[Radionut78]

I have a Philco 111 Hi-Boy cabinet with doors that needs restoring. Does anyone know how to remove the tear drop type door pulls from the doors of this cabinet?. Were the pulls installed with threaded screws inserted from the back of the door and then veneer installed over the rear of the door thereby hiding the heads of the screws? I'm almost certain the door pulls do not screw into the door panel but are held in place by regular machine screws. The problem is : How do I access the heads of these screws? Any help is welcome and most appreciated. Thanks .
Floyd

[Ron Ramirez]

My wife has a 111 highboy in her office where she works, but I have not attempted to remove the door pulls; therefore I'm afraid I can't really help you on this.

I suspect the heads of the mounting screws probably are hidden behind the veneer, but again, I am not sure about this.

[Radionut78]

Ron,
Thanks for the reply. Perhaps a fellow radio collector will enlighten us on the correct procedure for removing the door pulls.
Floyd

[Arran]

It doesn't make much sense to me that they would screw the door pull on and then veneer over the screw head, in general practice in cabinet making the ornamental hardware is the last thing to go on after finishing. It may be that they installed a captive nut to thread the pull into or the pull has wood screw type threads on it's back side that screw into the door panel. It there any evidence of small brad nails around the face of the pull?
Regards
Arran

[Radionut78]

Arran,
Thanks for your input and comments. I don't see any brad or nail heads around the flanges of the door pulls. There is a possibility the pulls screw into a female captive insert as you mentioned. A friend of mine has suggested having the door x-rayed to ascertain exactly how the pulls are fastened to the door. That may be my next course to unravel this mystery. Your thoughts and comments are appreciated.
Regards,
Floyd