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Antique Doorknob Collectors of America is a Club of collectors and dealers of many different varieties of antique hardware that dates from approximately the Civil War to the Great Depression – a period when all sorts of home elements were profusely decorated. Skilled artisans at hardware companies worked with architects and homeowners to design and craft many varieties of knobs, hinges and doorplates, with spectacular results. Click on Contents or any of the Letters in the menu for this page to see more than 2750 different designs. Visit our ADCA Club website to search through 40 years of Newsletters containing hundreds of articles about antique hardware.
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Due to the on-going pandemic, with social distancing and limits on travel between states, the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America will hold our 2020 Annual Convention virtually using Zoom on October 17, 2020, starting at 1 PM Eastern time, 10 AM Pacific time. You will need a computer or mobile device to participate.
We will not charge any registration fee to attend, but you must register by October 1, 2020 by emailing your name, member number and whether anyone else will be participating from your house (spouse, etc) to the club at [email protected].
The virtual convention using Zoom will include:
More details about the Convention were included in The Doorknob Collector #221 received in August, and further details will be in The Doorknob Collector #222 which you will receive in September.
You will receive an email invitation with the link to the Zoom meeting after October 1, 2020. Please save this email, so you can join us on October 17, 2020.
We will not charge any registration fee to attend, but you must register by October 1, 2020 by emailing your name, member number and whether anyone else will be participating from your house (spouse, etc) to the club at [email protected].
The virtual convention using Zoom will include:
- A "Howdy" session, which will include meeting new members and first time attendees, everyone having the opportunity to share information about any new hardware finds, and can show off any hardware items of which you are proud.
- An Display Contest using photos of displays submitted by October 1 which will be posted on-line.
- An Auction which will feature at least 5 quality hardware items (the number will depend on what is submitted by members), and the person offering a item for sale may set a minimum bid. If no one bids that minimum amount, then the item will not sell. Contact Mike Smith if you have any knobs which you wish to include in the Auction.
- Our annual Business Meeting, which unfortunately will not include dinner, unless you bring your own.
More details about the Convention were included in The Doorknob Collector #221 received in August, and further details will be in The Doorknob Collector #222 which you will receive in September.
You will receive an email invitation with the link to the Zoom meeting after October 1, 2020. Please save this email, so you can join us on October 17, 2020.
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To attend, you MUST be an ADCA member, so simply join the Club by signing up using one of the methods at left. Our Individual Memberships start at $25.00 per year, while Business Memberships are $100.00 per year.
If your membership has expired, you may renew using Paypal using the bottom section of our Membership page. (The only required fields for joining on-line are name, email, address, phone.) |