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Baldwin Estate 5255 Wave Style Keyed Entry Door Lever Set with Classic Rosette
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5255 Wave Lever, Keyed Entry with Classic Rose
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The combination of Estate knob and lever styles and the security of a keyed cylinder, all within the 2.125" standard door preparation.
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Complete entry set includes everything needed to install the lock onto your door
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Concealed Mounting System
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Solid Forged Brass
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Dependability, quality, and high design. Baldwin's Quick Ship items are ready to ship to you within 5 business days from ordering.
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Familiar and comforting, this item in its traditional style is timeless and classic.
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Product Specs
- Keyed Function:
- Single Cylinder
- Subcategory:
- Door Levers
- Product Group:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Subgroup:
- Bored Locksets
- Product Type:
- Leversets
- Keyed:
- Yes
- Commercial/Residential:
- Residential
- Handle Type:
- Lever
- Lock Function:
- Entry
- Collection:
- Estate Series
- Cylinder and Keyways:
- C-Keyway
- Product Attribute:
- Cylindrical Locks
- Backset (Distance):
- 2-3/8 or 2-3/4
- Product Function:
- Entrance
- Product Design:
- Traditional
- Product Category:
- Mechanical Locks
- Department:
- Door Hardware
Baldwin 5255055RENT – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Will the Baldwin Estate 5255 Wave lever fit a standard 2-1/8 inch bored door prep?
Yes. The 5255 Wave keyed entry lever installs into the 2.125 inch standard door preparation, so a door already bored for a common cylindrical lockset takes it without new boring. It is a cylindrical (bored) lockset, and it fits either of the two usual backsets, 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inches.
2) Do I have to order the Baldwin 5255 lever handed?
Yes, handing matters on the 5255. Every finish is built as a distinct left hand or right hand lever, so stand outside the door, see which side the hinges are on, and order to match. There is no reversible or non-handed version of this set.
3) Can I key the Baldwin Estate 5255 to match my existing Baldwin locks?
The 5255 uses Baldwin's C keyway with a single cylinder, keyed from the outside and thumbturn-free on the inside. If your other doors are on Baldwin C keyway cylinders, it can be keyed alike to them; keyed alike and keyed different are both selectable when you order. For a group of doors on one key, order them together as keyed alike.
4) Is the Baldwin 5255 Wave lever rated for commercial traffic, or is it a residential lock?
Baldwin lists the Estate 5255 as residential. For an apartment corridor, office, or any opening that needs a commercial-duty cylindrical entry lever, look at the Hager 2525 Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock or the Dexter C1000 Grade 1 entry/office lever instead. Use the 5255 where the look matters and the traffic is house-level: a front door, a home office, an owner's unit.
5) Is an Emtek or Deltana lever a drop-in match for the Baldwin Estate 5255 Wave keyed entry?
They are not identical sets. The Baldwin 5255 Wave is a keyed entry lever with a C-keyway single cylinder on a classic rosette. The Emtek Classic Brass Cortina lever and the Emtek Arts and Crafts levers listed in the same style families are dummy pairs, which means no latch and no key, so they only serve a fixed pull. The Deltana 5851 Claremont and Deltana 6431 Linstead are entry function levers, so those are the closer swap when the door needs a working keyed entry, with the Linstead covering doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch.
6) Does the Baldwin 5255 Wave lever work as a classroom or storeroom lock?
No. The Baldwin 5255 Wave is an entry function lever with a single cylinder, so the outside lever is unlocked by key or from the inside. Classroom and storeroom openings need those functions specifically: the Cal-Royal AG03 is a classroom lever with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different and a 2-3/4 inch backset, the Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom lever with a deadlocking latchbolt for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, and the Dexter C1000 classroom lever is Grade 1 with a clutching keyed design.
7) I want to stop issuing keys - what keyless lever replaces the Baldwin 5255 Wave keyed entry?
The Baldwin 5255 Wave uses a C-keyway single cylinder, so every user carries a key. To move the opening to a code instead, the Emtek Classic Keypad Leverset is a keypad lever in the Classic style, the Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock, and the Lockey 2835 is a mechanical pushbutton keyless lever with ADA compliance for doors 1-3/16 inch to 2 inch. The Lockey 1150 is a heavy duty mechanical keypad lever set with an adjustable backset covering doors 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch.
8) The Baldwin 5255 Wave takes a C-keyway cylinder - what else in a keyed lever runs a Schlage C keyway?
The Baldwin 5255 Wave keyed entry lever uses a C-keyway cylinder. Among other keyed levers, the Cal-Royal AG00 entrance lever ships with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different on a 2-3/8 inch backset, the Cal-Royal AG03 classroom lever runs the same 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different on a 2-3/4 inch backset, and the Arrow MK33-BD-CS asylum lock takes a conventional cylinder in Schlage C keyway. That matters when a building is already keyed to one system and the new opening has to fall onto the same key.
9) What does the entry function on the Baldwin 5255 actually do at the door?
Entry function: the outside lever is locked and unlocked by key, and the inside lever always retracts the latch to get out. Single cylinder, so there is a key outside only. That is the right function for a front or side entrance where you want key control from outside and free egress inside.
10) Does the Baldwin Estate 5255 lever set come with everything to install it, or do I need a separate latch and strike?
The 5255 ships as a complete entry set with the parts needed to mount it on the door, so no separate latch or strike order. It uses Baldwin's concealed mounting system, meaning no exposed screws in the rosette face once it is on. Pick the backset, 2-3/8 or 2-3/4, to match the hole already in your door.
11) I need a lever that matches the Baldwin 5255 on doors that do not need a key. What do I use?
For non-keyed openings alongside a keyed Baldwin Estate installation, you are choosing a passage or dummy lever in the same finish family. Among other brands ZenSupply carries, the Emtek Classic Brass Cortina dummy lever pair and the Bravura Atlanta round-trim passage leverset cover the closet and non-latching doors; the Emtek is a dummy (no latch at all), the Bravura passage latches but never locks. Neither will key with the 5255's C keyway, since neither is keyed.
12) Is there a keyless or keypad alternative to the Baldwin 5255 entry lever?
If you want to drop keys entirely on that opening, the Emtek Classic Keypad Leverset is the closest decorative equivalent, and the Lockey 2835 mechanical pushbutton lever needs no wiring or batteries at all. The 5255 is strictly key-operated on a C keyway, so it is the choice when the door has to work on an existing Baldwin key system rather than a code.
13) I have a Baldwin Estate knob on one door and want a lever on another. Will they match?
They will. The Estate series carries the same keyed cylinder and the same 2.125 inch door prep across its knob and lever styles, so a 5255 Wave lever with the classic rosette sits alongside an Estate knob on adjacent openings in the same finish, and both run on the C keyway. Levers are the ones to put on doors where someone may be carrying something or where a grip-free operation is wanted.
14) I do not need a key on this door - what lever takes the place of the Baldwin 5255 Wave?
The Baldwin 5255 Wave is keyed with a single cylinder. Where the door needs no key, a passage lever handles it: the Falcon B101 is a Grade 2 medium duty cylindrical passage lever with a non-handed design, the Accentra 5301LN Augusta is a Grade 2 cylindrical lever in passage/closet function, and the Hager 2510 is a Grade 2 passage cylindrical lever with the Withnell design for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. For a bed or bath door, the Kwikset 300BRNL RDT Breton is a Grade 3 privacy lever set for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch.
15) What matches the Baldwin 5255 Wave lever on a door that gets no key at all, like a closet next to the keyed entry?
The Baldwin 5255 Wave is keyed. On adjacent doors that need only a latch, pair it with a passage lever such as the Bravura Atlanta with round trim, the Bravura Orlando with round trim, or the Bravura Tampa with square trim, all Grade 2 passage leversets, or the Bravura Miramar with round trim in US4 satin brass. For a door that needs only a fixed lever with no latch, the Callan Bentley is a Grade 2 dummy lever.
16) Which keyed entry lever holds up better than the Baldwin 5255 Wave on a high traffic door?
The Baldwin 5255 Wave is a residential keyed entry lever in solid forged brass. Where the opening sees institutional traffic, the Dexter C1000 entry/office lever is Grade 1 with a clutching keyed design for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, and the Falcon B511CP6D covers entry/office as a Grade 2 medium duty cylindrical lever. For a fully non-keyed heavy duty opening in the same traffic, the Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 fire rated passage lock for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch.
17) The Baldwin 5255 Wave comes in left hand and right hand - is there a keyed entry lever that is not handed?
The Baldwin 5255 Wave is ordered by handing, left hand or right hand, alongside the finish. Non-handed cylindrical levers avoid that call at order time: the Falcon B101 is a Grade 2 cylindrical passage lever with a non-handed design, and the Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage lock with non-handed levers for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch. Both are passage function, so they suit a door where no key is needed rather than a keyed entry.
18) What finishes does the Baldwin Estate 5255 Wave lever come in?
Eight finishes, each available left or right hand: 003 Polished Brass PVD, 033 Vintage Brass, 050 Satin Brass Black, 055 Polished Nickel PVD, 056 Lifetime PVD Satin Nickel, 112 Venetian Bronze, 190 Satin Black, and 402 Distressed Oil Rubbed Bronze. The PVD finishes (003, 055, 056) are the ones to specify on an exterior door that takes weather and hand traffic.
19) Will the Baldwin Estate 5255 hold up as an exterior front door lever, and what is it made of?
Solid forged brass through the lever and rosette, which is why the Estate line is specified on front doors rather than interior-grade stamped hardware. It is a residential-duty lock, so it suits a single-family or owner-occupied entrance rather than a high-cycle commercial opening.
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