Schaub 887 12" Center to Center Empire Cabinet Pull

Drill your two holes 12 inches apart on center. The 887 Empire pull measures 12-1/2 inches overall, so it only overhangs the mounting holes by about a quarter inch on each end. On a retrofit, if your existing drawer front is already bored at 12 inch centers, this drops straight in with no new holes.

The 887 takes 8/32 machine screws at 1 inch length. That 1 inch works through a standard 3/4 inch drawer front with thread left to engage the pull. If you are mounting through a thicker slab front or a front plus an applied panel, you will need longer 8/32 screws, since the thread size stays the same but the length will not reach.

The base material is zinc, finished in whichever of the ten plated or coated options you select. That is a different construction from forged solid brass pulls like the Omnia 1970, which is listed as forged solid brass with a 1-1/4 inch projection. If your spec sheet calls for solid brass, the Omnia line is the substitute to look at; if the spec is about appearance and finish range, the 887 covers more colors.

The Schaub 887 Empire cabinet pull is a zinc-base transitional pull with 12 inch center-to-center spacing and 1-1/4 inch projection. If the specification calls for solid brass, the Omnia 1970 modern cabinet pull is a forged solid brass pull that also carries a 1-1/4 inch projection, so the standoff from the door face matches. The Omnia 1970 is a modern-styled bar profile rather than the Empire transitional shape, so confirm the appearance suits the door before substituting.

Projection is 1-1/4 inches, which is the knuckle clearance you get between the grip and the drawer front. That is enough room for a gloved hand and it is the figure to check against any adjacent wall return or appliance panel where a long pull could bind on a swing.

Ten finishes: Satin Nickel, Polished Chrome, Ancient Bronze, Antique Nickel, Brushed Bronze, Brushed Nickel, Empire Bronze, Matte Black, Polished Nickel, and Signature Satin Brass. If you are matching a run of cabinets already done in one of these, order every size in that same finish code at once so the batch matches.

Emtek sells the Schaub Collection under its own SELECT program, including the Emtek 8405 Select cabinet pulls and the Alexander, Art Deco, and Bar cabinet pulls. Those are the route if you are standardizing on Emtek across a job. Bar profiles in particular are the closest shape family to a long appliance pull.

The Schaub 887 is the 12 inch center-to-center size in the Empire collection, which suits appliance and tall pantry doors. For small drawers in the same run, the Trimco 553 series drawer pulls are offered at 3 inch center-to-center, and the Trimco 562 series is offered in 3-1/2 inch, 4 inch, and 96mm center-to-center. Those are separate series from the Empire collection, so the profile and finish range will not match the 887 exactly; if visual continuity matters, look first at shorter center-to-center sizes within the Empire collection itself.

They are related but not interchangeable. The Emtek 8405 Select cabinet pull is sold under the Schaub collection within the Emtek SELECT series and is catalogued as a cabinet knob/pull. The Schaub 887 is the Empire collection pull with a fixed 12 inch center-to-center, 12-1/2 inch overall length, and 8/32 x 1 inch mounting screws. If a drawing calls out the 887 specifically, order the 887 rather than the 8405, since the hole spacing on the boring pattern is what has to match.

The Schaub 887 is a 12 inch center-to-center pull requiring a two-hole boring pattern 12 inches apart. For a single-hole knob application, the Orca Hardware Bachelor Collection round cabinet knob is a 1-1/4 inch diameter knob, the Bachelor Collection round ring knob is also 1-1/4 inch diameter, and the Blackcomb Collection square knob is 25mm diameter. Those mount on one hole and will not cover an existing 12 inch two-hole layout.

No. The Omnia 1968/102 is a forged solid brass modern cabinet pull with 4 inch center-to-center spacing, while the Schaub 887 is bored at 12 inch center-to-center. The mounting holes will not line up on an existing 887 installation. Within the Omnia modern range, the 1969 and 1971 pulls carry a 1-3/16 inch projection and the 1970 carries 1-1/4 inch, which is the same projection as the 887 if standoff is the controlling dimension.

Empire is catalogued as a transitional style, so it sits between traditional and contemporary and reads correctly on shaker and flat-panel doors alike. If you want a strictly modern square bar profile instead, the Deltana SBP Series square bar pull is that look, and the Omnia 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971 series are described as modern pulls.

7/8 inch is the base dimension, meaning the footprint of the post where the pull meets the cabinet face. It matters on narrow rails and on drawer fronts with a tight profile, because the base has to land flat on the flat part of the face, not on a bevel or a bead.

The Schaub 887 is a transitional Empire-collection pull. For a squared modern bar profile, the Deltana SBP35 is a heavy-duty solid brass modern square bar pull at 3-1/2 inch, and the Emtek Bar cabinet pull in the Schaub collection is a bar-series pull. Both are a different design language from the Empire shape and the Deltana SBP35 is a much shorter pull, so it fits small drawers rather than the appliance-length openings the 12 inch 887 covers.

They serve different jobs. The Orca Hardware CK-12001 is a steel T-pull bar with a 2 inch bar width in satin nickel, from the 12-Bar Pull series. The Schaub 887 is a zinc-base Empire pull at 12 inch center-to-center with a 12-1/2 inch overall length, offered in ten finishes including Satin Nickel, Polished Chrome, Matte Black, and Signature Satin Brass. If the job needs a decorative finish match across a kitchen, the 887 finish range is the deciding factor.