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Brian Morland @HistoryofLocks

Curator at HoL, documenting the archaeology of locks, the locksmith, & our acquisitions. Seeking to preserve the Heritage of the locksmith.

Joined December 2015
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Huw Eastwood is the new Team Leader for Safes, Strongrooms & Vaults, please welcome him at antique-locks.com
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Our latest issue of The Lock Collectors Newsletter is out now and available via: antique-locks.com, in a traditional printed format.
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Keys from the 17th/18th century. Check our referance collection: antique-locks.com/showthread…
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How did they do it? 17th century key and drill pin.
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Brian Morland retweeted
United Locksmith@LocksmithUnited
3 Feb 2016
Locks are beautiful and this Antique Yale Pancake Padlock is no exception. buff.ly/1NMrQoF via @YouTube
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A Chubb safe lock featuring double pocketed levers - have you seen this arrangement in other locks?
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Arneheim's "Colosseum" lock which was totally spring-less.
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Kromers Automat, patented 1888, used only as a blocker to the main key-lock on safes!
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An unusual Milner safe lock with a 'anti-pressure' bolt stump. Have you seen this feature in other locks?
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The Scandinavian padlock was invented by Polhem (1661-1751) & taken up by Star & Abloy, Do you know of others?
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This day in 1957 Bill Stanton, patentee of the Chubb 110 Security range, writes to Kromer for a Se-ko lock...
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Chubb's double Detent lock for the Victorian 'X' boltwork vault. Interested to learn of other double versions...
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Also Roman god of doors and locks... x.com/britishmuseum/status/6…

British Museum
@britishmuseum
1 Jan 2016
January is named after the Roman god Janus. He had two faces to see the future and the past! ow.ly/VIGKt
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v3:5 Newsletter is in the post to subscribers-not yet a subscriber? email:TLCN@emorlands.com
Brian Morland retweeted
Yale Home US@YaleHomeUs
31 Dec 2015
The name “Linus” comes from our founder, Linus Yale, Jr. Learn more about him here: bit.ly/1Tos4XZ #TBT
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@DeLocksmiths He certainly shook up the UK lock establishment at the time
Hobbs original American bank lock, his motivation to discredit existing locks & so the Lock controversy begins 1851
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Acquisitions in 2015: Ancient Egyptian wooden lock, from the Dakhla Oasis, Egypt.
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#victorian ceremonial Key to the Tower of London, used by the incumbent Constable.
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V&A
@V_and_A
28 Dec 2015
Seal ring of the Nizam of Hyderabad, gold ring & retractable key with engraved spinel 1884-5 #BejewelledTreasures
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