Cast iron knob pictured above. Shown in1895 Corbin's Artistic Hardware catalog page 27, 1905 catalog page 816, 1914 Corbin catalog and 1923 catalog page 250. Corbin Special Design catalog indicated this knob was used with an escutcheon made for Bostwick High School Click on each photo below to view additional images and information.
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“Sparta” (catalogue F-21400) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Twofold Symmetry category (Category F) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It was made by Corbin, C. 1895. The pattern belongs to the Greek school of ornament.
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