The house being now cleared, brass door-knobs were knocked off, and such things as had escaped notice when articles of more value were to be had, were now being gathered.
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Door-knob
Synonyms for "door-knob" (3 found)
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About 1851 J. Dodge & Son began in the middle of the town to manufacture wooden door-knobs, and afterwards made bedsteads.
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As a rule it is a mistake to economize in the selection of hardware, especially in the matter of door-knobs, locks, escutcheons, etc.
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I believe that in India “cold weather” is merely a conventional phrase and has come into use through the necessity of having some way to distinguish between weather which will melt a brass door-knob and weather which will only make it mushy.
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