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Glass knob axially bolted to a cylindrical wood block.
doorknobs
glass (material)
wood (plant material)
Hardware, Door
Doorknob
Doorknob
"E. Robinson, F. Draper, & G.H. Lord, E. Cambridge, Mass." (Ink on paper)
"M 29" (printed)
"No. 98 / Robinson Draper and Lord. / Glass Knobs for / Doors. / Patented Dec. 2d, / 1836." (Paper tag)
Robinson, Draper and Lord (Maker)
MA, USA
2.25 (diameter) (inches)
1927.109
1836 (December 2, 1836 patent date)
Massachusetts (United States)
East Cambridge (Cambridge, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
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