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Article: RALPH AND TERRY KOVEL
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- October 6, 2005
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RALPH AND TERRY KOVEL
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
10-06-2005
RALPH AND TERRY KOVEL
RALPH AND TERRY KOVEL
Date: 10-06-2005, Thursday
Section: SHOPPING
Edtion: All Editions
Column: RALPH AND TERRY KOVEL
Door knockers for the inner sanctums
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 ...