Original vs Sekelskifte
In the picture you see an original handle from 1880 on the left, found in a basement at Strandvägen in Stockholm. The tight one is a newly produced door handle made after an old model from Otto Meyer.
History
In the late 19th century, the door handles were often coniformed and made of metal with a black-painted wooden sleeve that ended with a small knot. The escutcheons were usually round and fitted with a clapper for the keyhole itself.
New for the turn of the century around 1900 was the door handle with a softer and more grip-friendly shape, but of course the typical handles with a cone shape from the 19th century were still common. The back plates became more common and they could often have a more curved shape on top and bottom. By 1910, both back plates and round escutcheons were used under the handle. The typical door handles from this time often have a clean shape, made of brass.
The characteristic post horn handle that was popular in the early 19th century came back to fashion during the 1920s. Most commonly, the simple nickel-plated door handles were fitted with separate escutcheons but back plates and oval door knobs also occurred. The latest fashion in the door fittings at this time was the coil-shaped handle with black-wood sleeve that became very popular during the 20s.
Mounting
When you buy door pressure from us, you can choose if the door handle should be delivered with wood screws (for old original doors) or through bolt that fits modern doors with a 4 cm hole. If you have a modern door with a large hole (40 mm (1.6 in.) diameter), you can also use a coverplate in wood as a filling and then assemble with standard wood screws. The cover plate is glued to the door holes, with horizontal aperture on the handle’s position and with vertical aperture in the key-plate’s position.
