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08-09-05, 09:40 PM #1Member
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novel research
I hope someone can help me with this question. I have a situation in my historical novel where a character needs to open a combination lock on a small safe or strong box. The year is 1871, and the combination is 3 numbers (specifically, a woman's measurements). Is this feasible? Would the combination lock work essentially the same as today's?
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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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