Another Old Door

[coinman123]

Here is another old door, anyone have an idea on the age? Used to be the front door, until covered by decorative storm door.




No panel tooling at all.

 

[coinman123]

According to this resource, my front door is pre-1740, though my town wasn't settled until the mid 1730's. The man who built my house didn't even move to the town until 1740. Either my info is wrong, my door is reclaimed, or many written accounts of my town's history is wrong . I am guessing that my first reason is correct.

http://historicdoors.com/pdf/hsd_point_of_entry.pdf

 

[A2coins]

That is really cool if its that old.

 

[coinman123]

That is really cool if its that old.

Thanks! I had a few interior doors that were from the 1700's (IDed by some very helpful members earlier today). At first I doubted that they would keep any of the original doors up that long in my home, but now after doing some research it seems that it happens sometimes. All my doors upstairs (three of them), are the same as the door that was IDed as 1700's, using two wooden pins in each corner and tooled a certain way. I hope that those doors are as old I think they might by, it would be amazing if they kept them up so long. It would also be cool if the front door is as old as that page online says it is .

 

[A2coins]

Amazing I wonder . I bet there are some coins somewhere it that house from way back when. .that fell though the floor or down a wall ect. I saw once this person bought an old house not as old as yours but old and he did some work on it and behind the wall were really old valuable posters that they covered up you never know. Good luck with your research.. I'm sitting here wondering if I should kick myself for accidently tumbling an 1885 v nickel it was I horrible shape and still is. Thanks for the post amazing how well they held up of course older homes used the good wood not like the ones today!!!!!!

 

[Eu_citzen]

Re-using stuff was very big in the past. It can very well be it was reused from another building.

 

[pepperj]

Very cool. In speaking with many that have restored old homes and so many have stated that they have found coins placed above the headers/lintels of the homes. Usually the coinage is in great shape laying there for centuries a beam or stone.

 

[coinman123]

Amazing I wonder . I bet there are some coins somewhere it that house from way back when. .that fell though the floor or down a wall ect. I saw once this person bought an old house not as old as yours but old and he did some work on it and behind the wall were really old valuable posters that they covered up you never know. Good luck with your research.. I'm sitting here wondering if I should kick myself for accidently tumbling an 1885 v nickel it was I horrible shape and still is. Thanks for the post amazing how well they held up of course older homes used the good wood not like the ones today!!!!!!

Thanks! At least you didn't turn two of you V-Nickels into shiny silver disks . Congrats on the 1885, regardless of condition, that is a very tough date!

 

[coinman123]

Very cool. In speaking with many that have restored old homes and so many have stated that they have found coins placed above the headers/lintels of the homes. Usually the coinage is in great shape laying there for centuries a beam or stone.

I haven't found any coinage yet, but found an antique handcarved and painted tiny wooden dog and a 1930's bottle opener on an exposed beam. I hope that there is some coinage somewhere. Upstairs there are two feet wide pumpkin pine floor boards, with 5 millimeter gaps between each one. In some places the gaps are extremely deep. Who knows what could be under that floor, I already found two beads wedged between them. My house needs some work, hopefully I will find a nice coin somewhere, at least I hope.

 

[coinman123]

I cleaned it up, and want to make it a usable entrance. The previous owners put up a storm door covering it, and it hasn't been used since. None of the sides have panel tooling, and each corner uses little wooden pegs instead of nails.



I am going to guess that they mean 1660-1740 when they say late 17th- early 18th century. I am not sure if that information is correct though, and want some second opinions.