>>Tracy,
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>>>I know that there is a hotel in Den Haag that actually has round doorknobs. Back in the mid 80s most doors had latches or handles so I was surprised to see round doorknobs. In the Army, we used to say 'Back to the land of round doorknobs' when someone was returning stateside :o)
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>>That still is the case. Round doorknobs still are not popular here. This is one of the subtile differences between your and my country.
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>Do you know if round door knobs are common in the U.K.? I figure their use here had to come from somewhere.
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>>Walter,
They are unusual. I've recently moved to a house with round door knobs and we often find them very difficult to open as you can't get a grip. I'm renting this but if I owned it I'd bin them all and put in levers.
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