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Discovery Architectural Antiques

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Discovery Architectural Antiques is the largest operation of its kind in the Southern USA. We stock nearly everything imaginable that can be salvaged from old homes and buildings including antique stained glass, doors, windows, flooring, siding, beams, shiplap, posts, lighting, tin ceiling, tubs, sinks, and one of the best collections of Antique door hardware to be found anywhere. We have over 130,000 square feet of inventory under roof, the main showrooms alone take up five buildings in downtown Gonzales, Texas. We hope this web page will help give you some idea of what we have but please realize, since we have well over a million items in stock, it only shows a tiny sample of what we offer at any moment in time.

Located in Gonzales, Texas. 830-672-2428 swk@discoverys.net Be sure to scroll down, long pages on every page, lots of pictures to see. for a faster downloading page go to www.discoverys.info

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We Specialialize in Antique Doorknobs

The world of Antique Doorknobs is full of variety, from incredible glass knobs to phenomenal compression cast brass and bronze doorknobs that are over 125 years old but still look like new. It is a real estate jewelry suitable for royalty and always a treasure you can both use and appreciate, as will anyone who visits your home. Once you own them you will want to take them with you if you should ever choose to move onto to another home. As an investment they have doubled to quadrupled in value in the last five years.

The feel and look of the real thing, the original American Art form Antique Doorknob is impressive, and the variety of shapes, decorative styles and materials make them extremely collectible. When mixed throughout the house, they offer a visitor a museum exhibition hung on your doors which will lead to the curious checking every door in your home to appreciate the uniqueness of collection. Surprisingly the quality antique knobs are not much more expensive than the quality reproductions in most cases and generally will last longer then the new ones as well.

We stock thousands of doorknobs with over 1,000 patterns of antique doorknobs on display and for sale. Not only will you see a museum quality exhibition of antique knobs, we have thousands of rosettes and door plates, mortise sets, box locks, hinges, shafts, pocket door hardware, rollers, screws, window hardware, shutter hardware, locks and other antique hard to find antique hardware.

Since most of the 5,000 doors we stock will use this sort of hardware we keep enough on hand to make sure you can get most of what you need in one place. When you buy a door from us we can strip it, repair it, or put the jamb on it with the period wood, mount the hinges, add the doorknobs and other hardware and make sure it is ready for hanging when you get home.

From the old house to the new house, we make the transition possible.

Here are just a few of the many knobs we have on display. Come visit and enjoy the best real estate jewelry in the South.

Tiny Texas Houses

The first of the Tiny Texas Houses coming off the line. See Tiny Texas House page for more pictures. These are made from 95% vintage materials, yet the electric, plumbing, and insulation is new. The ultimate in Green building and a home that will last another hundred years without the modern home environmental issues. This is what I do for fun when I get tired of tacking up vintage lumber and Architectural Antiques. Everyone is a one of a kind.

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