from the prologue: after reviewing the may 1871 building specifications for the ramsey house, i noticed a number of incongruities between the suggested selection of hardware to be installed versus what was actually used that is, the hardware we see today. according to the hardware specifications, the predominant trend opted for a rather plain assortment of hardware to be installed. as the following images will obviously demonstrate, there was a major shift in selection at some point prior to installation. what brought about the dramatic changes in hardware selection is open to conjecture. compiled and written by eric j. norstrom. the ebook contains 93 pages of photography and descriptions revolving around the historic ramsey mansion interior hardware.