Nowadays old equals cool, and this is certainly the case for vintage door knobs. I love going on the hunt for vintage door knobs. There are tons of places you can find them, but I’ll share my secrets with you in this article.
When I’m looking for vintage hinges or door knobs or anything old, for that matter, I’ll start at my local antique stores. I honestly don’t have much luck finding them at these stores, but what I do is talk to the ladies that work there to see if they have any leads that can help me out. Nine times out of ten they can point me to an estate sale or a salvage sale that will have exactly what I’m looking for. Not only do I get what I need, I get it cheap. Double win!
On the odd chance I can’t find vintage door knobs that way I’ll cruise to my local salvage yard to see what they have. It’s a dirty and difficult job to look through all the crap that they have, but if you do find what a vintage knob you can get it for nearly free.
If all else fails, I’ll turn to the internet. eBay has tons of vintage door knobs from all periods, and there are stores set up that do the hunting for you. You’re going to pay much more this way, but if that’s what it takes to get the perfect vintage door knob, that’s what it takes!
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