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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...
There's often mention of one discovered with Ramesses II, which would predate the Roman arca ferrata's by well over 1,000 years, but not sure where it is or what happened to it. Always assumed it...
It's worthwhile for anyone who's collecting those sort of padlocks to scour online shops like scaramanga to get familiar with the sort of repro stuff that's constantly being churned out of those...
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...
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