Deltana FRP25 Flush Ring Pull, 2-1/2" x 1-7/8"

That's what it's for. The FRP25 mortises into the door edge or face so nothing projects past the slab, which is the requirement on a pocket door that has to pass into the wall cavity and on a bypass slider where two panels run in adjacent tracks. The ring pivots up when you need to grab it and drops flat when you don't, so it clears the jamb and the adjacent panel.

A ring gives you something to hook a finger under and pull with real force, which is what you want on a heavy slab or a door that binds. A plain recessed cup relies on fingertip pressure against the back wall of the cup. Deltana's FRP25 ring pull is 2-1/2 x 1-7/8 inches; if you'd rather have the flat cup profile, ZenSupply carries Emtek's rectangular brass flush pulls at 1-3/4 x 4 inches, and the Emtek 220404 Rustic Modern in sandcast bronze at 2 x 4 inches. Note those Emteks are the taller, narrower rectangle, so they will not cover an existing FRP25 mortise.

The FRP25 is a flush ring pull measuring 2-1/2 inches by 1-7/8 inches in solid brass, so the recess is close to square and the lift is a swinging ring. Where a fixed rectangular recess is preferred instead, the Emtek 2201 Rectangular brass flush pull runs 1-3/4 inches by 4 inches, a narrower and longer cutout that suits a taller stile face. Both are brass flush pulls for pocket and sliding door faces, but the mortise routing is different, so the choice has to be made before the door is cut.

The FRP25 gives a 2-1/2 inch by 1-7/8 inch brass recess with a ring lift, which is a compact footprint sized for a standard pocket door face. For a longer grip surface, the Emtek 2205 Brass #8 flush pull runs 1-7/8 inches by 5 inches in brass, giving a full-hand pull rather than a two-finger ring. On a wide or heavy slab where the door is pulled by hand every day, the longer recess spreads the effort; on a light pocket door the ring is enough.

No. The FRP25 needs a 2-1/2 inch by 1-7/8 inch pocket, while the Emtek 2201 and Emtek 220304 rectangular brass flush pulls are 1-3/4 inches by 4 inches and the Emtek 2205 Brass #8 is 1-7/8 inches by 5 inches. None of those share the FRP25 footprint, so swapping brands on an existing door means enlarging or patching the mortise. For a like-for-like replacement on doors already routed for the FRP25, stay with the FRP25 and change only the finish.

Nine: PVD Polished Brass, Polished Brass, Antique Brass, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Brushed Nickel, Antique Nickel, Polished Chrome, Brushed Chrome, and Paint Black. If you're matching existing hardware on a floor of units, the PVD Polished Brass is the one to specify over standard Polished Brass where the pull sees heavy handling, since PVD is a deposited coating rather than a lacquered brass finish.

Solid brass, both the body and the substrate. That matters on a pull that gets fingers in it every day: the base metal is brass under the finish rather than a zinc casting with a brass coating, so a scuff on a polished or plated finish doesn't expose a different colored metal underneath. Deltana rates the FRP25 for commercial use.

Singly. Deltana sells the FRP25 by the each, individually poly bagged with its mounting hardware. Count accordingly: a pocket door usually takes two, one per face, and a bypass pair takes four. Order the same finish across the whole run in one go so you're pulling from consistent stock.

A flush pull only moves the door, it does not hold it. If the opening is a bathroom, a bedroom, or anything that has to lock, you need a separate pocket door privacy latch or edge pull in addition to the FRP25. Most installs also want an edge pull on the leading stile so you can drag the door back out once it's fully recessed into the pocket, since the FRP25 mounts on the face and disappears into the wall with the door.

The FRP25 is solid brass and is offered in nine finishes including Oil Rubbed Bronze, Antique Brass and Antique Nickel, so it can be darkened to sit with a traditional package. Where the specification calls for a cast bronze texture rather than a plated brass finish, the Emtek 220404 Rustic Modern Rectangular flush pull is sandcast bronze at 2 inches by 4 inches. Sandcast bronze carries a visible surface grain and a rectangular recess; the FRP25 keeps a smooth brass face with a ring lift.

The FRP25 carries a ring lift in a 2-1/2 inch by 1-7/8 inch brass recess, a traditional shape that reads well with period and transitional trim. For a squared, minimal look, the Emtek 220304 Modern Rectangular brass flush pull is a 1-3/4 inch by 4 inch rectangle. Both are brass, so either will key to a brass or nickel package on the rest of the opening; the difference is the profile of the cutout and whether a ring stands proud of the door face when grasped.

The FRP25 is a solid brass flush ring pull rated for commercial use and comes in nine finishes: PVD Polished Brass, Polished Brass, Antique Brass, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Brushed Nickel, Antique Nickel, Polished Chrome, Brushed Chrome and Paint Black. That spread lets one part number and one mortise size cover a mixed-finish facility. The Emtek comparables are single-series parts in their own materials, such as the sandcast bronze Emtek 220404, so a mixed-brand standard means more than one recess dimension to route and stock.

Paint Black is one of the nine finishes on the FRP25. It's a painted black finish over the solid brass body rather than a plated one, so treat it as a match to painted black hardware and check it against a powder-coated or PVD black sample if the rest of the opening is a different black system.