Definitely, an odd shaped knob! Shown in the 1925 Earle Hardware catalog page 90. The 1928 Rite Hardware catalog page 44 has similar but the coil is counter clock-wise. The 1929 Weiser catalog page 44 also has a similar knob. Click on each photo below to view additional images and information
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“Coil of Rope” (catalogue C-16000) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Odd Shaped Knobs category (Category C) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It was made by Earle Hardware, c. 1925. The pattern belongs to the Vernacular school of ornament.
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