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A door knocker is an item of door furniture that allows people outside a house or other dwelling or building to alert those inside to their presence. A door knocker has a part fixed to the door, and a part (usually metal) which is attached to the door by a hinge, and may be lifted and used to strike a plate fitted to the door, or the door itself, making a noise.
Door knocker; Door stop – used to prevent the door from opening too far or striking another object [3] Espagnolette (for a window) Fingerplate; Letter box or mail slot; Peephole; Kickplate [5] A number of items normally accompany doors but are not necessarily mounted on the door itself, such as doorbells.
Doorbell mechanism from 1884 in Andrássy Avenue, Budapest Antique mechanically operated shop doorbell on a torsion spring. William Murdoch, a Scottish inventor, installed a number of his own innovations in his house, built in Birmingham in 1817; one of these was a loud doorbell, that worked using a piped system of compressed air. [1]
A rare bronze door knocker designed by American furniture designer and sculptor Paul Evans, sold for a whopping $20,160 at New Jersey’s Rago Auctions.
Door knocker, item of door furniture that allows people outside to alert those inside; Knocker-up, profession in England and Ireland before alarm clocks were affordable or reliable; Port knocker, to externally open ports on a firewall; Sanctuary Knocker, ornamental knocker on the door of a cathedral
Common examples include door handles, door hinges, deadbolts, latches, numerals, letter plates, switch plates, and door knockers. Builders hardware is commonly available in brass, steel, aluminium, stainless steel, and iron. Well known suppliers of builders hardware mainly exist in China, India, Mexico and some in the U.S. [3]
Canvassing, also known as door knocking or phone banking, is the systematic initiation of direct contact with individuals, commonly used during political campaigns. Canvassing can be done for many reasons: political campaigning, grassroots fundraising, community awareness, membership drives, and more. [ 1 ]
It is used melodically or rhythmically, for example as a door knocker. "Two bits" is a term in the United States and Canada for 25 cents, equivalent to a U.S. quarter. "Four bits" and "six bits" are also occasionally used, for example in the cheer "Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar."