Replace that Vintage Pot Knob

Remember that sad little pot lid that had lost its knob from my inherited enamelware collection?

I finally figured out how to replace that missing knob!

Here’s what I did:

I grabbed the pot lid, my mini drill, a large wooden knob scavenged from an old dresser & some all-purpose glue.

I slowly and carefully widened the existing hole in the knob…

until it was a similar width & depth as the metal knob prong on the lid.

Then popped some glue into the hole in the knob and fit it over the prong on the lid.

Hooray! Fully functional once again!

2024 Update: This fab pot moved from Germany to Canada with us in 2016 & is still going strong today!

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2 Comments

  1. Alice W says:

    That looks great!

    I don’t think we have that brand of glue, I don’t recognise it. What kind is it? I could use a recommendation for a glue that can cope with the temperatures.

    1. Unless you’re in Germany you most likely won’t find that exact brand of all-purpose glue 😉 I made the hole in the knob slightly smaller in width than the lid prong for a snug fit (I really had to force it together) so the bit of glue was merely an extra precaution. In my experience most glue that is touted as “all-purpose” usually has a high heat tolerance.

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