Readers are constantly sending emails asking where to find cabinet pulls for vintage kitchen cabinets made by Youngstown, Geneva, and other makers. The answer: Not an easy one, I am afraid.

For example, the chevrons aka boomerangs above, on 2-3/4″ centers, are classic early Youngstowns. The Geneva’s that are most problematic are the kind with the recessed, plastic backplate.

The vintage Youngstowns CAN be found – but you are going to have to hunt and peck and search and wait. Watch ebay, try sites like historichouseparts.com (I helped a reader find some there just last year – they are still shown under “Jamestown” cabinets – a seller of Youngstowns, I believe), and maybe Liz’s Antique Hardware?

The Geneva backplate issue has been a difficult one for years, again as far as I know. I started hunting for my steel cabinets about 7 years ago. I constantly saw this question asked on forums. I know of no source for them.

Meanwhile: Be sure to see my Category called “Cabinet Hardware” for replacement choices.

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The folks at Rejuvenation – and their new offshoot brand Satellite -  are at it again – and have introduced a whole new lineup of midcentury-styled cabinet knobs and pulls.

I know that readers here will be thrilled to see the boomerang aka chevron pulls (1st photo) …now, can we have them in 2-3/4″ spread, too? And, the arched pull (2nd photo) is a design based on an original Washington Line pull – cool!

Of course, I also know that readers will love the “star backplate.” Let me suggest, though — use this for the bathroom where you only need a few of them…they also look great with crystal knobs. Remember this vanity — it shows how this pull can be used very nicely – not too much, not too little – just right.

In the kitchen — I think the stars would be way too much.

Oh — and at $4 for pulls and $7 for the knobs+backplates, these are well priced. Thanks, Rejuvenation!

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Dear Pam,

I really enjoy looking through your website. My husband and I are remodeling our 1915 story and a half. The kitchen had a (1950’s) metal Sears sink cabinet with one sink bowl and drainboard top, with 4 drawers and double doors beneath- and a separate, but matching, one-drawer, two-door base cabinet. All were badly rusted and had to be replaced, but I kept the drawer pulls to use on new cabinets. The problem is, I need more. The pulls are 3 inches wide from the center of the holes. They have a separate back plate. Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

Connie K.

Connie, I totally commend you for saving the vintage cabinet pulls — by the way, I would call the basic design a “chevron”. This is a tough question, though. I’ll tell you, your quest to find additional exact replicas may prove hard. My two sources to start with:

• Liz’s Antique Hardware – click here for instructions to find their antique handles, it’s a little hard
• Historic Houseparts

It may turn out, that it might be easier to find a complete set — of different yet still vintage pulls — and then swap out the ones you have. You can find large sets of new-old-stock (NOS) at either of these suppliers, or on ebay, which is likely the cheapest route if you can wait it out. Also, there are some pretty decent reproductions out there as well:

• Click here for all my posts mentioning cabinet pulls

Good luck!

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