Walnut. Patent date Feb. 21, 1882 is on the stem. Patent number 253,831 by Joseph Bardsley for the stem attachment design. A screw in the stem holds the stem on. Two small metal posts press into the wood and prevent rotation of the knob on the stem. Click on each photo below to view additional images and information.
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“Box with Rings” (catalogue W-30300) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Wooden Knobs category (Category W) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It dates to C. 1882; the maker has not been identified. The pattern belongs to the Wood school of ornament.
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