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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Morland View Post
    Thanks Billy, Mark and Phil. Fascinating, so was it a police initiative and whats the Magic Eye part refer to. I notice on mine it has a square spindle socket, so I assume that was the overide connection from the outside.

    Thanks everybody for the enlightenment.
    Both are just brand names those square tailpieces weren't made by all companies and sometimes hard to find by those who did make them.
    BBE.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adrian Weber View Post
    I believe that I have seen that type of lock in a movie starring Whoopi Goldberg when I was a young boy, she had that door and the police guy tried to break it down and failed. Then they realised that the door had an inner steel plate and got a torch to make a hole in it

    I covered that one above Adrian.

    Good movie though, better than Theodore Rex.

    Kit

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    Hey Kit,

    thanks man! I did not see that the first time sorry
    You guys just childhood mystery of mine, just wish you could still buy them somewhere

    Adrian

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