matching set of original ornamental cast bronze holabird and root-designed palmolive building lobby doorknobs
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set of matching hard to find original american art deco style octagonal-shaped office doorknobs featuring a fine machine age zig-zag motif surrounding a "stepped" raised center. the palmolive building doorknobs exhibit a nicely aged and uniform surface patina. the doorknobs were salvaged from the palmolive building during renovations to the interior and exterior. built for one of the world's leading soap manufacturers, the palmolive office building ("a monument to cleanliness") was the first commercial skyscraper built far from the loop (at the northern end of michigan avenue). it is considered one of the country's premier art deco-style "set-back" skyscrapers, the design of which were influenced by municipal zoning laws and the dramatic renderings of new york architect hugh ferris. the building was designed and built in 1927-29 by holabird & roche, one of chicago's oldest and most prestigious architectural firms, whose other significant buildings include the 333 north michigan building, the chicago board of trade, and the former chicago daily news building. a navigational beacon operated atop the building from 1930-1981. it was known as the playboy building from 1965 to 1989, when it served as headquarters for playboy magazine. each doorknob measures approximately 2 1/8 inches in diameter. priced for the pair.
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