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Folger Adam Model 82 - Prison Lock

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Re: Folger Adam Model 82 - Prison Lock

Postby rphillips52 » 12 May 2012 10:47

Btw, on a small clarification. The barrel and curtain were invented first half of 19C but not combined until after Hobbs's picking exploits in Britain 1851, as far as can be ascertained. Combined, they are much more effective. British lever locks mostly use keys with round stems, so they rotate easily.
Flat keys do not, so that cylindrical piece is provided, and is properly called a trunnion. It might, or might not, include a bolt thrower. If so, that allows a small key to achieve a longer bolt throw. It also prevents a worn key from short-locking.
Flat lever keys are now uncommon, tho in Britain many such locker locks are used. There are also safe deposit locks.
Late 19 - early 20C both Yale and S&G made such door locks commonly for residential and business use, but they lost market share to the pin tumbler lock.
Here is the FA sheet for a modern prison lock
http://www.southernfolger.com/files/Fol ... l_Lock.pdf
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Re: Folger Adam Model 82 - Prison Lock

Postby dicey » 18 May 2012 9:48

Very nice restoration and very good pictures mate, thank you for sharing!
Nice to hear that Oliver seems to be around here too. I could get a new one of those locks but actually I would also like to have an old one and restore it like you did. This way you get really connected to locks in your collection and you just want to spent time with it.

Greetings :)
My name is Adrian Weber and I am a private Security Adviser with a CFPA certificate in Security and Security Management.

Adrian Weber - Security Elements YT Channel:
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Re: Folger Adam Model 82 - Prison Lock

Postby keys861 » 24 Aug 2012 3:31

Nice work. I've spent my entire career working on FA locks
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Re: Folger Adam Model 82 - Prison Lock

Postby averagejoe » 24 Aug 2012 4:11

keys861 wrote:Nice work. I've spent my entire career working on FA locks


Now that is interesting :mrgreen:
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Re: Folger Adam Model 82 - Prison Lock

Postby Altashot » 25 Aug 2012 1:59

Really nice job in restoring it.
I have a few Folger Adams and two of them are new. Never in use and they don't look this good.
One of them has a bit of rust on it and it is still in it's oily bag!
Really nice.

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