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doorknobs


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doorknobs

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A form of door hardware that consists of a pair of knobs on opposite ends of a spindle used to release a door latch. Distinguished from "closet knobs," which have a knob on one end of the spindle and a rose or plate on the other.

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door knobs

knobs, door

door knobs

doorknob

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