A couple hrs. hunt this afternoo....vintage cabinet door knob and clads; that was it.

[lorraine]

Hi

Got out too late for a full low tide hunt, but managed to keep on those "muddy flats".

Hunted mainly around troughs...will get back there tomorrow pre- low tide for hopefully a more productive hunt.

I do like the vintage cabinet door knob design; here is some info about scroll design work
that I found in researching this item:

( Scrollwork is an element of ornamentation and graphic design using a spiral. The name comes from by the supposed resemblance to the edge-on view of a rolled parchment scroll. "Scrollwork" is today mostly used in popular language for two-dimensional decorative flourishes and arabesques of all kinds, especially those using circular or spiralling shapes. However the term "scroll" is more likely to mean a more regular decorative pattern based on incomplete circles and spirals, often using foliage forms. Such patterns were an essential element of classical and medieval decoration. Scrollwork (in the popular definition) is most commonly associated with Baroque Architecture, though it saw uses in almost every decorative application, including furniture, metalwork, porcelain and engraving. Applications of scrollwork can be seen in the volutes at the head of an Ionic column and the carved scroll at the end of the pegbox on members of the violin family. It was further extended in Mannerism into strapwork, which often terminated in scrolls. Continuous scroll decoration has a far longer history.

Here's a couple of pics


Thanks for looking

Good luck out there

Lorraine

 

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[Buzzlitebeer]

Interesting knob! GRAY MATTER HH

 

[Sir Gala Clad]

Lorraine: It definitely appears to be vintage. IIRC, I have seen this pattern on a package of high end cabinet pull knobs at Home De Pot, or Habitat for Humanity. If so, it is probable the supplier copied this vintage design.
On a lighter side, it is closer to the search pattern that I leave on the beach when I find a quarter/ gray matter in search of the coin line than the pattern Surf Digger leaves on the beach when he Spirals out (just kidding - not).
" A scoop in time saves nine"

 

[lorraine]

SirGC, thank you for the info
I just knew that I had seen that pattern somewhere before

Yup, an MD pattern for sure...and if one looks closely, one can see several tiny mounds of sand remnants from covering up the holes... why, this knob could have belonged to a MD'ers ancestor...maybe one of my ancestors!

Lorraine

 

[hamiddetecting]

Next hunt

 

[CSMPEREZ]

Lo, you always find the neatest stuff. Good job!!

 

[lookindown]

I have a shelf that I put interesting finds on and that knob would be another addition.