“Doorknob” is not in any danger of becoming a disused word, but since Bush 41 signed the A.D.A. in 1990, doors in commercial buildings have been built with levers. However I’m not concerned with the operation of the latching mechanism, if there is one, so let’s call them “door handles.”
What buildings have cool door handles these days?
I just read of a door handle made from an old beer tap. But my experience with door handles in Bostonbridge has been pretty limited. I can think of only one. Let’s start a list. E-mail me your contributions.
- Levitt & Pierce, Harvard Square. The door handle is a giant tobacco pipe. (Probably a bronze casting, but I’ve never touched it.)

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