The Jewelry of the antique homes

Comment by Craig Phillips / B & C Emporium on March 30, 2009 at 1:41pm

a lot of the victorian homes had different styles of design that also the designs in the hardware pre 1860's the hardware was pretty plain smooth brass knobs alot shipped in from England, porclain knobs black white swirl, some glass clear and colored, s well as mercury. 1870 there were patents on designs of doorknob hardware. the classic doggy doorknob was patented on June 7th 1870 by L. Kruezinger design patent #4098 also on the same day same person design patent was granted design patent #4097 for the lion doorknob. which were both done by MCCCo & R & E hardware company for several years. there were fancy knobs made before this most info has been lost over the last 140 years tho they still are searching over the next 50+ years they made they guess 4-5000 different designs of doorknobs, and they made several different sizes from doorbell/ closet knobs to the lg 3"+ dia entrance knobs along with all the other matching hardware parts.

I will do more history later

Craig Phillips
B & C Emporium
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Comment by Donald Mitchell on June 15, 2009 at 7:42pm

Jewelry is right. QWwe were so lucky to have nearly all of our hardware intact and working, albeit very dirty. I desided on polishing and painting the background black and clear lacquer. Most think its new and do not know how much time I put into them.

Comment by Craig Phillips / B & C Emporium on June 15, 2009 at 9:23pm

There is no name published for that pattern just an Id number H-220a in Leonard Blumin's Book Victorian Decorative Art.

All the Len said about it is " Vernacular school of design, made by norwalk, domed version of a popular vernacular design ribbed design on knob back very similar to H-256" it would have been made in the 1880's
Craig Phillips
B & C Emporium
Original and reproduction hardware
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Comment by Craig Phillips / B & C Emporium on February 1, 2010 at 11:50pm

There are nice entrance door plates like this one 75020lg.gif

This is a original fancy cat brass front door plate. it is 13' tall and 2 3/4" at the narrowest. it is marked on the back side 935 bramante with the RE Co in a diamond USA has 2 fish like animals at the top, nice sharp detail not worn at all.

item #75020 on my web site http://www.b-c-e.biz

Comment by Craig Phillips / B & C Emporium on February 19, 2010 at 7:38pm

Here is a hard knob to find Aladdin homes just a tin knob this picture is fron a 1916 Aladdin homes catalog

Craig Phillips
B & C Emporium
Antiques and original hardware
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Comment by Craig Phillips / B & C Emporium on June 23, 2010 at 4:51pm

Just put this pull on our esty shop

Craig Phillips
B & C Emporium antiques and original hardware
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