Such an ancient style, this knocker and studs on a heavy old wooden door. Despite their obvious age, they are still shaped pretty much like the day they were forged (of course we have to assume a little, since we weren’t actually around. They may have started out life shaped like giant bananas, or something!).
I think the Occupational Safety people may have something to say about having large metal spikes on the front door, though – perhaps this type of traditional hardware is what spawned the saying “Watch where you point that, you’ll put an eye out” … I can imagine that actually happening!
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Photo credits: 3 knobs by ‘istopcrappics’

We love this beautiful fox shaped door knob as much for it’s surroundings, and the way they are captured in this photo, as for themselves. The entire shot almost seems like one of those cryptic puzzles, where you have to name things in photos and put them together to make either a different word, or the title of something. Like the shot, and the fox, are trying to tell us something.
Did you notice that the fox has only half come out of the door? Very clever three-dimensional effects…


Photo credits: Startled Fox by Mark Dodds

This very unusual, very striking traditional door knob is Italian (although that information has come through a string of Chinese whispers!). Such an unusual shape, to have either a flattened or concave back half of the knob, and a rounded front half. It makes it seem like a lady’s parasol … albeit with quite warlike, Celtic designs adorning it! It is apparently part of a collection of old hardware, doorknobs and knockers that once belonged to a Teddy Craig … and we would love to see more! We are researching currently, and will keep you posted. Any information you have is always appreciated!

Photo credits: Front Door Knob by Mark Dodds

If there are any amateur chemists out there that can tell us how this brass door knob has developed that beautiful pastel green verdigris patination in the valleys in the design, we would love to know! It is usually confined to copper, we believed …
And if the photographer happens to read this, could you please clear up whether you were wearing pantaloons, or juts a ballet skirt when you took the photo, as per the reflection in the centre of the knob!

Photo credits: Door Knob Brass by Leo Reynolds

These are in the French quarter in New Orleans – cool, hey?! I would love to see how they develop if they are left to age for a little while though … they have so many knobs and strings and bits and bobs, that a bit of colour depth in the form of a patina could only accent them.

As a side thought, don’t you love photos of glass doors, where you get a little sneaky secret glimpse into the rest of the world that these door handles live in. I feel like I am on a cheesy detective show on telly, where I could put the clues together by enhancing the photo to impossible sizes (because all photos on crime shows are taken at 1500 pixels per inch!).

Photo credits: Fancy Guitar Door Handles by Barbara Smith