Forum: Pre Industrial Revolution Locks
The lockmaking scene changed late in the 18th century when the Industrial Revolution got under way and locking principles started to be explored. This forum therefore is for the many and varied interesting locks before 1778 where the fixed ward or spring barbs were the means of security.
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What would the people here consider the oldest safes in the world? Hobnail Safes were banded iron riveted on hardwood normally oak - there is one at Breamore in Hampshire, 17th/18th century.
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