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original historically important ornamental cast brass chicago city hall neoclassical style emblematic escutcheon with matching doorknob
  • original historically important ornamental cast brass chicago city hall neoclassical style emblematic escutcheon with matching doorknob
  • original historically important ornamental cast brass chicago city hall neoclassical style emblematic escutcheon with matching doorknob
  • original historically important ornamental cast brass chicago city hall neoclassical style emblematic escutcheon with matching doorknob
  • original historically important ornamental cast brass chicago city hall neoclassical style emblematic escutcheon with matching doorknob
  • original historically important ornamental cast brass chicago city hall neoclassical style emblematic escutcheon with matching doorknob
original historically important ornamental cast brass chicago city hall neoclassical style emblematic escutcheon with matching doorknob

original historically important ornamental cast brass chicago city hall neoclassical style emblematic escutcheon with matching doorknob

SKU: UR-23709-16
well-preserved early 20th century american antique ornamental cast yellow brass emblematic chicago city hall interior office door handle and matching escutcheon designed and fabricated by yale & towne, and later, the sargent hardware company, new haven, ct. the neoclassical style oversized office door hardware contain the city seal of chicago located at the bottom of the escutcheon or backplate. the nicely aged surface patina is mostly uniform throughout. since 1853, the governments of chicago and cook county have shared three different buildings on this site. the monumental, classical revival-style exterior of the present structure, which was designed to be a functional and efficient office building, symbolizes the strength, dignity, and vigor of the governmental functions it contains. the county building was completed in 1908; city hall was finished in 1911. the architectural firm was holabird and roche. yale & towne fabricated the hardware for the first phase of construction (i.e., cook county building). the sargent hardware company likely outfitted city hall by replicating and/or using the original molds from the earlier commission. backplate measures 11 x 3 1/2 and knob is 2 1/2 inches in diameter.

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