HoLRSG History of Locks Research & Social Group Meeting at:- MLA HQ, Rugby, UK, CV21 1TF All welcome
Gatherings:3rd Sunday of the month. Next meeting: 19th May from 10am
Itinery: 10:00am -12:30 Archive-Artefact access and research/Networking wiith other members. 12:30 - 1:30: Lunch Break (bring your own sandwiches (tea, coffee & biscuits provided) 1:30 - 4:00Researching Chubb – from that moment the first lock, patented in 1818 by Jerimiah Chubb, the company as well as the people involved is full of twists and turns, adventure and intrigue, emotion and passion and all set against a backdrop of world events… We start to put together the definitive story starting our first Group project. There is allways time after a meeting for further socialising & networking.
Once in a while there is a discussion here about building a model vault door. Now, Adam Savage (of MythBusters fame) is tackling such a project. I predict it will take him quite a while.
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I have a lock from the same system. Quite sure these are ex museum show case locks and were made by Chubb to match existing Hobbs keys as the design is a Hobbs one not Chubb.
New member, came across the forum whilst looking into some chubb locks i’ve picked up. Former career was as a commercial diver,now retired from that and am now a residential landlord.
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Once in a while there is a discussion here about building a model vault door. Now, Adam Savage (of MythBusters fame) is tackling such a project. I predict it will take him quite a while. On...
Adam Savage's Miniature Vault Door...