old dresser knobs - no screws

From the picture, it looks like part of a metal knob...one with a ribbed outside which is pressed into a hole in the drawer front and then held in place with a bolt from the back into the threaded center.

Try to twist it counter clockwise. It may unscrew. WW

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Is that photo showing the inside face of the drawer front?

Does the drawer front appear to be made of two layers?

Sure look like thread-serts - if the handles or knobs are round I'd bet they thread in - just twist them counterclockwize and they should loosen and come off. (lefty loosey, righty tighty)

I have the same dilemma, French Provincial furniture with set in drawer pul ls with no visable screws, yet the holes are threaded in the inside of the drawers. I haven't the guts to pull on it to loosen it up for fear of break ing the whole handle. Since I am a chalk painter; gonna have to figure a wa y to paint over them and then touch up with Rub-n-buff in a silver finish t o get the look i'm going for. This was an alternative I was given from some one who had the same piece of furniture and hardware problems.

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I just came across some drawer pulls the same way. They have inserts inside the hole and the pull is pressed into it. I took a small Phillips and knocked them out from the back. Becareful because you can damage the drawer face when it comes out. They are also threaded to take a standard pull screw.