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Marked Silica Diatite Patented Dec. 15, 1868 Norwalk Lock. Co. Found with rose patent #113,842,  December 10, 1873 also by H.H. Elwell.  Silica Diatite is the name of a composition of finely-powered silica and gum-shellac - patent #85018 Dec. 15, 1868 by J.M. Merrick. Click on each photo below to view additional images and information.

Specifications

School / Style
Composition
Manufacturer
Norwalk
Circa Dates
C. 1868
Classification
Category V
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V-10400

About this record

“Composition” (catalogue V-10400) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Composition Knobs category (Category V) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It was made by Norwalk, C. 1868. The pattern belongs to the Composition school of ornament.

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