Doorstop

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Doorstop

dating of rubber door stop; another name

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[[File:Black-doorstop.jpg|thumb|right|A manufactured black rubber doorstop]]
[[File:Black-doorstop.jpg|thumb|right|A manufactured black rubber doorstop]]
[[File:Waterson-door-stop.jpg|thumb|alt=Door Stop|An integrated doorstop]]
[[File:Waterson-door-stop.jpg|thumb|alt=Door Stop|An integrated doorstop]]
A '''doorstop''' (also '''door stopper''', '''door stop''' or '''door wedge''') is a device that holds a [[door]] open or closed, or that limits its swing.
A '''doorstop''' (also '''door stopper''', '''door stop''', '''door wedge, door check''') is a device that holds a [[door]] open or closed, or that limits its swing.


It may be a [[wedge]] or heavy object on the floor, a bumper attached to a wall or floor, part of the [[hinge]] or [[door closer]], part of the door frame, or a bracket attached to the door frame.
It may be a [[wedge]] or heavy object on the floor, a bumper attached to a wall or floor, part of the [[hinge]] or [[door closer]], part of the door frame, or a bracket attached to the door frame.
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They become widely manufactured in the early 19th century, and by the mid 19th century, manufacturing had primarily moved to the United States.{{Dubious|date=April 2026|reason=the cited article is from an American collector's point of view}} They are now collectors' items.{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=John C. and Nancy M.|date=23 August 2006|title=Collecting Doorstops|url=https://journalofantiques.com/features/collecting-doorstops/|access-date=27 October 2020|website=The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles|language=en-US}}
They become widely manufactured in the early 19th century, and by the mid 19th century, manufacturing had primarily moved to the United States.{{Dubious|date=April 2026|reason=the cited article is from an American collector's point of view}} They are now collectors' items.{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=John C. and Nancy M.|date=23 August 2006|title=Collecting Doorstops|url=https://journalofantiques.com/features/collecting-doorstops/|access-date=27 October 2020|website=The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles|language=en-US}}

Rubber doorstops are documented in 1869, although this may be referring to weatherstripping.
{{Cite book |last=Greenough, Jones, & Co. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Cambridge_Directory_for/h5QqAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22rubber+doorstop%22&pg=PA425&printsec=frontcover |title=Cambridge Directory for 1878 |date=1873 |publisher=B.H. Richardson, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts |series=XXII |pages=425 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Greenough, Jones, & Co. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Cambridge_Directory_for/2g0rAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22rubber+door+stop%22&dq=%22rubber+door+stop%22&printsec=frontcover |title=The Cambridge Directory for 1869 |date=1869 |publisher=B.H. Richardson, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts |pages=273 |language=en}}


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