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Originally Posted by Oldbluoval
Sorry, door latches
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Prior to November, 1928, Ford did not put outside door handles on open cars (roadster, phaeton, some trucks). You reached in to open the door, and you used a lever-type handle that pointed straight up. It had a nickel-plated knob on the top of it.
The lever arm itself started out in production being nickel plated, through June, 1928. After that, it was painted black.
If this is the part you are asking about, it is quite possible that you have collected an earlier one that was plated and a later one that was painted. See page 12-10 of the Restoration Guidelines.
If this is not the part you are talking about, post a picture.