HAMILTON & Co

[macs_07]

Trying to find some information and patent for this interesting lock.
Hamilton & Co patent, 3 Royal Exchange, London.
Have seen some mentions on the internet relating to safes and being a maker to the treasury and eccentric lever lock.

The bolt can be moved back and forth to cover the keyway.
On the upper right of the body is a square hole that a handle would fit to,
rotate the lever clockwise, this will push all the levers down and reset them to neutral and will also extend the bolt.
insert the key and rotate it 360 degrees and remove the key
rotate the knob anti clockwise and it will withdraw the bolt.

the levers are not sprung
the spacers between the levers are sprung outwardly to exert pressure on the levers and hold them in place.

[safeman]

Trying to find some information and patent for this interesting lock.
Hamilton & Co patent, 3 Royal Exchange, London.
Have seen some mentions on the internet relating to safes and being a maker to the treasury and eccentric lever lock.

The bolt can be moved back and forth to cover the keyway.
On the upper right of the body is a square hole that a handle would fit to,
rotate the lever clockwise, this will push all the levers down and reset them to neutral and will also extend the bolt.
insert the key and rotate it 360 degrees and remove the key
rotate the knob anti clockwise and it will withdraw the bolt.

the levers are not sprung
the spacers between the levers are sprung outwardly to exert pressure on the levers and hold them in place.

Not really anything much more except along with the name of Wm Henry Nash, 1858, #2212 and later 1860, only George, #2685, and in 1862,#723. There may be others.
This from the collection of W. H. Stanton papers with footnote stating to whom he sold it. Looks like S.Ball in 1986 another less famous collector.

[Gary Stephenson]

only the 2nd safe I ever bought many years ago was an old Hamilton fire safe, but that was just an ordinary 6 lever lock, nothing special.

[macs_07]

Not really anything much more except along with the name of Wm Henry Nash, 1858, #2212 and later 1860, only George, #2685, and in 1862,#723. There may be others.
This from the collection of W. H. Stanton papers with footnote stating to whom he sold it. Looks like S.Ball in 1986 another less famous collector.

Thanks for the info.
Unfortunately different from the lock I have.

[Huw Eastwood]

Have a photocopied sheet on hamilton's eccentric patent somewhere- not sure where i copied it from.
Always wanted to see one as it must be on a different level to the stuff i saw- bottom range tat with boltcase held on with 4 bolts into the doorplate, like the one gary's posted with a 6 lever lock. Always amazed me they were makers to the royal mint as never saw anything decent with their name on!

[oldlock]

Not really anything much more except along with the name of Wm Henry Nash, 1858, #2212 and later 1860, only George, #2685, and in 1862,#723. There may be others.
This from the collection of W. H. Stanton papers with footnote stating to whom he sold it. Looks like S.Ball in 1986 another less famous collector.

Stephen Balls collection was sold for a song after his untimely death to a locksmith / collector in Altrincham John ? (who I think has now passed as well).

[safeman]

Stephen Balls collection was sold for a song after his untimely death to a locksmith / collector in Altrincham John ? (who I think has now passed as well).

I'm pleased to see your comment. Been a while. Don't really know many collectors except Syd to whom I parted with my 'collection' many many years ago.

[Tom Gordon]

Stephen Balls collection was sold for a song after his untimely death to a locksmith / collector in Altrincham John ? (who I think has now passed as well).

I believe he had a motorcycle accident and although I never met him, I knew that some of my collection had been his. We are all just custodians of these things for our lifetimes, before someone else takes on the responsibility.