A drawer pull (wire pull or simply pull) is a

handle A handle is a part of, or attachment to, an object that allows it to be grasped and manipulated by hand. The design of each type of handle involves substantial ergonomic issues, even where these are dealt with intuitively or by following tra ...

to pull a

drawer A drawer is a box-shaped container inside a piece of furniture that can be pulled out horizontally to access its contents. Drawers are built into numerous types of furniture, including cabinets, chests of drawers (bureaus), desks, and the ...

out of a

chest of drawers A chest of drawers, also called (especially in North American English) a dresser or a bureau, is a type of cabinet (a piece of furniture) that has multiple parallel, horizontal drawers generally stacked one above another. In American English a ...

cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filing ...

or other

furniture Furniture refers to movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (tables), storing items, eating and/or working with an item, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks). Fu ...

piece.

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A drawer pull often includes a plate to which the handle is fastened. The handle may swing from one or two mounts ("drop handle" or "swing handle"), making a drop drawer pull. A

bail handle A bail handle, or simply bail, is a handle that consists of an open loop that moves freely within two fixed mounts or ''ears''. Several designs are available: bails are typically made of metal (wire) or plastic. It is a type of package handle wh ...

is a kind of swing handle consisting of an open loop attached to two mounts. The handle may also be fastened to the plate with

rivet A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener. Before being installed, a rivet consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end. The end opposite to the head is called the ''tail''. On installation, the rivet is placed in a punched ...

s, making it immovable. The plate may be ornamented by

piercing Body piercing, which is a form of body modification, is the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the human body, creating an opening in which jewelry may be worn, or where an implant could be inserted. The word ''piercing'' can refer to ...

, embossing, or both. The ornament may also be cut on the surface with tools, leaving it sunken into the metal. The stock for handles may be round, rectangular, or irregular forged shapes. Thomas Francis Googerty (1911) ''Hand-forging and Wrought-iron Ornamental Work'', Popular Mechanics Company
p. 159
/ref> Drawer pulls may also be in one piece, either a handle only or a plate shaped into a grip.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity No. 2824: A Brass Catalogue
Furniture Cabinets (furniture) {{furniture-stub

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