M00076 - Hobbs made but to the Day & Newall design. 6 lever, 203 x 159mm.
M00079 - First production (sn:600) version with the Hobbs protector, anti-pressure, patent. Dated: 1863.
M00085 - Pr of double stump locks. sn: 26606, Provenance: from a demountable vault (Known as the Egyptian Box Vault), used during the Suez conflict. Vault now scraped.
M00083 - 12" lock & key with escutcheon and safe badge all with the same serial number - 35374. c1924
Permanent Exhibition of Chubb Locks in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK, the birthplace of Charles and Jeremiah Chubb, featuring the famous detector lock from the early years to powder proof locks of the Victorians through to 20th century vault locks and a 'cold-war' government Manifoil lock.
Fordingbridge Museum In association with the History of Locks Museum
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