hinges

[ironageman]

By the way, here's the window catch on the Avoncroft (Glasgow) box:

[Mark]

I'm not sure what you meant by angled cuts on the hinges, but the telephone door at Crich is certainly kept shut with the sprung ball catch the Ironage mentioned.
[noIMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y194/Mark7081/th_PhonePanelHandleSide.jpg[/img]
The difference being that the ball catch is located on the box rather than on the actual door.
[noIMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y194/Mark7081/th_bd72b619.jpg[/img]
I'm of the opinion (think I saw it somewhere, might have been at Tram museum) that the phone panel on the "Mini TARDIS" had self closing door mechanisms as well as the catch things, like fire doors have.

[Sorvan]

Here's what I meant by the hinge cut on an angle:


The top one would be a normal type of hinge.
The bottom one has the barrel part of the hinge cut at an angle, so that when the hinge turns it also lifts the top part up a bit.  As long as gravity's working, the hinge will want to go down, and thus closed.  I've seen these before, but can't think where (and couldn't figure out what they're called, as I'm sure there is a proper name for them).

It really does look to me like there is a slight angle on the phone window hinge.


Colin

[Scarfwearer]

You mean "rising butt hinges" - often used on doors in houses to protect the carpets. They also self-close by gravity (when it's working...). I don't think there are any in my house, but a quick look on google with that phrase found some examples.
Now that you come to mention it, I'm wondering if I should retrofit some to my TARDIS doors, as people are always leaving them open...
What was that quote? "Close the door or there'll be a draft".

Crispin

[ironageman]

Ah, the catch being on the box makes much more sense. Here's a picture of this on a Barnet-style box:


Those self-closing door mechanisms on the police posts seem to have been fragile things: