Emtek Modern Designer Brass Knobset - Hammered Egg Knob, Privacy Set

Yes. The Hammered Egg privacy knobset drops into a standard 2-1/8 inch cross bore and covers doors from 1-3/8 up to 2-1/4 inches thick. One exception on prep: the STRETTO rosette needs a 1-1/4 inch diameter bore and a 2-hole door preparation for the thumbturn, so it is not a standard-prep swap.

Backset is a required choice at order time, 2-3/8 inch or 2-3/4 inch. The standard latch ships 2-3/8 inch, which covers most residential interior doors; specify 2-3/4 inch if your existing bore is set back further from the edge. Measure from the door edge to the center of the 2-1/8 inch hole before you pick.

It ships as a complete set with the latch and strike plate included, so nothing else is needed to hang it on a prepped door. The latch faceplate is available in round corner or square corner to match the mortise already cut in your door edge.

It is a residential product, solid brass, tubular lock construction, in an Arts and Crafts style. For commercial openings or a multi-family corridor where you need a graded cylindrical lock, go to something like the Dexter C2000 Grade 2 privacy knob or the Cal-Royal BER20 Grade 3 privacy knob, both of which cover 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. Use the Emtek where the look matters and the traffic is residential.

Yes, up to 2-1/4 inches. That range is wider than most of what's on the market, so a thick solid-core or old-growth door that a Dexter or Cal-Royal knob won't reach (both stop at 1-3/4 inches) is still covered here. There is a door thickness field on the order form, put the actual measured thickness in it.

For the same egg knob shape in a privacy bed and bath function, the Deltana 6112 St. Thomas knob is a privacy set, and the Deltana 3381 Egg Knob is an egg-shaped knob but in an entry function, so it takes a key rather than a thumbturn. Omnia also builds an egg-shaped knob: the 434/PA is a passage latchset in solid brass, and the 434/0 is a single dummy. If the opening needs the thumbturn privacy function that the Hammered Egg privacy set provides, the Deltana 6112 is the peer that matches the function; the Omnia 434/PA and Deltana 3381 match the shape but change what the lock does.

The Emtek Hammered Egg privacy set is a residential product in solid brass. If the door needs a graded commercial lock instead, the Dexter C2000 privacy cylindrical ball knob is Grade 2 and fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, the same thickness range the Hammered Egg covers. Cal-Royal BER20 is a Grade 3 privacy knob with brass trim over the same 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch range, and Pamex FTF10 Baron is a Grade 3 privacy knob over that range as well. The tradeoff is appearance and finish selection against a stated ANSI grade.

The Hammered Egg privacy set specifies a door thickness of 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. For a thicker leaf, the Deltana 6112 St. Thomas privacy knob covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and in entry function the Deltana 3381 Egg Knob and Deltana 6171 Round Knob both cover 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. Corbin Russwin CK4310 Global knob passage covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Falcon X101 Grade 1 passage knobset reaches 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch. Confirm the actual leaf thickness at the bore before ordering, since those last two are passage function and do not lock.

The Hammered Egg privacy set is a residential brass knobset with a bed and bath function and no key. Facility specs that call for a graded lock have different options: the Dexter C2000 privacy is Grade 2 non-keyed, the Sargent 8XG04 storeroom knob is Grade 1 heavy duty with a single cylinder and 2-3/4 inch backset, the Sargent 6G04 storeroom and closet knob is Grade 2 standard duty, and the BEST 8K entrance knob is Grade 1 heavy duty. For a fire rated opening, the Falcon W101 Grade 2 medium duty passage knob and the Falcon X101 Grade 1 heavy duty passage knobset both carry a fire rating. Storeroom and entrance functions are keyed and are not privacy - only the Dexter C2000 privacy matches the Hammered Egg function.

Three latch choices. Standard latch is the conventional rotation. The 28 Degree Rotation Latch shortens the knob turn needed to retract the bolt. The CF Mechanism is the one to pick if you don't want screws showing on the rosette face, and it includes the 28 degree latch with it. Choose CF when the door is a visible feature and the exposed screw heads would bother you.

Yes. The Hammered Egg knob pairs with six rosette styles: Disk, Modern Rectangular, Modern, Neos, Square, and Urban Modern. Emtek states the knob can be ordered with any brass rosette, so you can run the same knob on rectangular backplates in one room and round in another and keep the knob consistent across the house.

Seven finishes: Flat Black (US19), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel Lifetime (US14), Satin Brass (US4), Satin Nickel (US15), and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL). These are the standard US finish codes, so a US15 knob here lines up with US15 hinges and stops elsewhere. Unlacquered Brass will darken and patina over time by design; the others hold their appearance. There is also a split finish option if you want a different finish inside versus outside the room.

Closest in shape and material is the Deltana Egg Knob family, though Deltana's 3381 egg knob is an entry function rather than privacy. For a privacy-function decorative brass knob, the Deltana 6112 St. Thomas covers 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors and the Baldwin Estate 5077 Bethpage privacy knob with R027 rose is the higher-end traditional option. Omnia's 434 series is a traditional egg-shaped solid brass knob, but the ones stocked are dummy and passage, not privacy.

The privacy version has a thumbturn lock on it, which you don't want on a closet, somebody's kid gets shut in. For hall and closet doors take a passage version instead: the Baldwin Estate 5011 Colonial passage knob or the Bravura Albany round-trim passage knobset are non-locking equivalents. On a false or inactive door leaf you want a dummy, like the Omnia 442/00.

The Hammered Egg privacy set is a non-keyed bed and bath function, so it is not the right part for a hall or closet door that should never latch locked. For those openings in a similar traditional egg knob look, the Omnia 434/PA is a passage latchset with an egg-shaped knob in solid brass. In graded commercial passage knobs, the Dexter C2000 passage is Grade 2, the Corbin Russwin CK4410 Global knob is Grade 2, and the Schlage D10S Orbit knob passage latch is Grade 1 heavy duty. The Kwikset 200P Polo passage knob ships with a 6AL latch and round corner strike.

Both are privacy knobs. The Baldwin Estate 5077 Bethpage privacy knob comes with the R027 rose, and the Baldwin Estate 5000 Baltimore privacy is preconfigured with the 5148 rose, a 2-3/8 inch backset and a full lip strike. The Emtek Hammered Egg is ordered with a choice of backset, 2-3/8 inch or 2-3/4 inch, and a choice of rosette including Disk, Modern, Modern Rectangular, Neos, Square and Urban Modern. So the difference is configurability: the preconfigured Baldwin 5000 privacy fixes the backset and rose, while the Hammered Egg is specified per opening. Check the existing backset on the door before substituting either way.

No - a dummy knob is surface mounted trim with no latch, while the Hammered Egg privacy set is a tubular lockset sold complete with latch and strike plate and a thumbturn privacy function. If the opening genuinely needs a pull only, the Omnia 434/0 is a traditional egg-shaped single dummy in solid brass, the Omnia 458/0 is a single dummy latchset with a 2-3/8 inch backset, the BEST 6K single dummy trim is Grade 2 medium duty, and the Schlage A170 single dummy trim is Grade 2. Those will not hold a door closed or provide privacy.

The Hammered Egg privacy set is non-keyed, so a keyed opening needs a different part. Keeping to an egg or traditional brass knob, the Deltana 3381 Egg Knob is an entry function knob for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. Other keyed knobs include the Kwikset 400P-CP Polo keyed entry knob, Grade 3, for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors with a round corner adjustable latch and round corner strike; the Cal-Royal BER00 entrance and office Grade 3 knob with a Kwikset keyway; and the Dexter C2000 entry and office Grade 2 keyed ball knob. Matching finish across brands is not guaranteed, so confirm the finish on the keyed part against the US code you are using.

The Hammered Egg privacy set is configured per opening across seven finishes, six rosettes, and a latch choice of standard latch, 28 degree rotation latch, or CF mechanism with concealed rosette screws. If a single stocked part is the goal, the Pamex FTF10 Baron privacy knob is a Grade 3 privacy lockset for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, the Cal-Royal BER20 is a Grade 3 privacy knob with brass trim over the same range, and the Baldwin Estate 5000 Baltimore privacy comes preconfigured with a 2-3/8 inch backset and full lip strike. The Schlage Residential F500 Plymouth with Georgian knob is a combo pack with adjustable backsets and dual strikes, which covers openings where the backset is not known in advance.

Brass is the substrate, not a plating over zinc. That matters for two reasons: it holds up to repeated handling in a bedroom or bath without wearing through, and the Unlacquered Brass finish will actually patina naturally because the base metal is brass. It's part of Emtek's Brass collection in an Arts and Crafts style.

No. The Hammered Egg privacy set is a tubular bored lockset sold complete with latch and strike. The Sargent 28C-KNOB and the Imperial USA ED-BKL580 are exit device trim - they mount to an exit device, not to a standard bored door prep, and the ED-BKL580 is a storeroom function. The Lockey 3830 is a mechanical keyless combination knob lock with an auto-locking passage function for doors 1 3/16 inch to 2 inch. None of these provide the non-keyed thumbturn privacy function of a bed and bath set.