Books on vintage mortise lever locks?

[Peter Martin]

Are there any books that cover the common vintage mortise lever locks from Russwin, Corbin, Reading Hardware, Yale, etc.?

Much of the information to repair is simple, but it'd be nice to see in writing. Spring repair, key impressioning etc. Not sure if this is covered in any manuals.

Pete
Sioux Falls

[Peter Martin]

And "locks". I meant locks, not licks. Licks doesn't make any sense. At least not in this forum.

[GWiens2001]

Fixed.

Gordon

[Squelchtone]

And "locks". I meant locks, not licks. Licks doesn't make any sense. At least not in this forum.

mmm chocolate..

[billdeserthills]

Cleaning & repairing an antique mortise lock


https://www.instructables.com/Cleaning- ... -Door-Loc/



I made a jig that holds many full-size modern mortise locks in place, making it safer to remove the cover
without having the springs fly out, so I can clean & grease them

[Peter Martin]

That's a very nice basic instruction process. Replacing springs and figuring out where broken springs (once replacement is founs, or formed) might be a puzzle.
But mine do tend to have posts with flat sides where the springs sit.

In my last repair, the spindle hub spring was the one I spent a few minutes blankly staring at... before I figured out a possible shape and a way to secure it.

Pete.