Lifetimes Collection- Patent Locks, Safe Locks, Keys, Miniature Safes & Vault Doors

[Huw Eastwood]

Downsizing to a bungalow by the sea so what's now left of lifetimes collecting and generations of working in the lock and safe trade will be soon be looking for new homes.
It's scattered over various locations in storage at present but will add photos as and when I dig everything out.

Mostly patent locks and safe locks, I've already sold a lot of stuff but still got several large crates and boxes left.
A rough guide in no particular order:

ANTIQUE SAFE LOCKS

*Cotterill Climax Detector Patent safe, c/w both original keys

*J Wolverson Climax Detector, 1 non original key c/w repro brass cap

*S Whitfield & Son (unmarked Mappins patent) w/1 non original fancy ring bow key

*Various other Climax Detector locks unrestored awaiting keys

*Various other S Whitfield patent locks- different sizes all signed S Whitfield Patent Birmingham but not marked Mappin's
Some with a key some awaiting keys
*Morris Climax Detector Lock c/w non original key

*J Walkers Triumph Patent Unpickable London c/w 1 key

*J & J Taunton Detector Patent Stoplock c/w 1 key

*Nicholson & son Leeds Patent 6 Lever w/ 1 key

*Bates Patent Powderproof & Liquid explosive proof Rotary Patent w/ 1 key

*Gibbons Patent safe w/ 1 key

*George Price Patent Ne Plus Ultra unpickable Powderproof c/w 1 key

*Hobbs Patent Protector c/w 1 key

*John Tann Patent Guarded Lever w/ 1 key


PATENT CABINET, TILL & BOX LOCKS

*Parsons Patent Balance Lever by J Duce maker w/ 1 key

*Barrons Patent London Box lock w/ 1 key

*chubb Patent Detectors;
Various standard Definitive Patent locks with keys plus a few Extra High Quality versions

*Chatwood Patent Bolton Till w/ 1 key

*Patent Lever VR 4 Lever, quality lock with precision levers, barrel & curtain & comb spring

*Wilson & Son Handmade Patent 6 Lever w 1 key

*Restell's Universal Patent w/ 1 key

*Bramah-well made generic lock but with genuine Bramah made keys by the London workshop (keys c. 1990s approx)

VINTAGE SAFE LOCKS

*SLS Multi stump with factory keys, various, some sold fixed bit keys, some detachable bits with threaded stems, various lengths

*Stephen Cox heavy brass off early Ministry/MoD Grade 1A with keys

*possibly some Mauer, Stüv and Wittkopp left, also S&G changeable double bit, ages since seen

SAFE KEY BLANKS

*Assorted everything pipe and pin gauges but unsure what's left of specific stuff like factory SLS, factory SMP, antique Bramah & Climax detector etc

ANTIQUE KEY BLANKS

*Boxes and boxes of antique pin and pipe blanks from tiny Tantalus size to massive pipe chest and bridge wards. Loads of pin and pipe safe, cabinet and rim blanks. All pretty rusty or patinated but all clean up perfect

ANTIQUE & VINTAGE LOCKS & PADLOCKS

*Chubb 1K61 1 1/2" Early 9 Disc, Finland Made Ava, NOS on blister card, with Nickel Silver Ava keys

*Chubb Chubb 9K22 Ava mechanism, NOS complete boxed unit

*Chubb 1K55 Stainless steel Hercules, NOS in original Chubb yellow/black box with fish logo, 3 Ava keys

*Yale 20 Warded Rim Spring Latch, NOS in original WW1 era white/green box w/ 2 original Yale flat steel keys, striker, fixing screws etc

*Chatwood Milner Manifoil, M/II A, 469R early lock off Chatwood Milner Duplex Major safe, rebuilt by Mitchell Davey Ltd

*Ingersoll D20 cylinders, NOS c/w factory keys

*Ingersoll early cylinder pre SC1, all brass with solid front, brass levers not Nickel silver etc, various with & without keys

*Chubb Patent 3G85 c/w 1 original key, massive steel/brass patent dead lock pre 114 era

Also some safe gear left-stair climber, Dorvic Roller pry bar, BUX old stool Mag drill rig with AEG drill, too much to list!

[Huw Eastwood]

....And the miniature safes & vaults..
Various miniatures of safes, vaults and vault doors in sizes from 20mm diameter and various levels of detail from tiny keyrings to fully working doors weighing over 10 kilos.

*Large ornate fully working circular vault door in steel, brass and bronze on display stand base, working boltwork with reduction spur gearing, weighs over 10 kilos, stands 7 1/2 inches tall, to exhibition/museum standard

*Small fully working detailed miniature of a York 98 ton door, one of three, only this one made to work, others were static display, similar to Cleveland Fed reserve door, working crane hinges and working boltwork, currently undergoing repair to pressure bar latch mechanism and boltwork dismantled for cleaning, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" approx, on a heavy rectangular Marble onyx base

*Working Fichet Circular vault door, 5inch approx, boltwork with Fichet Monopole lock operated by original Fichet key, mounted in ornate polished mahogany wall
plaque, 12" x 7" Approx

*Highly detailed tiny miniature of the Fichet Paris circular vault door, fully detailed front and back with bolt work, tiny brass badges, pressure bars,hand wheels etc, freestanding on brass base

*Various miniature vault door key rings / keychains, round circular doors and rectangular, a couple of chubb, Chatwood etc, all with boltwork details and handwheels, sizes vary but typically Ø20mm x 15mm thick, some larger

*Scale model York (think it was 1:36) door, One King West (Canada), 4 1/4" tall with full detail front and back, to exhibition/museum standard

*WIP, Chubb 33 inch Treasury door coffee table, 17" high x 30 inches approx,with boltwork and Chubb plaques etc, wip, tbc

*Tiny (less than one inch diameter) brass working Corliss cannonball safe, in brass with wooden display marked "world's smallest". Turning the tiny knurled thumbwheel slowly rotates the tiny inner barrel via a miniature worm gear drive, safe 7/8" across x 1 3/8" H, display block 4 3/4" x 2 3/4"

*Rosengrens Jupiter safe model, working door, all metal with full door detail, 3 3/34" x 2"

*others miniature safes as per Rosengrens, no idea where at present, SLS, Chubb and i think a Tann or Hobbs, similar size

*Working solid brass Cannonball Safe, Ely Norris pattern, crane hinges with working geared bearing plate, lug breech-lock door, wound into body by geared hand crank, approx 4" tall x 2 1/8" w, undergoing repairs to top hinge joint on body- heavy

Any interest email me direct-I'll post up some basic group shots once everything's to hand but cannot hijack the forums by constantly adding photos, so will take detailed pics of specific items when able, and can email to those with a serious interest,cheers

[Huw Eastwood]

Also some desktop display miniatures: pen holders/ bookends ,etc

*Tann bank of Greece door in bronze and stainless steel, 4 1/2" w x 4 " tall, 1935-1985 commemorative in mahogany display with brass plaques, john tann london, with anchor mark, very impressive but bronze is very tarnished. Very heavy- can be used as book-end or makes beautiful desktop display

*Milners Strong Holdfast safe door pen stand, solid brass detailed miniature strong holdfast door with boltwork, hexagon bolts and all the dovetail anti-wedge blocks etc, with matching twin brass pen holders on black ebony effect wooden base, 7 3/8" w x 3", with antique Milners powderproof lock plaque

*Chubb circular vault door pen stand in brass and steel on lacquered hardwood base, single satin chrome pen holder with antique brass Chubb makers plate, 4 3/8" w x 2 3/4"

All have soft velvet or felt linings/backings to protect desktops,tables etc

[Gary Stephenson]

looking forward to seeing the pictures, hope the move goes well, by the sea, will it be in Wales?

[Huw Eastwood]

Cheers Gary yes staying in Wales only going 30 miles or so further west

[Huw Eastwood]

Also NOS boxed Manifoils and boxfuls of Mitchell Davey rebuilt Manifoils in original issue kitbags still sealed with wire seals, NOS Mersey locks, a box full of Mersey key blanks plus boxfuls of Tann and WLN 6 lever detectors with keys all still sealed in original MD kit bags. Boxfuls of antique safe blanks including Bramah in about 6 or 8 sizes from tiny cabinet to large safe/chest blanks, Climax detector blanks (Royal radial type patent not ACME's), boxfuls of detachable key bits/stems for Tann, Chubb, SMP etc, some Fichet stuff M2b's plus some old Monopoles, plastic crate full of glass plates everything from old gov/ministry Grade 1A's , old SLS ,Tann etc

In fact realising now there's so much stuff I've overlooked- crates of antique keys, crates of modern and vintage NOS padlocks still in original packaging from euro grade 6 padlocks to factory cut-away demos to original NOS solid bronze Squire HS4's and Rotalok's, simply way too much to list and photograph, let alone the resizing everything and the uploading.... with the current logging in problems, i think it'd take most of next year!

[Daniel John]

Hi HUW.
Thanks for posting this. Am interested in a couple of things.What is your email address?

[Huw Eastwood]

If you pm me what you're interested in with an email address for pics i can send you some when i get around to those items,cheers

[Daniel John]

Thank you. I've pm'd you.

[Huw Eastwood]

Cheers Daniel reply sent