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Sunday, July 3, 2016

DOORS of the past

a Peter Caspari glass door
a Peter Caspari glass door
             
DOORS of the past
     
a 1956 Continental Mark II car illustration  the doors are open,  a 1956 Continental Mark II car
             
DOORS of the past
                       
A 1500s door with ornate metal on wood, large image
four hinged doors,  1500s
             
DOORS of the past
                       
a 1878 two-part door as a deterrent to home invasion, an illustration
"Cautious but not convenient"   1878 two-part doors were a deterrent to home invasion
             
DOORS of the past
                       
1890s? metal doors, an unusual illutration
metal doors,  1890s?
             
DOORS of the past
                       
a photograph of an old door
 an old door,  1900?
             
DOORS of the past
                      
Eliel Saarinen architecture, a color photograph
Eliel Saarinen architecture       see full size
             
DOORS of the past
    
1939 electric door chimes, rich beautiful sound
1939 electric door chimes ... actual metal chimes had a rich beautiful sound

             
DOORS of the past
    
1968 office door mat chimes advertisement with photograph
1968 office door mat chimes
          
DOORS of the past
    
Gothic-revival style door hardware from the Victorian era, an illustration
 Gothic-revival door hardware from the 1800s     click twice
             
DOORS of the past
                      
Hemacite doorknobs made of animal blood, an illustration
Hemacite doorknobs ... a material made from sawdust and the blood of slaughtered animals
          
DOORS of the past
          
an 1895 door wreath
an 1895 door wreath       click twice
          
DOORS of the past
          
an old Lalique art-glass door, color photograph
an old Lalique art-glass door
             
DOORS of the past
          
Joseph Maria Olbrich 1904 color doorway
Joseph Maria Olbrich architecture,  1904     click twice

DOORS of the past
                        
a Gene Colan 1971 story panel from Eerie Magazine, The Hatchet man
a Gene Colan 1971 story panel from Eerie Magazine
        
DOORS of the past
                      
German 1912: a knob in  the center would still  allow the door to swing
 German 1912:  a knob in the center would still allow the door to swing
             
DOORS of the past
                     
an explosive French petard attached to a door for invasion, illustrated
an explosive French "petard"  attached to a door for invasion
        
DOORS of the past
          
           
1904 electric door buzzers illustrated
1904 external electric door buzzers
   
DOORS of the past
          
Jeffery Edwards 1973 art
Jeffery Edwards 1973 art       click twice
             
DOORS of the past
    
1820 doorstops England, a heavy object to hold open a door
1820 doorstops,  England ... a heavy object to hold open a door
click twice
             
DOORS of the past
    
a James R. Bingham illustration
a James R. Bingham illustration
             
DOORS of the past
    
a 1920s Claude Bragdon design of giant doors with guards
a Claude Bragdon design,  1920s
             
DOORS of the past
          
a 1920 metal and glass door for Paul Poiret
a metal & glass door,  1920s?
                             
DOORS of the past
          
B.J. Morrison drawing of a courtyard with circular door
a B.J. Morrison drawing
             
DOORS of the past
          
1930s domestic doorknobs, large illustration art deco
1930s domestic doorknobs
             
DOORS of the past
          
1937 interior doors, decorative hardwood
 1937 interior doors     click twice
             
DOORS of the past
          
a Marcel Jean 1941 painting of doors
a Marcel Jean painting,  1941      click twice
   
DOORS of the past
          
glass doorknob 1944 photograph
 a 1944 glass doorknob:  in the 1960s,  some homes and apartments
still had 1940s glass knobs indoors
             
DOORS of the past
         
Philippine Mahogany, 1945 hardwood doors with glass peep views, a color illustration
"Philippine Mahogany"  1945 hardwood doors with glass peep views
             
DOORS of the past
          
a 1959 Schlage doorlocks ad with color photograph of a German woman in white
1959 Schlage door hardware
             
DOORS of the past
          
1958 Schlage doorlock
a 1959 Schlage door hardware color photograph advertisement, with brass starburst hardware            
 
DOORS of the past
          
a Rene Bull illustration 1913, a figure gesturing to a giant door
a Rene Bull illustration,  1913