Shown in 1907 Penn Hardware catalog page 86. This knob was also used with Vinca design on page 108. The plate is easily confused with Columbian,B-21400. Note the dragon head at center, top and bottom of the plate.
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“Portulaca” (catalogue F-20600) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Twofold Symmetry category (Category F) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It was made by Penn Hardware, C. 1895. The pattern belongs to the Vernacular school of ornament.
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