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Public Ledger Building, Sixth and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA.  The Public Ledger, a Philadelphia newspaper, was housed on this site beginning in 1867. The building from which this doorknob originates was designed by architect Horace Trumbauer and completed in 1921. Click on each photo below to view additional images and information.

Specifications

School / Style
Emblematic
Manufacturer
P & F Corbin
Circa Dates
1921
Classification
Category P - P-400
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P-47750

About this record

“Emblematic” (catalogue P-47750) 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 P & F Corbin, circa 1921. The pattern belongs to the Emblematic school of ornament.

Moving off a platform we had outgrown

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