The bedroom doorknocker is an antiquity that has a beauty and a charm that few in todays world have ever heard of or experienced. But Susan Wells grew up in an old Victorian house that indeed had bedroom doorknockers. They were placed about half way up the center of the door. Low enough that a child could reach it and delight in introducing him or herself to the person behind the door. Each knocker was different. Susans was a bloodhound in front of his kennel with a little bird atop the roof. One of her sisters had a delightful little woodpecker.
As Susan and her sisters grew into their teenage years these little pieces of polite request for entry became important symbols of privacy. It was nothing less than rude not to use the knocker and wait for a voice to allow entry.
Many childhood memories fade, but the little bedroom doorknockers were a fond memory. When Susan and her husband went looking for their first house Susan hoped to find one with bedroom doorknockers. Of course she should not have been disappointed not to find any but human nature is what it is. However, they did find a perfect little house in a quiet neighborhood with just about everything they wanted on their budget minus the bedroom doorknockers.
But Susan wasnt deterred. She started with the Internet and then found a decorative hardware store in town that could special order exactly what she was looking for. Now Susan looks forward to her children enjoying the fun of learning about the importance of respect, privacy and wonderful memories of the little bedroom doorknockers, too.
Mary Barrett President The European Hardware Company (EHC) & Lynn Cove Foundry and Forge 800 975-7089 info@europeanhardware.net http://www.europeanhardware.net
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