Schaub 218 15" Center to Center Northport Square Appliance Pull

The Deltana SBP35 is a modern square bar pull in solid brass with a heavy-duty build, at 3-1/2 inches. The Schaub 218 Northport is a zinc appliance pull with 15 inch center-to-center spacing and a 16-1/2 inch overall length, so the two sit at opposite ends of the size range even though both carry a square bar profile: the Deltana SBP35 covers cabinet doors and drawers, while the 15 inch spacing of the 218 is sized for a refrigerator or dishwasher panel. If the square look matters more than the length, the SBP35 gives it in brass; if the 15 inch spacing has to be matched, the 218 is the one that holds it.

The Trimco 553 Series drawer pulls run 3 inch center-to-center, and the Trimco 562 Series is offered in 3-1/2 inch, 4 inch, and 96mm center-to-center. The Omnia 1968/102 is a modern forged solid brass cabinet pull at 4 inch center-to-center. Any of those cover the shorter runs on drawer fronts and standard cabinet doors, where the Schaub 218 Northport, at 15 inch center-to-center and 16-1/2 inches overall, is sized for an appliance panel rather than a drawer.

The Schaub 218 Northport projects 1-3/4 inches off the face. For a tighter standoff, the Omnia 1969 and Omnia 1971 are modern forged solid brass cabinet pulls with a 1-3/16 inch projection, and the Omnia 1970 is a forged solid brass pull at 1-1/4 inch projection. That difference of roughly half an inch is what decides whether a pull clears an adjacent wall return, a door swing, or a walkway in a tight galley.

Projection is 1-3/4 inches from the face of the panel, with a 1-3/8 inch base dimension where the posts land. That gives a full grip clearance behind the bar, which is what an appliance pull needs since you are pulling against a gasket seal rather than a cabinet door. In a narrow galley, that 1-3/4 inches is what sticks into the walkway.

The Northport 218 uses 8/32 thread screws. If you are mounting through a custom overlay panel on a paneled refrigerator, measure the panel thickness and get 8/32 machine screws long enough to reach through it, since standard cabinet-length screws are cut for 3/4 inch door stock.

Eight finishes: Satin Nickel, Polished Chrome, Ancient Bronze, Brushed Bronze, Brushed Nickel, Matte Black, Polished Nickel, and Signature Satin Brass. That spread covers both the warm and cool sides of a kitchen, so an appliance panel can be matched to cabinet pulls already installed in the same Northport collection.

The 218 is part of Schaub's Northport collection, so the shortest path to a matched kitchen is other Northport pulls and knobs in the same finish. Emtek also carries the Schaub Collection under its SELECT line, including the Bar Cabinet Pull, Alexander, and Art Deco cabinet pulls, if you want a coordinated look across cabinet doors and drawers.

The Orca Hardware CK-12001 is a T-pull bar with a 2 inch bar width, made of steel and supplied in satin nickel. It is a bar pull, not an appliance pull, and its stated dimension is the bar width rather than a mounting spread, so it does not carry the 15 inch center-to-center spacing or the 16-1/2 inch overall length of the Schaub 218 Northport. Where a steel bar in satin nickel suits the job, the CK-12001 covers it; where the existing appliance panel is drilled on 15 inch centers, it is not a drop-in.

The Schaub 218 Northport has a zinc base material. On the brass side, the Omnia 1969, 1970, and 1971 are modern cabinet pulls of forged solid brass construction, the Omnia 1968/102 is forged solid brass at 4 inch center-to-center, and the Deltana SBP35 is a heavy-duty solid brass square bar pull at 3-1/2 inches. All of those sit at cabinet and drawer scale, so the brass choice comes with a shorter mounting spread than the 15 inch centers of the 218.

Transitional is how the Northport 218 is styled, with a square bar profile. That puts it between a hard-edged contemporary bar and an ornate traditional pull, which is why it lands in shaker and mixed-material kitchens without arguing with either. Strictly modern alternatives in a square profile include the Deltana SBP35 Modern Square Bar Pull.

Two posts, spaced 15 inches apart, each landing on a 1-3/8 inch base. Drill for 8/32 screws at that spacing and keep both holes on the same horizontal or vertical line, since the base is square and a post out of line shows immediately on a bar this long.