1840 Cast&Hand Forged Wrought Iron Door Handle MaineEst
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Antique handmade cast & hand forged wrought iron door handle of fine craftsmanship and retaining it's original old natural surface. Maine , 1840's, possibly earlier. Guaranteed old and original; this is not a fake or reproduction. Actual weight 1 lbs. 8 3/4" tall by 1 5/8" wide 2 1/4" deep excluding the interior lift. Antique handmade cast & hand forged wrought iron door handle of fine craftsmanship and retaining it's original old natural surface. We found this on the tool bench in the shed. I had a long period of contemplation of it for I put it up on the dashboard of the truck and it was t for several months. Someone, long ago, took this off a household door and it never went back in use. W, when and why are lost but tool bench bound it remained until it became dashboard bound by me. I always have early bits and pieces all over the truck. Each chats with me as I drive. On this door handle my particular fascination was on the wear at the top of the interior lift w it lifted the interior iron latch bar. Worn in a smooth 1/8" crescent, I know from my own usage, that's about forty years wear, presuming the door was in daily use. Old house after estate after barn we go through "buying" and "cleaning out" and "finding". With each new space entered and emptied of "good stuff" t are always a few things that are "good" and end up on my
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