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.
They sold the original Day & Newell design first, actually importing locks for a while before making them under licence in London. Then improved the design with anti pressure etc around 1860. I'm...
is that based on the Day & Newell Parautoptic lock. and if so when did that date from? I assume from before the exhibition, as I believe that is the lock that ACH was selling/ pushing.
Were Day &...
Any clues as to a date for that ? I assume it must be fairly late as they have moved onto offering 7 lever as the 'base' model which are generally the hardest to find examples of (the 9, 11, and 15 I...
Thanks - the finish is achieved with bladed end of a panel pin hammer over the worked areas of the key to soften the transition from the raw cast area, then buff on a bench mounted wire wheel...
A collector showed me a Marr partner lock similar to this, in full working order. I do not remember if it had a detector. It was years ago, the collector is now deceased and I do not know who now has...
They sold the original Day & Newell design first, actually importing locks for a while before making them under licence in London. Then improved the design with anti pressure etc around 1860. I'm...
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