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Is this a Strathearn paperweight?

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Leni:

--- Quote from: "KevH" ---I don't think the moulded "star" pattern was actually used for Doorknobs, but certainly standard domed weights were.
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I reckon the star shaped ones would make better doorhandles for someone like me, with arthritis in hands.  I do struggle sometimes with round doorknobs!   :roll:

It's why we've kept the original octagonal bakelite doorknobs on most of our doors.  Much easier to grip!  Not very pretty though  :x  

Perhaps I should change them for star shaped Strathearn paperweights?  :oops:   :roll:

Are they drilled for fittings though, Frank?  If they were made with the intention of being used as doorknobs I would think that was OK, but I'm not sure I'd risk drilling a 'standard' paperweight, in case I damaged it!    

And I would have thought superglue was a bit dangerous!  You never know where you could find yourself locked in, with the 'doorknob' suddenly loose in your hand!  :shock:

Leni

Frank:

--- Quote from: "Leni" ---Are they drilled for fittings though
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I don't think know, never had one come off. The Strath/PP ones have a ground base larger than the fitting. The Vasart was made to fit the fitting so know way of telling how base is finished.

KevinH:
Occasionally, a small Vasart weight turns up with a hole in the base. It would have been originally set on a shank as part of a Doorknob, Gear Lever ("shift" in the US) or Bar Set item. I believe the base was set with the hole for the fitting at the time of making.

I think some items may have had a threaded collar inserted in the base. But my few examples of individual Bar items (and of course the wonderful complete, boxed 6-piece Bar Set I recently bought) are solidly glued.

My one lonely Strathearn Doorknob is also very solidly fixed to the wide flat end of the bright brass fitting. I don't know if these also had a recessed locater stud for stability.

I don't think I'd trust a home glueing job (well, not if was done by me) for doorhandle use.  :!:

Max:
Sorry Kev, what's a bar set?

Frank:

--- Quote from: "Max" ---Sorry Kev, what's a bar set?
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Bar sets are boxed collections of these http://www.ysartglass.com/Vascat/VasF001.htm

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