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  1. #1
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    Default Chubb Patent Padlock

    Hi all.just received this beautiful Chubb patent padlock.serial number 1135152 which I believe dates it to the 1880s....it is in good working condition but not the original key...it's a thing of beauty ..measurements are height 99 mm width 65 mm depth is 32 mm (body is 25 mm without the eschuteon.my scales only measure at 500 grams and the padlock reaches that limit so it weighs more than 500 grams...I am genuinely rapt with the condition of the item and can't wait to receive it's bigger brother..
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    Very nice Chubb Tarzan, I've moved this over to to the Padlocks Forum.

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    Thanks Huw.. I'm still trying to work my way around :)

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    No worries Tarzan, welcome to your new Chubb addiction, there is no known cure

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    Default Smiles

    I have also just purchased what was advertised as an all brass 19th century prison lock...captured my attention because I noticed the faded Chubb emblem which I think is made out of copper...I can just make out that it says queen Victoria St etc.apparently it measures 13 cm by 13 cm and weighs 1.5 kg.. the number on the stopper ,is hard to read but as far as I can tell reads 1187007....again it's missing the key and the knob? or handle...will post pics when it arrives ,suffice to say , ,,, I'm really excited to learn more about it...I will post some crude pics for now ,cos computers and I don't get along that well lol.

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    Pics. Brass prison or safe lock?
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    Default Bigger brother

    Quote Originally Posted by Tarzan View Post
    Hi all.just received this beautiful Chubb patent padlock.serial number 1135152 which I believe dates it to the 1880s....it is in good working condition but not the original key...it's a thing of beauty ..measurements are height 99 mm width 65 mm depth is 32 mm (body is 25 mm without the eschuteon.my scales only measure at 500 grams and the padlock reaches that limit so it weighs more than 500 grams...I am genuinely rapt with the condition of the item and can't wait to receive it's bigger brother..
    Heads up.just received this Bad Boy.weighs in at 1350grams.measures 9cm at its widest and 13cm at it longest. 35mm depth (missing escutcheon). Key is not original.dates to early 1900s I believe.also inscribed with Makers To His Majesty....Queen Victoria passed and King assumed the Throne.Chubb's Patent lock..Missing escutcheon but still a beautiful padlock..
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    Default Serial number

    Serial number1534832

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    1.35 kilos of Chubb, that's a lump, very impressive. It's worth getting oldlock to cut a nice period key from a shorter blank as that one looks like they used a safe blank, it's way too long.

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    Default Long key.

    It seems that an original key is hard to come by on old locks,and is the icing on the cake if you happen to be lucky enough to have one on any old lock .

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