The Surprisingly Cool History of Door Handles
The history of door handles isn't something most of us think about while we're rushing out the door with a coffee in one hand and a phone in the other, but it's actually a pretty wild ride through human ingenuity. For most of human history, if you wanted to keep a door shut, you didn't reach for a polished brass knob. You probably grabbed a piece of leather or just shoved a heavy rock against the wood. It took us a surprisingly long time to figure out that we needed a dedicated, mechanical way to open and close our living spaces. ...