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    That Hobb's is a work of art John! A real box of tricks- frightening where so called progress has led to really, when you compare that with the pressed steel and zinc diecast VdS rubbish of today!

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    18 inch stems seem about the longest that's commonly encountered, but there's got to be some extreme examples out there.

    Chatwood's old BoE doors were mostly keylocks iirc, and Chubb's 33 inch thick treasury doors were offered with key or comb options.

    This massive Parma door has a pretty impressive key stem, complete with La-fetton style guide for the bow. Might be 60cm+, but difficult to tell from the photo.
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    London is probably the place in the UK for thick doors, thickest slab doors with keylocks I have seen up north was a 16 inch main slab door

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    Huw you are right about the level of craftsmanship, thought, and detail that went into those Hobbs Locks and Keys.
    Nothing around these days that compare.

    Just out of interest, does anyone know what is the best high security key lock on the market these days that causes the most issues to pick?
    From what I can gather, there is a pick for just about every key lock available, and in the hands of the skilled operator, none of the key locks cause too many issues.

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