BALDWIN ESTATE 5455V FULL DUMMY LEVER WITH 5048 ROSE OVERVIEW
- Matches the look and feel of an active passage, privacy or entry door without the function of a lock or latch within the 2.125" standard door preparation.
- Full Dummy sets include 2 knobs or levers, 2 roses and mounting hardware.
- Dependability, quality, and high design. Baldwin's Quick Ship items are ready to ship to you within 5 business days from ordering.
- This hardware has the subtle simplicity and clean aesthetic that pairs so well with a contemporary home.
KEY FEATURES
- Wave Lever is visually pleasing with a gentle wave like curve that’s easy to grasp with any size hand.
- Sold as a pair or an individual, knobs and levers can be used to create your own unique look.
- Pair mix and match knobs and levers with roses for interior sets like passage and privacy, or customize mortise lock sets utilizing handle set trim or a wide variety of escutcheon plates.
- This style is featured in Quick Ship as part of a complete Passage, Privacy, Full Dummy or Half Dummy set.
FEATURES
- Works with 1-3/8” and 1-3/4” thick doors
- PASS and PRIV functions ship with a full lip strike and Pre-Drilled Door Adaptor.
- Quick Ship is only available with 2 3/8” backset latch.
- Ships with a Full Lip Strike.
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Product Specs
- Keyed Function:
- Non-Keyed
- Subcategory:
- Door Levers
- Product Group:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Subgroup:
- Bored Locksets
- Product Type:
- Leversets
- Keyed:
- No
- Commercial/Residential:
- Residential
- Handle Type:
- Lever
- Lock Function:
- Dummy
- Edge Bore:
- 1"
- Collection:
- Estate Series
- Product Attribute:
- Cylindrical Locks
- Product Model:
- 5455V
- Product Function:
- Dummy
- Door Hand Direction:
- Reversible
- Product Design:
- Traditional
- Product Category:
- Mechanical Locks
- Department:
- Door Hardware
Baldwin 5455V003FD – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What does a Baldwin 5455V full dummy lever actually do on a door?
Nothing mechanical. A full dummy lever is fixed trim, no latch, no lock, no turning. The Estate 5455V Wave lever with 5048 rose is there so a door that doesn't need to latch, a closet slab, a false leaf on a pair, a ball-catch door, still gets the same handle as the working doors around it. Full dummy sets come as two levers, two roses and mounting hardware, so both faces of the door get trim. If you need the door to stay shut with a latch you turn, order a passage set instead.
2) Will a Baldwin 5455V dummy lever mount into my existing door prep, or do I have to drill new holes?
It mounts in the standard 2-1/8 inch cross bore that a normal cylindrical lockset uses, with a 1 inch edge bore. So on a door already prepped for a bored lockset, the 5455V drops straight in with no new drilling. That's the practical reason to spec a full dummy rather than a surface-applied pull: the hole is already there and the trim covers it.
3) Does the Baldwin 5455V lever fit a 1-3/8 inch door as well as a 1-3/4?
Both. The 5455V works on 1-3/8 and 1-3/4 inch thick doors, which covers the common older interior slab and the standard modern door. No separate part number for thickness.
4) Can I match Baldwin Estate 5455V dummy levers to the passage and privacy doors in the same house?
That's the point of the part. The 5455V Wave lever and 5048 rose are the same trim used on the active passage, privacy and entry doors in the Estate Series, so a closet or false door reads identically to the working openings next to it. Order the same finish code across the set and the whole floor matches. Baldwin also lets you mix and match levers with different roses, and use the same handle trim on mortise sets, if you're standardizing a building rather than a single door.
5) Is the Baldwin Estate 5455V suitable for a commercial corridor or an office building?
It's a residential lever, and a dummy at that, so there's no cycle-rated latch behind it. Fine for apartments, model units, clubhouses and residential-grade millwork. For commercial traffic where you need a graded dummy trim in the same door prep, look at the BEST 9K Series 1DT single dummy, a Grade 1 heavy duty non-keyed trim, or the BEST 7KC Series 1DT at Grade 2 medium duty. Accentra's 455LN Augusta single dummy is another Grade 1 option. Those are single dummy trims, one lever, so order two if you want both faces covered.
6) I ordered a Baldwin 5455V dummy but the door needs to latch shut. What do I need?
A passage set, not a dummy. The 5455V has no latch at all, so a door with it fitted will swing free unless there's a ball catch or magnetic catch holding it. Baldwin builds the same Wave lever and 5048 rose into a passage version, which keeps the look identical across the doors. Note that Baldwin's Quick Ship program only runs the 2-3/8 inch backset latch, so if your door is bored at 2-3/4 you're outside the quick ship latch. Passage and privacy versions ship with a full lip strike and a pre-drilled door adaptor.
7) What is the closest equivalent to the Baldwin Estate 5455V full dummy lever from another brand?
The Emtek Classic Brass Cortina lever dummy is sold as a pair in the dummy function, the same arrangement as the 5455V full dummy, which includes two levers, two roses and mounting hardware. The Emtek Arts and Crafts lever dummy pair and the Hammered lever dummy pair are the same pair configuration in different lever shapes, so the choice among them is the lever profile you want on the door rather than the function.
8) I need a dummy lever for a commercial corridor door, not a house. What should I use instead of the Baldwin 5455V?
The Baldwin Estate 5455V is a residential lever. For a commercial opening, the BEST 9K Series 1DT single dummy trim is a Grade 1 heavy duty non-keyed dummy lever, and the BEST 7KC Series 1DT single dummy trim is the Grade 2 medium duty version of the same idea. Both are single dummy trim, meaning one lever for one face of the door, where the 5455V full dummy is a two-lever set.
9) What looks like a substitute for a Baldwin 5455V full dummy but is not?
The Accentra 455LN Augusta is a Grade 1 single dummy cylindrical lever lock in the 5400 Series, and the model number resemblance is coincidental. It is a single dummy, one lever for one face, where the Baldwin Estate 5455V full dummy is a two-lever set with two roses. Ordering one against the other leaves you a lever short, or one too many.
10) Do I need to order a left hand or right hand Baldwin 5455V dummy lever?
Handing isn't a separate order on the 5455V. The lever is reversible, so one part covers both swings and you can point the Wave lever whichever way the door needs on site. Worth knowing if you're buying for several openings at once and don't want to track handing per door.
11) Full dummy or half dummy for a double door where only one leaf opens?
Half dummy on the inactive leaf if you only want trim on one face; full dummy if you want a lever on both sides of that leaf. The Estate 5455V full dummy ships as a pair of levers with two roses, so it dresses both faces of one door. On a closet pair where both leaves are pulled open, you're usually buying two dummy sets, one per leaf, not one set split across them.
12) What finishes does the Baldwin Estate 5455V Wave lever come in?
Eleven, and the codes are what you order by: 003 Polished Brass PVD, 031 Non-Lacquered Brass, 033 Vintage Brass, 044 Satin Brass PVD, 055 Polished Nickel PVD, 056 Lifetime PVD Satin Nickel, 076 Lifetime PVD Graphite Nickel, 102 Oil Rubbed Bronze, 112 Venetian Bronze, 190 Satin Black and 260 Polished Chrome. Two of those behave differently over time: 031 is unlacquered brass, so it will darken and patina with handling, and 102 Oil Rubbed Bronze is a living finish as well. If you're matching to hardware installed a few years ago, match to the code, not the photo.
13) Is the Baldwin 5455V dummy lever keyed, or can it be keyed later?
Non-keyed, and it can't be converted. There's no cylinder, no latch and no lock body behind the 5455V rose, just trim on the door face. If the opening needs a key, you're looking at an entry or storeroom lockset, not a dummy.
14) What else could I use instead of the Baldwin 5455V if I want a decorative dummy lever pair?
For the same idea, decorative solid-trim dummy sold as a pair, Emtek has the Arts and Crafts lever dummy pair and the Hammered lever dummy pair in the Arts and Crafts range, plus the Cortina lever dummy pair in the Classic Brass line. Those are the closest peers in intent: residential-styled dummy pairs rather than commercial trim. The Callan Bentley Grade 2 dummy lever is a plainer, more utilitarian alternative if the look matters less than the function. Where the 5455V differs is the Estate Series finish range, eleven codes including unlacquered and PVD options, if you're matching existing Baldwin hardware.
15) Is there a simpler dummy lever than the Baldwin Estate 5455V?
The Callan Bentley dummy lever is a Grade 2 dummy leverset, a plainer alternative that performs the same non-latching function as the Baldwin Estate 5455V. The 5455V is an Estate Series lever with a traditional design and eleven finishes including Non-Lacquered Brass, Vintage Brass and Venetian Bronze, so the trade is decorative range against a straightforward dummy.
16) Does the Baldwin 5455V dummy come with a strike plate and screws?
Mounting hardware is included with the full dummy set, along with the two levers and two roses. A strike isn't needed, there's no latch to catch. If you see a full lip strike referenced with this style, that belongs to the passage and privacy versions of the same Wave lever, not the dummy.
17) Can I mix a Baldwin 5455V dummy with another brand's passage lever on a double door?
Matching across brands is a look-and-function question rather than a fit one, since the Baldwin Estate 5455V is reversible and sets into the standard 2-1/8 inch door preparation with a 1 inch edge bore. If you want the pair to match, the reliable route is a same-series passage lever; if the match only needs to be approximate, the Bravura Tampa passage leverset uses square trim and the Bravura Miramar uses round trim, both Grade 2, so the rose shape is what to align on.
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