This article is about the piece of furniture. For the political campaign activity, see canvassing.
Iron door knocker, from the 15th–16th centuries, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
The sound of a door knocker
Problems playing this file? See media help.
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. The struck plate, if present, would be supplied and fitted with the knocker. Door knockers are often ornate, but may be no more than a simple fitting with a metal bob, or ring.
The sound of a doorknocker Problems playing this file? See media help. A doorknocker is an item of door furniture that allows people outside a house...
furniture: a letter box, doorknocker, a latch and two locks A doorknocker with putti holding a cartouche, in Paris Pair of door knobs in the Galerie dorée...
Knocker and knockers may refer to: Knocker (folklore), mythical creature in Welsh and Cornish folklore Knocker (radio series) People: Elsie Knocker (1884–1978)...
experiments at the same time. In the 1877, deaf people would utilize a "deaf doorknocker" which involves pulling a knob connected to a heavy lead box, releasing...
comedic effect. It is used melodically or rhythmically, for example as a doorknocker. "Two bits" is a term in the United States and Canada for 25 cents, equivalent...
green. John's hat was used as a chimney and a slipper was used as a doorknocker. Toy manufacturers soon created replicas of the stage Wendy house, which...
form a band called The Mini-Munsters. Clyde the DoorKnocker (portrayed by Noel Ferrier) - A doorknocker of the Munster Mansion who was shown in The Munsters'...
necessary since the door knocker might not be heard throughout the house. Since there were often cold breezes near a front door, the chair was designed...
the streets and propped up at the door of Palazzo Pazzi, where the rotting head was mockingly used as a door-knocker. From there it was thrown into the...
brass letter box on the left-hand side of the door and a brass doorknocker on the right-hand side. The door is framed by small side windows and adorned...
view The castle's chapel One of many gates and bridges on the property Doorknocker to the main building Central Hall ceiling Statues and stained-glass windows...
counter top bell used to call attention of the staff at a service desk Doorknocker Intercom "Scottish Inventions and Discoveries — Coal Gas Lighting — William...
needed] Troops of the British Raj coined a name for this region "Hell's DoorKnocker" in recognition of the fearsome reputation of the local fighters and...
the streets and propped up at the door of Palazzo Pazzi, where the rotting head was mockingly used as a door-knocker. From there it was thrown into the...
of calcified claspers, paired retractable prepelvic graspers, and a door-knocker-like projection (tentaculum) on their heads. It is found off the coasts...
– A hydraulic device employed to slow the door's closure DoorknockerDoor stop – used to prevent the door from opening too far or striking another object...
moved to the James Joyce Centre on North Great George's Street. The doorknocker had been removed by a visitor from New York just before the house was...
children). One such statement was at the end of a piece on a replacement doorknocker at Durham Cathedral, declaring "what a beautiful pair of knockers". Another...
Neville Superman III (1983) as Tanker Captain Labyrinth (1986) as Left DoorKnocker (voice) Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) as U.S. President "Robert...
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1879, oil on canvas, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France Doorknocker of Avenue Kléber no. 21, Paris, France, unknown architect and sculptor...
Retrieved 7 November 2010. Al-Jazari praises his doorknocker as "a real masterpiece, a real pearl" and the door of the palace in the following words: "......
Shanté and the group Salt-N-Pepa helped popularize made oversized gold door-knocker earrings trend. The heavy jewelry was seen as a symbol of prestige and...
Global Information
