Thread: Yale Model No: 1 c.1880. Double Pin-Dial Time Lock

BTW...

I excuse it as "being focused" but others might call it just being clueless.

In any case, I just noticed (today) the "Donate" and "Site Supporter" discussion.

I just sent along a little honorarium and would strongly encourage anyone else who benefits from their postings here to do the same.

Even if my lock had not sold, the assistance I received was quite valuable. And as it did sell (and through a contact on this site, as well) certainly throwing a little bit to site support is the least we can do. Many brokers would charge 10% of the sale price, so at 5% (my suggestion, not anyone else's) you're getting off cheap.

Enough ranting. I will go away now. And thanks to all, yet again.

Hmmm...

Somehow "delaminating" a door does NOT sound like fun.

I would have thought that the spindle just had some kind of retainer inside the door, but I don't remember the inside of the safe well enough to say. I had pulled all the plate assemblies at various points in time, but never actually tried to remove the housing or the dial.

Perhaps that's something to put off for a future visit back north as a side trip. Maybe this summer. But I am sure not driving 13 hours to find out I have to "delaminate a door" -- that's just such an impressive (and overwhelming) phrase -- I love it.

Thank you for the donation. It's much appreciated.

BTW - Should you ever make the trip to remove the locks do let me know, I would be interested in one . Just a word of caution please don't be tempted to remove them in part (ie minus the spindles) there are quite a lot of incomplete Halls locks in the marketplace for that reason, and as such (given the very high costs of custom making new spindles) they have quite low values.