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I have been told that there was a mk4A , because the Mk4 could be manipulated, they added hard eccentric rubber rollers on both the nose of the drop arm, and the anti noise? arms, has anyone ever...
So the Cotterill-Wilson locks were specifically the first of the two different ACME designs (lever locks with half moon keys with stepped grooves), and not the original Royal Climax patent (radial...
We'd always assumed the bolt was swapped from a lock that had 9 slides as it seemed the most logical explanation- it has both original keys and the detector mechanism in the cap. It's also a common...
I know little of locks and keys but there is quite a similarity between Wilson's Keys and those of Linus Yales Magic Bank Lock. I haven't checked dates yet so could be a mile out. ...
Thanks for putting things right Oldlock. The picture here of a Wilson Lock shows how quickly Cotterill stopped acknowledging the real inventor.
I think someones been over enthusastic with the stamps there .. Thats not wilsons patent and they did make locks with as many as 18 slides at times ..
The original locks were probably from something like Tann or Ratner bookroom doors
Tann ten Lever Locks 6.5 gauge