Found with locks and plates made by Kenton and by Union Door knob. Kenton plate design shown in 1892 Kenton catalog. Knob attachment based on US patents # 255,858 and #261,604 by O.M. Hidden. The spindle went the outer knob, the serrated end was gripped a U shaped piece. The inner knob was slid over the piece and a screw used to pull the knob tight. Note the end of the spindle and the head of the screw are brass clad.
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“Kenton Union” (catalogue H-22500) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Fourfold Symmetry category (Category H) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It was made by Kenton / Union Door Knob, c. 1890. The pattern belongs to the Vernacular school of ornament.
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