Found with locks by Union Door knob. 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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“Union” (catalogue H-22510) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Fourfold Symmetry category (Category H) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It was made by Union Door Knob Co., c. 1890. The pattern belongs to the Vernacular school of ornament.
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