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The Supervising Architects office at the United States Treasury designed and/or built most Federal buildings in the United States between 1850 and 1940.  Some buildings featured the Treasury Department seal on doorknobs.  This style was used in the 1874 Mint in San Francisco, CA, and has a beaded design just inside the greek key. Click on each photo below to view additional images and information.

Specifications

School / Style
Emblematic
Manufacturer
Unknown
Circa Dates
1874
Classification
Category P - P-100
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P-10102

About this record

“Treasury Seal” (catalogue P-10102) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Public Buildings/Seals category (Category P, Seals) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It dates to circa 1874; the maker has not been identified. The pattern belongs to the Emblematic school of ornament.

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