| I once lived in a pretty run-down bungalow-style house | | | | environment. You do have to shop around. Some |
| that happened to have all of its original door knobs. | | | | places carry only original antiques and will probably only |
| Against a backdrop of cheap rental-property paint, my | | | | have a few of any style knob. Other companies |
| glass doorknobs stood out like jewels. Visitors never | | | | specialize in antique reproductions and are your best |
| seemed to notice the grimy linoleum, the | | | | bet if you want to make your whole house match. The |
| nineteen-seventies remodel attempt, or the cranky | | | | modern and eclectic glass door knobs are scattered |
| plumbing. Men and women alike complimented me on | | | | throughout the different sources. What you want is |
| my cute little house. I like to think the light refracting | | | | probably out there somewhere. |
| through my beautiful glass door knobs blinded them. | | | | The price of an original antique glass doorknob starts |
| Glass door knobs have been around since the early | | | | at about twenty to thirty dollars, but you can spend |
| 1800s in pressed form, and maintained popularity from | | | | much more. The same goes for the clear |
| the late 1800s through the early 1900s in cut form. | | | | reproductions. The new colored glass doorknobs that |
| Brass, bronze and other metals with ornate designs | | | | look like gemstones are around ninety dollars and up. |
| then became the more popular choice until World War | | | | However, don't give up on fabulous finds at flea |
| II. With the war, the scarcity of metals turned the trend | | | | markets, garage sales, and auctions, especially if you |
| back towards glass door knobs. Most of the original | | | | are looking for highlight pieces. I paid ten dollars for a |
| antique glass doorknobs today come from the | | | | cardboard box of antique knobs. Out of that box, I |
| post-World War II building boom. | | | | was able to cobble together three sets that worked. |
| I always wanted glass door knobs again, but I figured I | | | | The rest of the knobs I used to decorate throughout |
| would have to find them in another house that just | | | | my home. |
| happened to have all of its original fixtures. Then I | | | | Keep in mind that glass door knobs are fragile, so they |
| found out that glass door knobs have experienced | | | | are not for every location. If you have active children, |
| resurgence in popularity. Original antique, antique | | | | consider keeping the glass door knobs in your |
| reproduction and modern glass doorknobs are all | | | | bedroom or similar out-of-the-way location. You should |
| available for a reasonable price. | | | | also consider keeping them out of high traffic areas in |
| Regardless of your budget or style, there is now a | | | | general. In addition, definitely don't use glass on outside |
| glass doorknob for you. Choices range from the | | | | doorknobs, the changes in temperature makes the |
| octagonal antique that most of us have seen, to new | | | | glass more apt to fracture. |
| marble-like orbs of color that fit in the most minimalist | | | | |