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Article: Inside door knockers popular in the 1930s.(House-Home)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- October 2, 2005
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Byline: RALPH and TERRY KOVEL King Features Syndicate
Few of us have door knockers on our bedroom doors, but in the 1930s, painted cast-iron inside door knockers were popular. Inside door knockers became a minor product for companies, such as Hubley Manufacturing Co., that made household appliances, toys like electric trains and model cars, figural bottle openers, doorstops, banks and even guns.
Door knockers were made in many shapes. Bunches of flowers, geometric medallions and birds were favored. Hubley made at least five different bird shapes - a parrot, owl, rooster, cardinal and woodpecker. We suspect the woodpecker knocker delighted young children ...