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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.
Sanctuary knocker on Durham Cathedral. A sanctuary knocker is an ornamental knocker on the door of a cathedral or church. Under medieval English common law, these instruments supposedly afforded the right of asylum to anybody who touched them.
The knocker-up used a baton or short, heavy stick to knock on the clients' doors or a long and light stick, [5] often made of bamboo, to reach windows on higher floors. One famous photograph shot in 1931 by John Topham shows a knocker-up in East London using a pea-shooter. [6] In return for the task, the knocker-up would be paid a few pence a ...
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
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.
The Knocker, Knacker, or Tommyknocker (US) is a mythical, subterranean, gnome-like creature in Cornish and Devon folklore. The Welsh counterpart is the coblyn . It is closely related to the Irish leprechaun , Kentish kloker and the English and Scottish brownie .
From door knockers to donors: Harris' war chest has many first-time contributors. Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY. Updated August 30, 2024 at 11:07 AM.
But the door knockers didn't explain where to vote or promote a candidate, the usual work of canvassers ahead of a big election. Republican door knockers intimidate voters while hunting for voter ...