1 7/8'' (47.6 mm)

1 7/8 inch (47.6 mm) drill-center pulls for small cup pulls and bin pulls

1 7/8 inch (47.6 mm) drill-center pulls are a small specialty spacing close to the European 48 mm spec. The size falls between the standard 1 1/2 inch and 2 1/2 inch cup-pull dimensions, and it shows up most often on small cup pulls and bin pulls in traditional and English country styles. The size has a smaller catalog than its standard-step neighbors but a clear niche in period-leaning kitchens.

Where this size fits

Small inset drawer fronts on traditional and shaker cabinetry. Bath vanity drawers in the 7 to 11 inch width range. Built-in furniture pieces, particularly office and library cabinets with small file drawers. Some reproduction hardware specifications for restoration work. The size also appears on certain English country and farmhouse-style kitchen drawers where the design wants a small cup pull spaced slightly wider than the 1 1/2 inch standard.

What hardware looks like here

Small cup pulls and bin pulls in traditional and English-country finishes. Decorative pulls with narrow backplates. Some specialty hardware in antique brass, oil-rubbed bronze, and antique copper. The catalog leans traditional; modern bar pulls are uncommon at this size. Most pulls at this dimension come from manufacturers focused on traditional and period-style hardware rather than mainstream contemporary lines.

Adjacent sizes worth comparing

Below is 1 1/2 inch (38.1 mm). Above is 2 inch (50.8 mm). For the broader cup pull category, see cup pulls. Replacement projects on English farmhouse and Arts and Crafts-era cabinetry often turn up this exact spacing. The 48 mm metric equivalent is common on older English-made hardware imported into North America before the 1970s.