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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 1888 Custom House & Post Office in Toledo, OH, and has a design similar toP-10160with a rounded edge. Click on each photo below to view additional images and information.

Specifications

School / Style
Emblematic
Manufacturer
Schroder
Circa Dates
C. 1888
Classification
Category P - P-100
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P-10170

About this record

“Treasury Seal” (catalogue P-10170) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Public Buildings/Seals category (Category P, Seals) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It was made by Schroder, C. 1888. The pattern belongs to the Emblematic school of ornament.

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