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History of locks website

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History of locks website

Postby Rickthepick » 18 Oct 2011 9:45

Found a nice website with some good pictures of the amazing locks invented back in the day.

http://www.historyoflocks.com/foyer.html

I particularly like the Hobbs stuff
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Re: History of locks website

Postby Rickthepick » 18 Oct 2011 9:49

I mean how many locks nowadays have an anti-gunpowder feature lol

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Re: History of locks website

Postby dls » 18 Oct 2011 15:19

I have been on that site a few times as i have a good few of the old chatwood, milner,hobs and chubb locks none as clean as those though.
Recently i had to re key 6 milners 212 type with the butterfly keyhole they where all from around 1885 and had never been opened for a service and still on the original keys with matching numbers in daily use, you just dont get quality like that anymore anywhere.
When picking starts to hurt take your finger out
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