Advice needed: how to remove this old door

Probably one end only has the one outer screw. I've never seen anyone put more than one screw in that type hinge top or bottom. Worst case scenerio you might have to take a hack saw blade and cut the pin off. The hinges are two separate pieces, one piece with a pin on the end of it and another which is just a piece of metal with a hole in it.

it is also possible that the top pin is spring loaded - allowing the top to be released, tilted out, lift out bottom pin.

Looks like there's access to the bottom hinge screws. Remove the two screws (one looks bunged up). The upper pivot hinge will also have the same two screws exposed for access as those legs of the hinge are perpendicular to the door when opened. They are NOT removed by removing the screws that are in the door - those can be removed when you have the door laying on your workbench.

Remove the upper and lower hinge screw pairs and the door will come out.

Interesting that you can still see the original pencil marks where the upper hinge was let-in to the wood with a chisel.

Try taking the drawer out and see if there is a hole for you to press down the top pivot pin, try a drill bit or nail punch ???

He should only have to unscrew the two bottom screws and twist it out

Rebelwork said:

He should only have to unscrew the two bottom screws and twist it out

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Right, the two screws for the top pivot and bottom pivot are clearly visible when the door is open - JUST LIKE IT WAS DESIGNED.

Remove both screws for the top AND bottom and the door will come out. These hinges do not have removable pins if memory serves me right.

Steve Neul said:

Most of the pin hinges I've worked with are made like this.

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Maybe OP will share a picture when the door finally gets removed? And, yes, I've seen those kind also, but less frequently. We've all run into lots of variety over the years!

If that hinge is made the way it looks (to me, after seeing this in a cabinet that was made in the 1800s), you can remove the two screws that are accessible and slide that hinge out, then lift the door off of the steel pin that's part of the other hinge.

Don't be surprised if the pins are just nails. They used what they had.