💎 Remember glass doorknobs that looked like this? I always thought they looked like diamonds. Antique glass doorknobs are treasures from days gone by and are actively sought today by collectors and restorers alike. The history of these beautiful bits of our past begins with the technological advances of the early 1800s. By 1920, doorknobs made from crystal and cut glass were widely manufactured and sold.
Glass doorknobs remained popular until Americans' preferences reverted back to metals in the 1950s. Today, the use of art glass in doorknobs is an expensive design choice, compared with the mass-produced hardware store variety.