I never hear Berenson Hardware mentioned, but it's what I used. My cabmaker recommended it. They have some dark finishes, including matte black. Berenson is usually sold through dealers, like my cabmaker, but it is available on-line through sites such as thehardwarehut.com and edirecthardware.com. My handles and pulls were something like $6.60, installed, from my cabmaker. The pulls I've shown below are 4.09 from hardware hut. You can see all their collections, and read about their finishes, on the Berenson website.

Here is a link that might be useful: Berenson Hearthstone

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Stone Mill Hardware Matte Black Marshall Cabinet Pull $13.09 @
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Stone-Mill-Hardware-Matte-Black-Marshall-Cabinet-Pull/6428086/product.html

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Empire Designs Cabinet Pull $13.95 @
http://www.signaturehardware.com/product7066?utm_medium=shoppingengine&utm_source=google&adtype=pla&gclid=CNbuk7rv07ICFYQ7Mgodqh0AVA

I am using Amerock Mulholland in Antique Rust. It's a dark brown with black accents.

Here is a link that might be useful: Amerock Mulholland

Amerock Westerly in graphite

Here is a link that might be useful: Amerock westerly

Menard's has many styles of Hickory hardware in stock. The brand seems durable and well made. I purchased Top Knobs and am very happy. I did have problems with the consistency of the German Bronze finish. With the support of an internet seller, I was able to return everything without a restocking fee or shipping charge. I chose ORB as the new finish and every item looks great. The downside is the Celtic knot knobs I LOVED are not available in ORB.

we did black hardware--it was really really hard to find a style I liked in black.....In the end we were going between Alno and Schaub and Co. Both had flat black basic, simple cup pulls that I liked--alno also had handles that I liked, while Schaub and Co, didn't. so alno won out!

This is from the schaub website, but both were very similar::

http://www.schaubandcompany.com/assets/images/p_trad_grp_nickel.jpg

I just bought Amerock Rochdale pulls for my kitchen on Amazon in graphite, $1 each! A little more industrial than the highland ridge, but you may want to consider their offerings in graphite, as others have suggested.

My daughter just showed me this place last night. She's been ordering door and cabinet hinges from them. The link is to the 'knob/pulls in black' page.

Here is a link that might be useful: Cabinet Knobs in black

Thanks for all these suggestions. It is amazing how many sources there are.

Interestingly, it is starting to look like there are many brands but only a few sources as the actual handles/knobs look similar even though marketed (and priced) quite differently.
Is anyone familiar with Jeffrey Alexander brand?

Frankly the "right" dark knobs/handles are hard to find!
Caspian