Antique Interior style Mortise Locks with Glass Knobs Part 1: Discussing & Removal 

These knobs are not so simple as tighten them up. The square metal bar that's threaded could be stripped. Also the female Knob threads could be stripped and then the set screw could be to short or stripped. I found a replacement kit at home depot. It's cheap, not everything lines up to the old parts, so I only use the door nobs and square shaft. You could remove it all and cut a piece of wood to fit into the hole where the lock mechanism is. Then drill holes for a new modern lock set. They have some old styles door knobs in modern construction that might be appealing to an old house. The kit is 26 bucks, Like I said i only use the bar and the door knobs. They are not high quality, but are the only quick fix I could find so far.

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Marty Hastings yep, that is gonna be part two or three! I can’t wait to knock it and get it uploaded, stay tuned!

Marty Hastings I’ve considered epoxy. I just don’t trust any of them

King Street Rob exactly the same here, I’ve come to doors that were converted to tubular where they wanted them converted back many o’ time 😂 I can easily get $60 for the excellent condition glass knobs

Double that price in Toronto.

Check around your area for “old house depot” type places, but be sure and do that wiggle test with the glass to metal to make sure they are tight!

Rune International because it was just too difficult to do for the average installer, once it shifted to tubular they never went back unless specced on a “fancy” house and even now, the newest ones are tubular with big ginarmous trim. Also the emergence of hollow interior doors right around the latter years of the use of these restricted the ability to install them.

i believe we moved away from mortice due to that most modern homes have core doors,, hollow doors or metal skin foam filled doors. you need a more expensive solid wood door and when installing mortice locks you have to chisel out the middle and if you try that the the newer cheaper door the lock would be left behind as it would ripped out of the door. This is just guess why they would move form that type but there is probably an easier answer like less craftsmanship needed to drill a hole then chisel a door or it was easier to manufacture.

Jeepster mario we have the same type of doors, but we kept the big lock cases. It is a bit more work. but most of the time a line of holes close enough works fine. I just don't understand why America is so behind on safety. Even when we still used 5 pin locks, we still didn't have shimmable latches