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You are very welcome Chris, I cant think of anyone more knowedgeable to run this section. We have this one in the Heritage Rooms Colection which we know little about: it was one of many items we...
I am honoured to be invited to this forum. I am Chris Gower and my speciality is handcuffs and restraints. I started collecting over 50 years ago and my name was in the Guinness Book of Records for 4...
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=en.worldwide.espacenet.com&II=0&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19101013&CC=GB&NR=190925078A&KC=A# This is a link to the...
Yes. Strongboxes or Chests. Used by Merchants who took them on their travels in coaches and Inns hence the handles. The Marr Patent was a laughing stock at the time. The early makers such as Edward...
Firstly, not all the older patents have been digitised, so Internet searches do not find them. Pre-1851 or 1852, patents were not numbered. A new Commissioner of Patents had all existing records of...
Not sure if I should post here. Recently I was gifted some junk from Harry Millers collection. Well some might call it junk. It was stuff that was either incomplete or just not considered worthy...
Antique French Locks