Solid brass handle

[metaldiggr]

I found this at a home site I found on an 1824 map. It's a nice handle, very heavy. If it's 1800's I think I'll restore it, get the pits off the surface and polish it. No doubt it'll clean up nice. If u have a date idea I'd appreciate hearing it. Thank you!

 

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[islamoradamark]

I got the same one in aluminium like yours better

 

[metaldiggr]

I got the same one in aluminium like yours better

Have any idea what time-frame?

This thing weighs a few pounds.

 

[bartshop62]

Have any idea what time-frame?

This thing weighs a few pounds.

100 years or older at least. It's easy just look at the patina. It's been underground for a long time.

 

[Plug N Play]

Nice find. I'd clean it up and reuse it, also.
Providing a date for it might require a much closer scrutiny on such a universal item, though ?

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[fyrffytr1]

Is it 2 inches or 2 feet long?

 

[Anduril]

The type of screws (fasteners) may help date it.

 

[islamoradamark]

Have any idea what time-frame?

This thing weighs a few pounds.

the ones I got came off of some heavy doors at a marina they were in a junk pile mine were from the 1970 s

 

[metaldiggr]

Is it 2 inches or 2 feet long?

It's 6-7".

 

[ARC]

100 years or older at least. It's easy just look at the patina. It's been underground for a long time.

? ? ?

:/

I cannot help but chuckle... the person who is posting anything and everything of a common nature in the "what is it" forum in hopes of identifications is now with a definitive response posing in an authoritative nature.

heh.

 

[ARC]

Door handle... even used on screen doors.

Age = versions still produced today... yours... 1950's IMO.

 

[unclemac]

don't clean it

 

[xr7ator]

Looks like an old filing cabinet drawer pull.

 

[smokeythecat]

I'd leave it alone and not clean it. I'd say first half of the 20th century due to the good construction method for it.

 

[ARC]

PS... they were also used with boats... sailboat doors etc... oh and before i forget... those were made of bronze. (which yours looks more bronze like than brass)

Here is a screw down verson.

Yours in "through" version that had another plate or side.

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[metaldiggr]

I appreciate the input!

But... I'm not hell-bent on figuring this out. If you know anything about this I'd love to hear about it. I looked at about 300 of these trying to get a rough date, If it has some history I was willing to repurpose it. No biggie. I hate to discard it, it's a substantial piece of metal.

The suggestion of "Bronze" is valid. I polished a small area, it didn't have that brass "pop" that looked like gold. It was a more muted color that I would say could be bronze.

Again, thanks! I understand this is something that's junk, there's a million variations. My hope was that someone would recognize it and would chime in.

 

[Radon]

Not junk. I found one of those in aluminum years ago, and recently gave it to a friend to put on his barn door.