Description: THIS AUCTION IS FOR AN HISTORICAL ULTRA RARE ART DECO DOORKNOB FROM THE LOEW'S MOVIE THEATER IN NEWARK,NEW JERSEY.THE BUILDING WAS BUILT IN THE 1920'S,ART DECO PERIOD.THE BUILDING HAD BEEN A LANDMARK FOR MANY YEARS.THIS DOORKNOB IS FROM THE BEGINNING DAYS OF THE BUILDING.I HAVE HAD THIS DOORKNOB FOR OVER 20 YEARS IN MY PERSONAL COLLECTION.THIS IS A RELIC OF THE GLORY DAYS OF NEWARK.THE BUILDING STOOD FOR MANY YEARS DURING NEWARK'S BOOM TIMES,BUT SADLY WAS TORN DOWN AND IS NOW COVERED OVER WITH PILES OF GRAVEL,AND ENCLOSED BY A CYCLONE FENCE.I CAN STILL REMEMBER GROWING UP IN NEWARK AND GOING TO THAT MOVIE HOUSE,AND SEEING THE THRIVING BUSINESSES.I STILL HOPE THOSE DAYS WILL SOMEDAY RETURN,AND I AM SEEING PROGRESS IN THAT REGARD..AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW,IT IS BECOMING IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THESE TYPES OF ITEMS FROM NEWARK'S HEYDAY.SHIPPING IS $15,00 BY USPS PRIORITY MAIL.I ONLY SHIP TO THE LOWER 48 STATES(NO EXCEPTIONS)
Price: 250 USD
Location: Denville, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-12-02T16:08:35.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Door Knob
Shape: Round
Color: BRASS
Decade: 1920'S ART DECO
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Material: Brass
