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    Default Largest Padlock in the World?

    According to The Guinness book of Records in 1983, this was the largest working padlock in the world. It measures 20" x 14" x 3", weighs 28lbs and is made of stainless steel.

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    I just wondered if this record has now been broken, or indeed what other large working padlocks are known around the world.

    PS: This one is now part of the HoL collection.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Morland View Post
    According to The Guinness book of Records in 1983, this was the largest working padlock in the world. It measures 20" x 14" x 3", weighs 28lbs and is made of stainless steel.

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    I just wondered if this record has now been broken, or indeed what other large working padlocks are known around the world.

    PS: This one is now part of the HoL collection.
    Although not a contender for a Guinness World Record this large steel padlock manufactured by Scheibe & Langenbach as a shop window display measures 18" x 14" x 3 5/8" and weighs 22 lbs.
    Many other manufactures would have made "over-sized" padlocks for display purposes.. It would be interesting to compile a record of them. . If you have an example please continue this thread.
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    I saw one at the Ripley's Believe It or Not museum which, IIRC was much larger, and once the world record holder.

    http://www.locksmiths-r-us.co.uk/blo...biggest-locks/

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    Quote Originally Posted by kwoswalt99 View Post
    I saw one at the Ripley's Believe It or Not museum which, IIRC was much larger, and once the world record holder.

    http://www.locksmiths-r-us.co.uk/blo...biggest-locks/
    It took me a while to find the picture, but here it is. I was with my friend AJ Hoffman at the Terryville show many years ago when he bought this in an auction there. IIRC I weighed in at around 120 pounds. To put the overall size in perspective, the key operated part that locked the shackle was a Folger Adam jail lock mounted between the sides. The sides were 1/4" steel plates. The lock was constructed by the Corp of Engineers somewhere in MA or CT and stood at the entry to the base for a number of years.
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