On the door knocker of the front door
It was the first apparition of Jacob Marley
The face of Jacob Marley appears in Scrooge's door knocker in "A Christmas Carol." Marley, Scrooge's former business partner, serves as a warning to Scrooge about the consequences of his life choices.
The ghostly image of Marley appears
When Scrooge arrived home on Christmas even from the local Inn where he always ate after his work the brass door knocker took on the resemblance of his departed friend and business partner Jacob Marley
Marley's face appeared on the door knocker of Scrooge's house, as Scrooge arrived home on the night of Christmas Eve. This haunting image marked the beginning of the supernatural events that transformed Scrooge's life in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
Scrooge saw the first image of Marley's ghost in the knocker on his door, which transformed into Marley's face. This haunting image set the tone for the visitation that would follow and filled Scrooge with fear and dread.
The vision of Jacob Marley's face in the brass door knocker
a ghostly vision of Jacob Marley
In the book " A Christmas Carol " scrooge sees the face of his old friend named Marley. I am not sure if this will help but I do recall that Marley has chains.
It briefly turned into Marley's face
In "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, the knocker on Scrooge's door transforms into the face of his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley, as a spooky and supernatural message to warn Scrooge of the impending visitation of three spirits. The change in the knocker serves as a catalyst for the supernatural events that follow in the story.