Hinges to blacksmith door, Ranger station, Cataloochee, North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Detail of hinges to blacksmith door.Cataloochee Ranger Station Blacksmith, II-B-(1)-13232, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Administrative buildings (ranger stations and outbuildings; warden stations; fire towers; checking stations; Geological Survey gauging stations; possession cabin
Door hinge detail of Witt Shields Barn, Cades Cove, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Detail of portion of lower hinge at C. A block of oak, in which a round depressing (or sock was cut, was fastened to the log with the two oak pegs shown in the picture. The bottom end of the left (or hinge) stile of the door was formed into a pivot white fitted into the socket, forming the lower hinge of the door. NOTE that the door and hinges are constructed entirely of wood, not a single nail or other metal being required.
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