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This coming weekend, May 3 through 6 (that’s Friday through Monday) the Brass Knob will be hosting a store-wide sale on all stained and decorative glass windows. It has been many years since we had this nice large selection of … Continue reading →

In the days since we posted our earlier blog about the Moorish fretwork, we were contacted by the very customer who had been so forth-coming with his research. Mr Paul Tucker is his name, and he has a wonderful page … Continue reading →

Periodically, we have sold or seen wooden fretwork panels that were made up of individual spiral sticks of wood, all woven together in a grid-type pattern, or even as a dense wooden “mat” like panel. Such a piece is currently … Continue reading →

From time to time, old buildings need some attention to their exteriors to shed the effects of the weather. Old brick and masonry structures need to constantly shed that old enemy, water penetration. In the case of our century-plus old … Continue reading →

Now that the holidays are here, vintage fireplace mantels come to mind with the season, like the one photographed above. From time to time, a piece comes through the door that seems, somehow, strangely familiar. Such was the case with … Continue reading →

Many times people will visit the shop and comment that they have–or had–”brown marble” doorknobs in a historic home at some time in the past. Those knobs were likely brown “mineral” knobs, often referred to as Bennington knobs. Yes, there was … Continue reading →

We hear about this a lot here in the shop… A fear from our customers that incandescent lightbulbs are being “banned” and that none of the high efficiency bulbs look good in antique chandeliers and vintage sconces. While there is … Continue reading →

We’ve given you a few updates on the Adams Morgan Streetscape Project over the past year, and we are happy to announce that the project is winding down on our section of 18th St. The project has focused on beautifying … Continue reading →