http://sandal-woodsblog.com/2010/01/27/do-you-know-what-type-of-pull-should-go-on-this-drawer/ Woodworking with passion - The woodworking blog and podcast of Al Navas Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:29:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://sandal-woodsblog.com/2010/01/27/do-you-know-what-type-of-pull-should-go-on-this-drawer/comment-page-1/#comment-3452 Al Navas (Sandal Woods) Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:58:35 +0000 http://sandal-woodsblog.com/?p=6209#comment-3452 Shanks, Shannon! I will make sure to pass on the information, especially if Al does not see your comment here. Shanks, Shannon! I will make sure to pass on the information, especially if Al does not see your comment here.

]]> http://sandal-woodsblog.com/2010/01/27/do-you-know-what-type-of-pull-should-go-on-this-drawer/comment-page-1/#comment-3451 Shannon Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:15:38 +0000 http://sandal-woodsblog.com/?p=6209#comment-3451 Knapp joints were in use from 1870 to 1900. This would put it into the Victorian style. These joints were American since Knapp was from Michigan or Wisconsin and so you see some lessening of the truly ornate and frilly Victorian aspects. This piece instead is much more Americanized in its ornaments. The lock escutcheon does speak Victorian to me but late Victorian as you can see hints of the Arts & Crafts too. A lot of Victorian drawer pulls are bail pulls. They lack the ornate back plates like the Chippendale style already on this piece but have simple round plates behind the posts. My suggestion would be to seek out a Vintage hardware company and look through their Victorian stuff for a pattern that mimics the escutcheon. Knapp joints were in use from 1870 to 1900. This would put it into the Victorian style. These joints were American since Knapp was from Michigan or Wisconsin and so you see some lessening of the truly ornate and frilly Victorian aspects. This piece instead is much more Americanized in its ornaments. The lock escutcheon does speak Victorian to me but late Victorian as you can see hints of the Arts & Crafts too. A lot of Victorian drawer pulls are bail pulls. They lack the ornate back plates like the Chippendale style already on this piece but have simple round plates behind the posts. My suggestion would be to seek out a Vintage hardware company and look through their Victorian stuff for a pattern that mimics the escutcheon.

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