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very unusual and rare c. 1920's original ornamental cast brass art deco egyptian revival style thumb latch "mummy" entrance door handle

very unusual and rare c. 1920's original ornamental cast brass art deco egyptian revival style thumb latch "mummy" entrance door handle

SKU: UR-19558-14
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exceptionally designed and highly sought after c. 1920's american ornamental cast brass exterior entrance door thumb latch handle ou pull purportedly from a theater building. the exact hardware fabricator is not known. the two square-shaped back or mounting plates contain beveled edges with lightly incised grooves and hieroglyphics. the original and intact thumb latch lever is unornamented. the sarcophagus-like shape of the handle contains an exposed or open-ended full-figured egyptian pharaoh and/or mummy in a death pose. the nicely aged surface patina has been left untouched. a design patent was applied for, but whether it was registered, is not known.

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