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Thread: Railway carriage locks
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05-09-05, 09:56 AM #1Guest
Railway carriage locks
I'm new to this forum so forgive me if I am asking the wrong sort of questions. I am involved in railway carriage restoration on the Bluebell Railway in Sussex. Recently I was given the job of seeing what I could do to refurbish some old carriage locks. I think they date from about 1880 but some are probably a bit later. Most are made by either S. Wilkes & Son or Chatwood. The Chatwood ones are the most interesting as they have a serial number which I would like to be able to date. I know nothing about Wilkes - any information please?
Finally, can anyone give advice about someone who can supply new springs?
Jim Hewett
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Another point Gary is that although the key is marked 'patent' nothing has been found in the British patent abridgements, so maybe its one that was 'applied for' but not granted... The mystery...
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