Vintage Brass Public School Doorknobs
I have two sets of these circa 1910 Public School Doorknobs for sale. I wanted to use them in my house but I never did. They are brass and very cool. They generally sell on ebay for around 25.00 per set. I will sell both sets for $40.00. Please email me if you are interested…
I have two sets of these circa 1910 Public School Doorknobs for sale. I wanted to use them in my house but I never did. They are brass and very cool. They generally sell on ebay for around 25.00 per set. I will sell both sets for $40.00. Please email me if you are interested to brooklynfarmtable@gmail.com
Despite being branded as a Fence and as a seller of Repros. I have sold these so please stop emailing. Bond, these are real, the pic is not, but rather a pic of some that were on ebay. This was done out of ease not dishonestly.
Yep, it would make sensem, and anyone looking to try a fool someone would keep that in mind. The problem is that brass turns a chocolate brown with age, and only after a looooong time, and lots of exposure to moisture do you get verdigris. There is a lack of brown patina in the grooves, which makes me think that it’s probably a chemical patina.
Next time you’re taking a walk through the neighborhood, look at the exterior door knobs and see if you see any with verdigris. These are door knobs that are exposed to the elements everyday and they don’t have it, it’s really doubtful that an indoor knob would, and it certainly would have the first stages of oxidation, which would be the brown color, in the crevices as a poster pointed out.
The problem with all this is that I’m probably coming across as snarky and somehow trying to cast aspersions on the original poster, which I’m not.I just like to try and figure things like this out, along with the whole thought process involved.
The knobs are cool,and she is asking a very resonable price.
Actually the verdigris in the crevices makes sense as it’s the oxidation of the copper. the high points of the design are constantly worn clean from handling but the crevices not so much.
to prevent unlawful possession of these doorknobs, many custodial staff were instructed to file away some of the facing. If the faces were filed away, they were taken without permission but, they would have been thrown out anyway.
Hey Fred, I’ll take that bet, but before you put your money where your mouth is, you might want to check out Designjournalmag.com.
I work in a public high school and our school was newly renovated…they took all the antiques such as these doorknobs and beautiful brass pier mirrors and stored them in the basement. Makes me think I should go in the basement in September and see what I can get!
How much are you willing to bet Bond (James?). I’ll lay 5 to 2 they are original and not repros. Bring them down to Brooklyn Flea on the 20th and I’ll buy both sets from you for the $40.00. Then I’ll wager my $50.00 against Bond’s $20.00 that they are original. Fred from Silver Fox
I really doubt there are roving bands of fourth graders stripping vintage fixtures from the city’s schools. I would imagine that iPods or laptops are far more marketable. The knobs are great, repro or not. I agree with the guest who reminded us of how little preservation of such things happened not too long ago.
there used to be many things, including huge wooden clocks and beautiful flip up wooden desks. these things used to be tossed away in the street. we used to not care about preservation, remember the old penn station. why are people on this website so ignorant to think that there was something illegal involved in someone’s possession of these door knobs.