form and to shape in the anvil), but it lends itself to contemporary die-cutting production.

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