HISTORY OF DOOR HINGES

Although archaeologists aren’t sure of its exact origin, but many metal hinges remain for periods dating back 5500 years. There is also evidence from later cultures that wood and stone were used to produce them, it follows that some of these ancient Mesopotamian cultures may have been producing them prior to the Bronze Age. 

• Discoveries in Hattusa, an ancient eastern capital, showed early forms of hinges being used to make massive objects mobile. Hattusa was surrounded by stone walls with two giant wooden doors swinging open on pivots set inside large stone sockets. 
• Hinges have been found among Egyptian ruins dating back to about 760-650 B.C. Babylonians and Assyrians, in late B.C. and early A.D., were also recognized as hinge users. Moving slightly forward in time, the hinge begins to develop.
• The Romans, being at the forefront of technology, developed an improved hinge system. Not only using the hinge for great community structures, but also for ordinary household items such as cabinets, doors, drawers etc. 
• From the 17th century the T-hinge was also used for internal doors; it is fixed to the door frame by a vertical base-plate which can be a plain rectangle or may have a more decorative form. 
• In the 18th century a very standardized form of T-hinge was used, which tapered to an extremely thin neck with a small round end. H-hinges and L-hinges are common in the late 17th and 18th Centuries too; 
• The 20th century to the present has seen yet further developments in hinge technology. The hinge is gradually improved to achieve higher standards of appearance and function.

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