New member, came across the forum whilst looking into some chubb locks i’ve picked up. Former career was as a commercial diver,now retired from that and am now a residential landlord.
Have an interest in things that had a practical purpose from the 1850’s to mid 1900’s. Currently Oertling beam scales pique my interest. Locks came into it as many of the bits i gather come in old wooden boxes with locks but no keys, after a bit of trial and error i can produce a simple key for a basic lock.
Whilst planning to build a display case i found a job lot of 1890’s cabinet locks, which will be incorporated into it at some point.
And i recently picked up 3 larger drawer/ cabinet locks from same era, cheap as chips as they have no keys, so will be seeking suitable blanks to have a go myself.
All the best phil