JOIN THE ANTIQUE DOORKNOB COLLECTORS OF AMERICA
Have you ever noticed the doorknob that you grasp and turn to enter a historic home or building? They generally are not plain round knobs or levers like you would now buy at a home improvement center. They are most often little pieces of sculpture cast in bronze, brass, copper, iron, steel, glass or ceramic, usually with similarly ornate doorplates and other related hardware. Have you ever wondered about the artist and story behind those little works of art? Do you have an eye for detail, love of antiques or history?
If you do, then joining the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America may be for you. We have a few hundred active members who collect not only antique doorknobs, but also other types of associated antique hardware and collectibles. Some members operate businesses to buy/sell/trade hardware, while others just collect.
The ADCA:
Our Individual Memberships begin at only $30 per year, which is a small price to pay if you are interested in antique hardware. Business Memberships are only $100 per year.
Individual memberships which exceed $30 per year may be tax-deductible donations to the ADCA, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service.
If you do, then joining the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America may be for you. We have a few hundred active members who collect not only antique doorknobs, but also other types of associated antique hardware and collectibles. Some members operate businesses to buy/sell/trade hardware, while others just collect.
The ADCA:
- Maintains photos and information about 3000+ doorknobs and the related hardware on a website, www.antiquedoorknobs.us.
- Publishes a bi-monthly newsletter, The Doorknob Collector, full of interesting articles about hardware pieces, the companies that created the hardware, and the stories behind many designs.
- Maintains the largest archive of Antique Hardware Catalogs from the 1800s and early 1900s which are available for purchase and download.
- Hosts an annual members convention where collections are displayed and traded for other hardware or money. Great friendships and contacts are made, and lots of advice and information is shared.
- Operates a Facebook page for members for information sharing and asking/answering questions.
Our Individual Memberships begin at only $30 per year, which is a small price to pay if you are interested in antique hardware. Business Memberships are only $100 per year.
Individual memberships which exceed $30 per year may be tax-deductible donations to the ADCA, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service.