Maud Eastwood

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

Life Maud Eastwood was born in 1920 in Chitwood, Oregon. 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.

In 1976, Eastwood published The Antique Doorknob, the first collector's manual for the hobby. The book is regarded as having kick-started the hobby. Eastwood was granted a lifetime position on the organization's Board Directors in 1983 and served as its president in 1987.

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)