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This article was originally published with the title “Door Knobs” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 3 No. 19 (January 1848), p. 148 doi:10.1038 ...

For some knobs on this list, you can customize the shape of the “rosette,” the term for the backplate mounted onto the door that conceals the knob’s internal hardware.