Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 413
tis safe to say that not over 10 per cent oi locks in such minor situations are ever used—as, for ex-ample, on the cupboarddoor, bureau drawers,etc., which, though al-ways having locks, arerarely locked. It is al-ways better to omit a lockwhere there is no actualnecessity therefor, andwhen the… … KNOBS AND ESCUTCHEONS These are parts in which the vanity of the owTier can be—andoften is—displayed. The escutcheon is the plate through which thekey-hole is cut. It is usually combined with that on which the knobis placed, and is the lineal descendant of the escutcheon of chivalryborne by knights…
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