Welcome to the knockers store, where youll find great prices on a wide range of different knockers for your home. I was delighted to come across a beautiful example of a brass lions head knocker at the naples museum that would not look out of place gracing a london mews today. The onepiece style is fashioned so that the hinged part strikes against the bottom of the main body. Heavy cast of iron and aged with an antique finish, this lion door knocker looks as if it may have once stood watch upon an old castle door.
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