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Cast iron. Shown in the 1915 Penn catalog with Lebraun design page 264 and with Riva design page 298. The knob is a variation ofI-10100. The center has one large bump. The face of the knob is wrapped by the rear where as in I-10100 the face wraps around the rear part. Two examples of the Penn knob are shown. In example A the rear and stem are one piece. In example B the stem seems to be screwed into the rear. The window lift is an example of the Lebraun design.

Specifications

School / Style
Italian Renaissance
Manufacturer
Penn Hardware
Circa Dates
c. 1915
Classification
Category I
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I-10110

About this record

“Lebraun / Riva” (catalogue I-10110) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Fivefold Symmetry category (Category I) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It was made by Penn Hardware, c. 1915. The pattern belongs to the Italian Renaissance school of ornament.

Moving off a platform we had outgrown

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