Brass Door Knockers

An alloy of copper and zinc, brass has a natural yellow color, somewhat similar to gold and widely used as decoration. Brass is the most popular medium to make decorative door knockers. Brass as a metal is relatively resistant to tarnishing. Sturdy and rustic looking quality door knockers are made of brass or a combination of brass and bronze. Brass Door Knockers are complete with screws and mounting instructions and can be mounted on wood or metal doors. Brass Door Knockers has a protective coating for years of trouble free use.

Styles of Brass Door Knockers

Door knockers are available in variety of styles, sizes and weight and should be chosen as per the style of your home as well as your front door. For example, if your home is a mini-mansion, you can go for the baronial look. A lion's head holding the brass ring which is very common would not look out of place. On the other hand, if you live in a Colonial era farmhouse, a large lion's head will look very bad. In that case go for a simple ring. Brass Door Knockers can take various shapes like the shape of an animal face, fruits, flowers, geometric designs, sleek vertical designs or horizontal designs. Some brass knockers can also have space for engraving the name of the owner of the house on it. Though knockers can be plain, simple, but most often people go for highly decorative brass door knockers with detailed work of art over it to give a lasting first impression on visitors to your home. Some of the popular styles that are available in brass knockers are as follows:

• Rope Knocker
• Traditional Knocker
• Horse Shoe Knocker
• Colonial Knocker
• Neptune Knocker
• Lion Head Knocker
• Dragon head Knocker
• Victorian style Knocker
• Column Door Knocker
• Ring Door Knocker etc.

Finishes on Brass Door Knockers

Brass Door Knockers are available in various finishes such as

Antique Copper Polished Patina Lacquer

Silver Wooden Pewter Chrome plated Nickel Plated etc.

which add a lot of variety to their range.

Care and Cleaning of Brass Door Knockers

• Regular cleaning with water and wiping with a dry cloth is a least risky option for cleaning brass door knockers.
  
  
• Use mild detergent and warm water once in a while. Make sure you rinse the surface of the brass door knocker thoroughly to prevent spotting and staining.
  
  
• Use any kind of glass cleaner for removing finger prints on the brass knockers.
  
  
• To give a new look always, use brass polish once in a month.

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