I have an old glass door knob that I would like to remove from a door but am unable to do so. I have checked each knob and there are no set screws. The catch on the side is labelled "Weiser". I'm not sure whether they made the whole piece or just the catch. I've checked around each knob and there is not seam to pry to remove a plate. I'm at a loss on how to remove. I've tried to "unscrew" the knobs but don't want to apply too much pressure if this is incorrect.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

Is the knob attached via a regular lockset or a mortised lockset? Any way for you to post a picture via photobucket or another means?

 

I think it is mortised. I wasn't able to upload pictures of the lock but have added them to a Yahoo folder that you can view at:

Thanks

 

Now, you have looked around the entire knob, and there are no screws, right? I am at a loss as to how the knobs will come off if there is no set screw. The obviously screw onto shafts, but have to stop somewhere, thus the set screw setup. And they are regular locksets, not mortised. The mortised set will have the big black box that is inset into the door, circa early 1900's.

 

Thanks, I've looked around the whole knob and the plates against the door. I know that there must be some way to remove but there are no set screws and no evident sleeves over the knobs. There are also no recess to insert a pin in to remove. Again, I don't know whether these are to be unscrewed.

I think I'll send this to Weiser's customer service tomorrow. I'm not sure they will be able to help as the thing is so old.

 

I contacted Weiser today and sent them pictures of the lock. While the catch is theirs, they say that the knob set isn't.

They referred me to Baldwin Hardware (also a Black and Decker subsidiary) as it may be theirs. I've spoken with someone at Baldwin and sent them images and am waiting for feedback.

I've looked at this thing again and again and cannot find any release for the knobs.

Again, if anyone has any ideas, please let me know.

Thanks,
Aaron

 

A representative from Baldwin called me back this afternoon and said that the knob is not theirs. They will check with some other staff and see whether anyone knows who made it or how to remove.

I would like to keep the knob set intact and reinstall on the same door after I turn the latch mechanism the other way.

If anyone has any ideas on how to remove (hitting with a hammer doesn't count), please let me know. Again, there are no set screws nor visible recesses to insert a pin to release.

Thanks,
Aaron

 

I just moved into an 80 year old house with the glass doorknobs on all the doors. While I haven't purposefully tried to remove them (YET - but that's another project) - I do have one that continually came off because it wasn't screwed on tight enough. That's right - if you turn it clockwise - it opens the door - if you turn it counterclockwise - it unscrews from the door. Don't know if you're in the same situation - but I would try unscrewing it (with enough force to make it come loose, but not so much as to screw it up)......


While typing this, I tried a different door - same story... turned it counterclockwise enough and it unscrewed from the door......

 

Still no luck. So far, I've spoken with Weiser and Baldwin. The believe is now that this may be a Gainsborough product.

I've contaced the distributor for Gainsborough in my area and am waiting for a reply.

I also showed the digital pictures to a locksmith who immediately said it is probably a Gainsborough. He suggested as some other have to turn the knobs counter clockwise to remove.

I have applied torque to these but to no avail. I will wait for a reply from Gainsborough before moving forward.

thanks

 

Well, I finally solved the puzzle of who made the knob set and how to remove it.

Thank you everyone for your feedback. I received some great help from the people at Baldwin Hardware who thought took the trouble to call me four times to assist and suggested that it looked like a Gainsborough piece, which in fact it turned out to be. Also, my local locksmith Reilly lock also immediately identified it as a Gainsborough.

The set is removed by unscrewing the base plate. This was an old set and took a lot of finger pressure torque to turn it. The mechanism is made in Australia and is really a fine piece of work. The beauty of it is that there is no visible screws or releases. It is an aesthetically well crafted piece of work.

Thanks again!

 

Well kiss my grits. Never too old to learn new stuff. Thanks for posting a final find on this, as we all learn when you do.