| You use them every day, time and time
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| | Eventually, hinges became more
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| again, but you likely don't appreciate
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| | commonplace. The kind of hinges we are
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| the hinges that are at work in your home.
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| | used to became very popular in the new
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| Think about it, if you want to go
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| | world. In the American colonies hinges
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| outside, or come inside, you rely on
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| | were everywhere. While some of the
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| hinges to open your door. If you want to
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| | colonies were trying to cut their ties to
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| make a meal, you are going to rely on a
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| | England, they still wanted to make sure
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| number of hinges for the refrigerator,
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| | the hardware pieces, such as hinges, were
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| the oven and all the cabinets in the
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| | able to make it to the new world, to make
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| pantry. How did we possibly get along
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| | their lives a little easier. Eventually,
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| without hinges?
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| | blacksmiths in the new world took up this
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| They have been around for a while, but
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| | calling, making hinges for the masses.
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| not forever. Originally, it was a lot
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| | You may only think of hinges in homes,
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| tougher to get in and out of the house.
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| | but they were a big part of the western
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| In 6000 BC people rolled rocks or propped
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| | exploration travels in the US. As all
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| big hunks of wood and stone in front of
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| | those coaches and carriages started
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| the opening to their home as a 'door'.
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| | looking for new opportunities, they
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| That made for a major workout every time
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| | needed a way to get out of those coaches.
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| anyone wanted to go outside, or come back
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| | Yes, they needed hinges. It is no
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| in and 'shut the door'
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| | surprise there were a number of shops
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| Around 1600 BC someone got the bright
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| | setting up along the cities in the
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| idea that they could move things a little
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| | exploration routes that offered hinges
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| easier if they used something close to a
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| | among the other items one would need to
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| hinge. There are ancient buildings that
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| | keep their coach in tip-top condition.
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| show there were sockets in a stone wall
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| | Since then, the market for hinges has
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| where large wooden doors were hung,
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| | continued to boom. Not only are they a
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| making it easier to let your troops out,
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| | simple piece of hardware that can make
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| and close the doors and keep the enemy
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| | previously hard tasks easy, but they also
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| from coming inside.
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| | are able to be decorations. The designer
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| The idea of hinges started to spread, but
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| | market has latched on to hinges and
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| only among those with money or status.
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| | started to create them in a number of
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| For many centuries, the only hinges noted
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| | ornate styles so they are not just a
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| in history were those for sacred
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| | functional piece of hardware to help you
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| buildings, then public spaces. In the Old
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| | open your cabinets, but also an
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| Testament it is mentioned that King
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| | attractive addition to them.
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| Solomon's Temple had hinged doors.
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