Trimco 1894-3 Ultimate Restroom Push/Pull Plate Combo

The pull on the 1894-3 is a 3/4 inch diameter bar at 6 inch center-to-center, which Trimco lists as one of its ADA compliant center-to-center options along with 8 inch and 10 inch. The push side is a flat plate, so it opens with a closed fist or forearm, no grasping or twisting. That combination is what makes it the standard choice for a public restroom opening in a commercial building.

The 1894-3 carries a 3-1/2 x 15 inch plate with a rounded bevel on the top and bottom edges. Trimco's standard plate sizes across the 1894/1895 line are 3-1/2 x 15 inches, 4 x 16 inches, and 8 x 16 inches, with custom sizes made to order. If your door has a narrow stile or an existing plate cutout wider than 3-1/2 inches, step up to a 4 inch or 8 inch wide plate rather than trying to make the 3-1/2 inch cover it.

Heavy 1/8 inch material, made in the United States in stainless steel, brass, or bronze depending on finish. An eighth-inch plate is thick enough that it does not oil-can or dent under a shoulder or a cart, which is why these get specified in schools, transit facilities, and stadium restrooms rather than the thin-gauge push plates sold for interior residential doors.

It is a combo set, so one order covers the whole opening: a pull-mounted plate for the pull side and a matching plate for the push side. That is the difference between this and buying a bare pull like the Ives 8102HD or ABH AB3300, where you would then have to source a push plate separately and hope the finishes and plate proportions match.

The Trimco 1894-3 pairs a 3-1/2 inch by 15 inch plate with a 3/4 inch diameter, 6 inch center-to-center pull, so the pull bar itself is the part that matches a straight pull. The Ives 8102HD is a heavy duty straight door pull built on a 3/4 inch round bar with 1-1/2 inch clearance, which is the same bar diameter as the 1894-3 pull. The difference is what mounts to the door: the 1894-3 brings the plate and the push side with it and hides the fasteners, while the 8102HD is a bar mounted to the door face on its own. On a restroom door where you want the plate protecting the door and a clean face with no exposed screws, the combo is the part; where the door already has protection or you only need a grip, the straight pull covers it.

The Trimco 1894/1895 series is built with either a 3/4 inch or a 1 inch diameter pull, and the 1894-3 is the 3/4 inch, 6 inch center-to-center build. If you want 1 inch bar stock, the Ives 8103HD is a heavy duty straight pull in 1 inch round with through bolt mounting, and the ABH AB3300 is a straight flat end commercial pull at 1.00 inch diameter. Both of those are pulls alone rather than a plate combo, so on a restroom opening you would specify a push plate separately for the push side. The 1 inch bar gives a fuller grip in a gloved hand; the 3/4 inch reads slimmer against the plate.

The 1894-3 pull is a straight 3/4 inch bar on 6 inch centers mounted to the plate, so the hand comes straight onto the bar. Where the opening needs the grip carried away from the door face, the offset pulls are the alternative: the Ives 8145EZHD is a 45 degree offset door pull with heavy duty mounting hardware in the ADA compliant EZ series, the Ives 8169 is a C style offset solid pull at 1 inch diameter with heavy duty mounting, and the ABH AB3310 is an offset flat end commercial pull in surface mount. The Trimco 1894-3 pull is offered in ADA compliant 6, 8, and 10 inch center-to-center dimensions, so both the combo and the Ives 8145EZHD address ADA; they differ in whether the bar sits parallel to the door or steps off it.

The Trimco 1894-3 is a push/pull combo: a pull on one face and a push plate on the other, which is the standard restroom arrangement where the door is pulled to enter and pushed to exit. It is not a pull-both-sides set. If the opening calls for a grip on each face, the back-to-back sets are the different part: the Deltana SSPOBB24 is a 24 inch back-to-back modern offset pull set, the Deltana SSPORBB24 is the 24 inch back-to-back round offset version, and the Deltana OHP620 is an off-set handle pull in a back-to-back set for doors 1-1/8 inch to 1-3/8 inch thick. Those are pulls on both faces with no plate; the 1894-3 carries 1/8 inch plate stock across the door face on both sides.

No screw heads on either face. The 1894/1895 combo sets mount with concealed fasteners, so neither the push side nor the pull side shows hardware on the plate surface. For a restroom that matters twice over: it looks finished, and there are no screw recesses collecting dirt where a janitorial crew has to work around them.

Eight finishes: 605 bright brass, 606 satin brass, 613 oil rubbed bronze, 613E dark oxidized satin bronze, 622 matte black, 629 bright stainless steel, 630 satin stainless steel, and 710CU Healthy Hardware Steralloy Silver. The 710CU is the copper-alloy Healthy Hardware option, which is the one to pick if you are standardizing a healthcare or food service facility on touch surfaces. 630 satin stainless is the usual default for a commercial restroom because it matches most existing door hardware and hides fingerprints.

They are siblings in the same combo plate family, differing in plate size, pull diameter, and center-to-center. The 1894-3 is the 3-1/2 x 15 inch plate with the 3/4 inch diameter, 6 inch center-to-center pull. The family also includes 1894-3B, 1894-4, 1894-4B, 1895-3, 1895-3B, 1895-4, 1895-4B, and 1896-4B. Trimco's pull diameters run 3/4 inch or 1 inch and center-to-center runs 6, 8, or 10 inches, so if you want the heavier 1 inch bar or a longer grip, order across to the model in the series that carries it.

If the door does not need a push side, skip the combo. For a straight bar pull, the Ives 8102HD is a 3/4 inch round bar with 1-1/2 inch clearance and the Ives 8103HD is the 1 inch round version with through-bolt mounting. The ABH AB7200 is a solid stainless 7/8 inch flat end pull, also through-bolted. For an offset grip, the Ives 8145EZHD is an ADA compliant 45 degree offset and the Ives 8169 is a 1 inch C style offset. Those are single pulls, so on a restroom door you would still be buying a push plate separately.

They share a 3-1/2 inch dimension and nothing else. The Cal-Royal PUL-175 is a night latch cylinder pull in stainless steel at 3-1/2 inch height, which is the small plate that surrounds a rim cylinder and gives a grip on an exit device door. The Trimco 1894-3 is a 3-1/2 inch by 15 inch push/pull plate combo with a 3/4 inch diameter, 6 inch center-to-center pull, sized to run down a door face and take hand traffic. On the Trimco the 3-1/2 inches is the plate width against a 15 inch length; on the Cal-Royal it is the whole height of the part. If the door has a rim cylinder to dress, the PUL-175 is the part; if it is a restroom door needing a push side and a pull side, it is not.

The Trimco 1894-3 combo mounts with no screw heads on the surface of the plates, inside or outside, which is the point of the 1894/1895 heavy duty combo sets and why it leaves few places for dirt or bacteria to hide. The Ives 8103HD is a 1 inch round straight pull with through bolt mounting and the ABH AB7200 is a solid stainless steel flat end pull at 7/8 inch diameter, also through-bolt mounted; both carry their fastening through the door in the conventional way. On an infection-control or high-cleaning opening the concealed fastening of the 1894-3 is the reason to specify it; on a back-of-house or service door, through-bolt mounting is straightforward and serviceable.

Within the Trimco 1894/1895 series the pull is offered in ADA compliant 6, 8, and 10 inch center-to-center dimensions, with plate sizes of 3-1/2 inch by 15 inch, 4 inch by 16 inch, and 8 inch by 16 inch, and custom plate sizes as well, so a longer grip stays in the same family and keeps the concealed fastening. Going outside the family, the Deltana SSP1210 is a 12 inch contemporary pull for a single side, the Deltana SSPOBB24 and SSPORBB24 are 24 inch back-to-back sets, and the ABH AB3330 is an offset round end pull offered with custom length options. Those longer pulls suit full-height glass or entrance doors; the 1894/1895 sizes stay in the range a restroom or interior commercial door is prepped for.

It is built for commercial service, not a house door. The 1894-3 is a heavy 1/8 inch plate set for restroom and public traffic openings in commercial and industrial buildings, government and military facilities, multifamily and mixed-use, public buildings, and retail. For a decorative residential entry, the Emtek cast bronze pulls (Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Baden, Brisbane, all 8 inch) or the Deltana SSP1210 12 inch contemporary pull are the right shelf to shop from.

Yes. Beyond the three standard plates (3-1/2 x 15, 4 x 16, 8 x 16 inches), Trimco makes custom plate sizes on the 1894/1895 series, and the series accommodates a range of pull sizes and center-to-center dimensions. If you are re-trimming a building where the old plates left a mark or a fastener pattern, spec the custom plate to cover it rather than patching the door face.

The Trimco 1894-3 combo is stocked in 605 bright brass, 606 satin brass, 613 oil rubbed bronze, 613E dark oxidized satin bronze, 622 matte black, 629 bright stainless steel, 630 satin stainless steel, and 710CU Healthy Hardware Steralloy Silver, so a dark or a bright specification is met by the same part number and the same plate and pull geometry across the facility. Among the peer pulls, the ABH AB7200 is solid stainless steel and the Cal-Royal PUL-175 is stainless steel construction, which is the material rather than a finish range. Standardizing on the 1894-3 keeps one plate size and one pull dimension on every door while letting the finish follow the design of each building.