A professor of Hebrew suggested the letters are a stylized version of “mazel” (like mazel tov) so it likely means something like “good luck/fortune.” Click on each photo below to view additional images and information. Formerly catalogued as O-156.
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“Star of David” (catalogue P-80160) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Public Buildings/Seals category (Category P, Fraternal/Service) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. The pattern belongs to the Emblematic school of ornament.
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