Dear Reed, thank you so much for your reply. Yes few hours later after
I posted this question to this group, I found some items on eBay which
then realized they are called "
vintage peep hole viewer speakeasy"

By the way, another side question, is there any way to weather
stripping this kind of viewer?? Any suggestions? Thanks!


Reed wrote:
T. T. wrote:
Dear all:

Just a quick question wish you could help. We are living in a very old
house (1930's) which has a old wooden door that has a 5" x 8" (outside
rim: 7" x 12") viewing windows (or maybe I should say "door")... This
viewing "window" is quite old and is not sealed very well, so when we
turn on the heater, the warm air will escape from this viewing window -
not really energy-smart. As I just had a good luck ordering a
hard-to-find window part from a online store, I wonder if there is also
an online store that sell this kind of part, and if so, where could I
find it? And what is the official name of this type of part?? Many
thanks!

Here you could see some photos of this "door" that I'm talking about...

http://www.picturetrail.com/hgtv2006/
(click on What is THIS?)

Thanks!


It appears you have never seen any late-night movies set in the
Prohibition era showing the entrance to a "speak-easy".

similar items at:

http://www.vandykes.com/product/02916435/
http://www.oldhouseweb.com/stories/Detailed/14289.shtml