Thread Number: 69878
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50's door knobs |
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Post# 928064 , Reply# 1   3/21/2017 at 11:32 (2,564 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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Post# 928065 , Reply# 2   3/21/2017 at 11:35 (2,564 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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Post# 928072 , Reply# 3   3/21/2017 at 13:14 (2,564 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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If you have any salvage yards in your area, that's your best bet. Around here, Urban Ore in Berkeley has a huge assortment, as does Ohmega Salvage. You might have to drive an hour or two, but you might also find exactly what you need. I found exact matches for 90 year old knobs (actually, the entire lock assembly with both knobs) in my house and paid less than $10 for them.
If you could post a picture here, that would help us keep an eye out, although I assume you're on a tight schedule. |
Post# 928178 , Reply# 4   3/22/2017 at 02:43 (2,564 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI)   |   | |
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Grabbed a couple of shots this afternoon. They are Weiser locks.
Wow, these look quite similar... CLICK HERE TO GO TO MattL's LINK on eBay |
Post# 928179 , Reply# 5   3/22/2017 at 03:01 (2,564 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI)   |   | |
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Wow, found a listing on ebay, but it's sold.....
CLICK HERE TO GO TO MattL's LINK on eBay
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Post# 928270 , Reply# 6   3/22/2017 at 13:42 (2,563 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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That's more or less what I was visualizing. I'll keep an eye out. Suburbia was sprawling out in all directions around here in the mid '50s.
I have one knob that's somewhat similar, but it's just a passage type, all copper, and mid-'60s vintage. I got it from someone who was changing out all of their home's original hardware and am using it on the door to the pantry that was added on here during that same period. |
Post# 928315 , Reply# 7   3/22/2017 at 17:42 (2,563 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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Matt, I had a knob like the one in the picture on a door in my basement. I think I took it off before getting rid of the door, but not sure if I kept it, or gave it to the church sale. I will try to see if I still have it, and you're welcome to it if I find it. I'll try to look Sat. when I get the time. |
Post# 929460 , Reply# 8   3/28/2017 at 18:29 (2,557 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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Hey Matt, I went and looked in a couple places, but didn't find it. I have things stored in another part of the basement, but the electric isn't connected yet in that section of the house. When I have the time I'll get out an extension cord and portable light, and go in there and look. |
Post# 929463 , Reply# 9   3/28/2017 at 18:45 (2,557 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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This is the kind I have at home but most have a different finish. One of the bedroom doors has a key lock and the inner bathroom knobs are chrome.
I got a spare one for closets for $1 at a local thrift store but the copper on that one is in pretty bad shape (the last two pics). |
Post# 929504 , Reply# 10   3/29/2017 at 00:32 (2,557 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI)   |   | |
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Tom, thanks, appreciate the effort. It's not a high priority at the moment, little finish things will wait until the end. Things have been moving a bit slow, or at least I am. I'm sure I'll get into the big push mode toward the middle of April. |
Post# 929506 , Reply# 12   3/29/2017 at 01:56 (2,557 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 929547 , Reply# 13   3/29/2017 at 10:43 (2,556 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Chrome knobs were common for bathroom doors, that's also how it was at my parent's house that was built in 1975 with the newer Weiser knobs (the kind that's still available). The inner bathroom knob had a chrome insert and the other ones had copper finish inserts.
This ad shows a set of the newer style I'm talking about and you can spot on the lower right corner the one for the bathroom. www.kijiji.ca/v-renovation-window...
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Post# 929721 , Reply# 15   3/30/2017 at 14:23 (2,555 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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I decided to take pix of a bathroom knob here. Not only is the bathroom side milk glass, but the escutcheon is (I'm guessing) nickel instead of brass. Unfortunately, the brass escutcheon on the crystal side was spray painted at some point long ago. The two others here haven't been painted and have a brown-ish patina. |
Post# 929765 , Reply# 16   3/30/2017 at 20:09 (2,555 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 929781 , Reply# 17   3/30/2017 at 21:21 (2,555 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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They're somewhat common around here in older homes. Some houses use them on all interior doors and not just bathrooms. I've been able to find them in salvage yards for $5 or $10. After 90 years, whatever adhesive material was used to keep the crystal/glass knobs in place broke down on a couple of mine and all they did was spin. It's like they were pressed into place and there's no way to re-glue, so had to make a couple of runs up to Urban Ore to find replacements.
Phil, those are nice lock sets in your house, too. I've always liked those push-and-turn-to-lock mechanisms. This post was last edited 03/30/2017 at 22:19 |