Accurate Lock & Hardware Celebrates 50th Anniversary

The company that supplies hardware for many U.S. landmarks celebrates 50 years.

Accurate Lock & Hardware’s founder and chairman. Courtesy of Accurate Lock & Hardware.

Accurate Lock & Hardware is celebrating its 50^th anniversary. In 1972, Ronald Salvatore started the business—which produces American-made locks and architectural hardware solutions—in Stamford with just three employees and his wife, Joanne. Today, it is a third-generation company with more than 110 employees. Salvatore, who is currently the chairman, takes pride in hiring local residents and training them on machining and manufacturing.

Whether custom-made or from one of their many lines, Accurate Lock & Hardware’s focus has always been designing and producing its own products. The company’s pieces are featured at landmarks, institutional facilities, commercial buildings, and high-end residences.

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Over 10 years ago, the company designed this hardware for the Colorado State Capitol. It reads ‘Nil Sine Numine,’ or ‘Nothing without the Deity.’

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Over 10 years ago, the company designed this hardware for the Colorado State Capitol. It reads ‘Nil Sine Numine,’ or ‘Nothing without the Deity.’

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Accurate worked on the historical restoration of South Carolina’s State Capitol building hardware that features Sweet Grass. The state is known for the grass, which is found along the coast and used to make baskets.

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Accurate worked on the historical restoration of South Carolina’s State Capitol building hardware that features Sweet Grass. The state is known for the grass, which is found along the coast and used to make baskets.

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Ornate levers in the Rhode Island State House pay homage to the Gilded Age. Accurate helped restore the Ocean State’s levers featuring waves.

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Ornate levers in the Rhode Island State House pay homage to the Gilded Age. Accurate helped restore the Ocean State’s levers featuring waves.

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The company restored the hardware throughout Ohio’s Capitol Building. The hardware matches the state seal, which features a rising sun with 13 rays and wheat.

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The company restored the hardware throughout Ohio’s Capitol Building. The hardware matches the state seal, which features a rising sun with 13 rays and wheat.

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Accurate Lock & Hardware has worked on prestigious projects, including the White House, Carnegie Hall, The Waldorf Astoria, and Ellis Island. Prominent figures, such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Billy Joel, and Martha Stewart, have also relied on its products.

Spotlights

In 1989, the company reproduced all of the hardware on Ellis Island. After the Stamford facility received crates of old hardware, door hinges, kickplates, and locks, Accurate cleaned them to reveal the original bronze. The team refurnished and gave new life to the hardware.

In 1990, Accurate reproduced the White House Executive Residence’s historic hardware. With an installation of new doors, the team created additional hardware to replicate the originals from the early 1900s. Using the original knobs, they produced patterns for the ornate oval beaded cast knob.

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In 1999, aiding in Grand Central Terminal’s restoration became the team’s next project. They reproduced and refinished lacquered satin bronze door hinges, push/pull bars, kickplates, and overhead stops.