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Completed in 1912 at the southeast corner of Wabash and Madison in Chicago, architect Christian Eckstrom created a 21 story office tower which eventually became a central hub of Jewelers Row.  The Mallers family included the MB monogram on elevatordoors, floor tile patterns, and the doorknobs. Click on each photo below to view additional images and information.

Specifications

School / Style
Emblematic
Manufacturer
Russell & Erwin
Circa Dates
1912
Classification
Category P - P-400
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P-45810

About this record

“Mallers Building” (catalogue P-45810) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Public Buildings/Seals category (Category P, Multi-Letters) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It was made by Russell & Erwin, circa 1912. The pattern belongs to the Emblematic school of ornament.

Moving off a platform we had outgrown

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