HoLRSG History of Locks Research & Social Group Meeting at:- MLA HQ, Rugby, UK, CV21 1TF All welcome
Next Auction: Sunday 15th June 2025 Gatherings:3rd Sunday of the month. Next meeting: 18th May from 10am
Itinery: 10:00am -12:30 Archive-Artefact access and research/Networking wiith other members + swaps table. 12:30 - 1:30: Lunch Break (bring your own sandwiches (tea, coffee & biscuits provided) 1:30 - 4:00Parautoptic DayThe lock everybody wants in their collections. There is allways time after a meeting for further socialising & networking.
Hi Syd, thanks for that, very interesting. I had a feeling that is had been tampered with. Is it the square hole and file marks over the pin that give it away?
Another meeting at the History of locks, strip down and reassemble a Newel and Day/ Hobbs Paratoptic lock
So hands on, on this lock to get to grips with how it works
Be good to get some more...
Hello Paul,
Thought you would be interested in detail of the padlock as illustrated in Hobbs Hart & Co. catalogue issued in 1884.
The price of 26/= was a lot of money then.
Enjoy discovering the...
I love this lock but I don't have the combination. Does anyone have any tips to how I might get it open?
I'm not a locksmith, just a collector but it appears that the lock has been tampered with,...
This is an old thread, but for anyone searching, there is coverage of the Deny lock in PULFORD, G High security mechanical locks pp414-5.
This is a lever cylinder mechanism derived from the Davis...
Not lack of interest surely, but many on here know less about non-British and non-US locks, and least about locks from non-english-speaking countries; but there are some European lock enthusiasts who...
Your correct Paul. Attach photo for comparison.
Hobbs barrel combination lock