Maud Eastwood

Maud Eastwood
Born	1920 (1920) Chitwood, Oregon
Died	2014 (aged 93–94)
Occupations	Amateur historian, author
Notable work	The Antique Doorkob (1976)

Maud Lucile Eastwood was an amateur historian and collector of antique doorknobs.

Life

Maud Eastwood was born in 1920 in Chitwood, Oregon. ^{[1] [2]} She was a collector of doorknobs for most of her life. In 1972, she retired from her job as a beauty salon operator in Tillamook, Oregon and began to seriously collect and research the history of doorknobs. ^[3]

In 1976, Eastwood published The Antique Doorknob, the first collector's manual for the hobby. ^[4] The book is regarded as having kick-started the hobby. ^{[3] [1]} A year later saw the first publication of a newsletter: The Doorknob Collector. In 1981, the first national convention of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America (ADCA) was held in Waverly, Iowa. ^[5] Eastwood was granted a lifetime position on the organization's Board Directors in 1983 and served as its president in 1987. ^[1]

Eastwood was estimated to have the largest collection of antique doorknobs in the United States in the late 1970s, totaling approximately 1500 doorknobs. ^{[3] [6]}

Works

• The Antique Doorknob (1976)
• Antique Builders Hardware: Knobs and Accessories: Research Manual & Collector's Guide (1982)
• 150 Years of Builders' Hardware: Forms, Use & Lore (1993)

References

1. My Favorite Things: Antique Doorknob Collectors Of America Convention: July 23 – 26, 2014 (PDF) (Convention Booklet). Antique Doorknob Collectors of America. 2014.
2. Eastwood, Maud (1976). The Antique Door Knob (1st ed.). Forest Grove, Oregon: Times Litho. p. 206. LCCN   76150180. OCLC   2644676.
3. Doering, Henry, ed. (1980). Book of buffs, masters, mavens, and uncommon experts. New York, N.Y. : Englewood Cliffs, N.J: World Almanac Publications; Prentice-Hall. pp. 18–20. ISBN   978-0-13-967836-3.
4. Wright, Helen K., ed. (1979). Reference and Subscription Books Reviews: 1977-1978. Vol. 74. Chicago: American Library Association. p. 68. ISBN   978-0-8389-3221-6. ISSN   0080-0430. OCLC   3364872.
5. "About Us". Antique Doorknob Collectors of America. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
6. "Antique Doorknobs". The Old-House Journal. 5 (8): 95. August 1977. ISSN   0094-0178.