The Great Knob Hunt

What do early american furniture makers and my whippet, Yardley, have in common? For which ever reason they both fancy turned wood drawer pulls. However, Yardley saw them better as chew toys than on the desk.

Ernest would need new hardware and wood pulls were out of the question. After much research and time spent on etsy, ebay, and various hardware supply sites, browsing through various pressed glass, cut class, rosette, brass lion heads, bail, and antique pulls, i found a set close to the period and size of the originals.

Please note that I had reservations about this. They are reproductions and scream "grandma furniture." Moreover, at around $8 each, this threw me over budget. (Didn't want to spend more than $200 total) 4 knobs with shipping was about $40. Add on the replacement pull for the top ($6 at anthropologie) and I'd just gone over the $200 dollar mark.

Still, it worked out. The next post will show the end result.