Antique Door Knobs, Dummy Door Knobs, Cast Bronze Corbin Eastlake Brocade Design on Portland Door Plates, Set of 2 Each w- Screws, ca 1885
A super nice patina this is a set of 2 each gorgeous ornate cast bronze antique eastlake era door knobs manufactured by p & f corbin (new britain, ct) in about 1885. These 2-1/4+ fully domed knobs have a super cool design on the face and back of the knobs. The knobs have a center flower and also have a rim with raised edges and a knurled pattern. The portland-style door plates are antique wrought steel brass-plated pieces measuring 7" x 2-1/4" with a lightly distressed black finish that reveals metal on the ridges.
Price is for the set of 2 each of this great example of original old ornate eastlake american hardware. Default is as a dummy knob. What is a dummy knob a dummy knob is for pulling, not for turning. A dummy knob is a face mount knob that acts as a way to open/close a door, pull/push or side to side.Ideal applications are on man doors, cabinet doors, barn doors or french doors. Any door that has an alternate method of latching, but needs a cool piece of original antique hardware to pull it open and closed. Other applications include use as wall towel hooks, curtain tiebacks or just wall art my antique dummy door knobs are all actual antique, period-specific door knobs that have been mated to a door plate or rosette (the round door plates).
Mounting to the surface is via screws through the door plate screw holes. Mounting to the wood surface is via screws through the door plate screw holes. This set is provided with a set of high-quality 1 solid bronze #6 slotted wood screws.The screws will be raw bronze unless aesthetically required, then these screw heads will have a satin black finish to help them to blend into the darker door plate finish. Screw design: we only use slotted head design screws because they are historically accurate. Never use a philips or other screw head types when installing historic antique hardware. Screw material: we use bronze because it is harder than brass and will not color like iron.
Bronze screws are what was used on all of the best historic hardware installations. Screw length: we supply 1 screws because this is the average size that people request. Remember that the depth into the wood is less than 1 because the door plate thickness must be accounted for.
If you think you need longer or shorter screws please make a note when you place your order. Thickness of the plate, the door, the type and age of the wood, and the actual application all come into consideration when specifying your screw length. The longer the screw, the more bite the assembly will have in the wood. We have been creating antique dummy door knobs since 2016. Just hold onto that receipt so we can track the original order.This item is made of cast bronze.