Schaub 879 8" Center to Center Empire Cabinet Pull

Only if your existing holes are not at 8 inches on center. Hole spacing is the one thing that decides a swap on a cabinet pull, and the 879 is fixed at 8 inch centers. Measure the old pull from the middle of one screw to the middle of the other. If it comes to 8 inches, the 879 goes straight on with its 8/32 by 1 inch screws. Anything else, either redrill and patch, or pick a pull matched to the spacing you already have. Older cabinets very commonly run 3 or 3-1/2 inch centers, well short of 8.

Nothing in the comparable Omnia, Trimco, Deltana or Orca pull ranges is cataloged at 8 inch center to center. The Omnia 1968/102 modern cabinet pull is a 4 inch center to center pull, the Trimco 562 series drawer pulls come in 3-1/2 inch, 4 inch and 96mm center to center, the Trimco 553 series is a 3 inch center to center drawer pull, and the Deltana SBP35 modern square bar pull is 3-1/2 inch. For an existing pair of holes bored 8 inches apart, the Schaub 879 Empire pull is the one that lands on them; the others would require filling and re-boring the drawer face.

No. The Orca Hardware CK-15030 and CK-16030 Bachelor Collection pieces and the CK-17025 Blackcomb Collection piece are cabinet knobs, single-post parts that mount through one hole. The Schaub 879 Empire pull is a cabinet pull that spans two holes bored 8 inches apart. Swapping a knob onto that drawer leaves one bore exposed, so the two are not interchangeable in an existing drawer face; the knobs are for new bores or for doors currently carrying a single-hole knob.

Projection is 1-1/4 inches from the face of the door to the back of the grip, with a 7/8 inch base dimension where it meets the surface. That 1-1/4 inch standoff gives a full hand grip, which is what you want on an 8 inch pull, since a pull that long is usually going on a wide drawer or a tall appliance-style door that takes real force to open. Also check the swing: at 1-1/4 inches it will clear most adjacent doors, but on inside corner cabinets measure before ordering.

Ten finishes across the Empire 879: Satin Nickel (SN), Polished Nickel (PN), Brushed Nickel (BN), Antique Nickel (AN), Polished Chrome (PC), Matte Black (MB), Ancient Bronze (ABZ), Brushed Bronze (BBZ), Empire Bronze (EBZ), and Signature Satin Brass (SSB). If you are matching an existing kitchen or a multi-unit spec, order by the finish code, not the finish name, since nickel and bronze names read alike across brands and the code is what pins it down.

Zinc is the base material on the 879. It is a cast pull, which is how Schaub gets crisp detail on the Empire pattern at an 8-7/8 inch length. If you are specifying for a high-turnover multi-family or hospitality install and want forged solid brass instead, the Omnia 1968, 1969, 1970, and 1971 cabinet pulls are forged solid brass. Different look, though, those are modern bar-style pulls rather than the transitional Empire profile.

Empire is a transitional profile, a shaped pull with a 7/8 inch base at each post, so it reads at home in both traditional and contemporary cabinetry. A bar pull is a straight tube or square section on two posts with nothing shaped about it, strictly contemporary. Comparable bar-style options are the Emtek Bar Cabinet Pull, the Deltana SBP35 modern square bar pull at 3-1/2 inches, and the Orca CK-12001 T-pull bar in steel with a 2 inch bar width. Pick Empire when the kitchen has any traditional detail, a bar pull when it does not.

Yes on both. It mounts through two holes at 8 inch centers and functions the same whether the front swings or slides, and the 1-1/4 inch projection gives enough grip for a heavy loaded drawer. On wide drawers many shops set two pulls rather than one, in which case measure your centers off the drawer face and lay out each pair at 8 inches. If you want a shorter drawer pull to run alongside, the Trimco 553 Series is 3 inch center to center and the Trimco 562 Series offers 3-1/2, 4 inch, and 96mm centers.

The Omnia 1970 modern cabinet pull is a forged solid brass pull with a 1-1/4 inch projection, the same standoff from the drawer face as the Schaub 879 Empire pull. If the same run of cabinetry mixes long drawer pulls with shorter door pulls and the hand clearance needs to feel identical, the Omnia 1970 keeps the projection consistent. The Omnia 1969 and Omnia 1971 both project 1-3/16 inch, an eighth-inch shallower, which reads as a slightly tighter grip.

Emtek sells cabinet pulls under the Schaub Collection, including the Emtek 8405 Select cabinet pulls, the Emtek Alexander cabinet pull, the Emtek Art Deco cabinet pull and the Emtek Bar cabinet pull. All four are cataloged as cabinet knob/pull hardware in that Schaub Collection, so a job already standardized on Schaub Empire pulls can pick up coordinating knobs and pulls for doors and appliance fronts from those series without leaving the design family.

The Empire 879 is a pull only, so knobs come from elsewhere in the line. Emtek sells the Schaub Collection under its SELECT program, including the Emtek 8405 Select Cabinet Pulls, which is catalogued as a cabinet knob/pull, so it is the place to look for a Schaub-family knob to sit alongside these pulls. For a plainer round knob in a separate look, the Orca Hardware Bachelor Collection round cabinet knob is 1-1/4 inch diameter.

Schaub publishes a Proposition 65 warning covering the Empire 879, which is a zinc-base product. That is a California right-to-know disclosure attached to the material, and it applies to shipments into California. Schaub carries the full notice on its product stewardship page. Institutional and government buyers with a Prop 65 line item in their submittal package should pull the notice from there for the file.

The Orca Hardware CK-12001 T-pull bar is a steel pull with a 2 inch bar width in satin nickel, where the Schaub 879 Empire pull is zinc with a transitional Empire profile. On break room casework, nurse station drawers or maintenance shop cabinets where the finish takes daily abuse and appearance matters less than the material, the steel CK-12001 is the alternative; where the cabinetry is a residential-grade or hospitality interior and the Empire look is part of the package, the 879 is the fit.

No. The SDC SP50 is a 50mm spindle, a door control component that transmits handle rotation through a lockset. The Schaub 879 Empire pull is a cabinet pull that mounts to a drawer or door front with 8/32 thread screws on 8 inch centers. The two share no mounting, no hardware and no application, so an SP50 line item on an order is not a substitute for the 879 and should be checked against the door schedule instead.