And one also notes -- the paradoxical aspect of a lock is exactly what makes a lock nontrivial to design! Easy to build a wall that keeps everyone out, or a hole that lets everyone in. Only letting some people inside? Why, that's the whole thing that makes lockmaking hard!

Q446) He was an American inventor, mechanical engineer who co-founded a company with Henry R. Towne. He revolutionized lockmaking notably, the cylinder lock. By the early 20th century, about three-quarter of all banks in America used his bank locks. Identify him. #TheKapsQuiz

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Bugger - Wulferhampton, centre of lockmaking! Brazier, Chilton etc. This one was supposed to be hard!!!!!

Would it be correct to assume lockmaking would have been a separate craft to blacksmithing? Surely the share a common ancestry and do we know when the skills diverged?

2) The Devilishly Difficult Locks of Dindigul and the dying industry of lockmaking (an hour and a half away from Madurai) atlasobscura.com/articles/lo…

idk might mess around and obsess over lockmaking for the next month

Elderly couple makes a unique lock weighing over 300 kilograms #Aligarh #LockMaking #AligarhLocksmiths

Lockmaking (come from a long line of lockmakers) was integral in Wolverhampton and Willenhall during the 1800s and 1900s. 6xGrandad - poorhouse to locksmiths.

The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester is much better on this topic. It talks about how precision engineering such as lockmaking, and not fundamental science, was the key to the Industrial Revolution.

Explore here the art of lock-making that flourished in the lock-manufacturing hubs of India such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh. #festivalofbharat #bharat #india #locks #lockmaking #keyhole #tradition #culture #history #story #incredibleindia buff.ly/2E8Qwxv

This also means that if things don't work out with your SaaS, you can easily pivot into a Swedish lockmaking company!

The former BW Lock making works at Bulbourne. I had a terrific tour of the works in 1976. Buildings still there - but the fine craft of lockmaking sadly no more at the site.

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Years ago it used to be the lockmaking capital of the world but they have all shut down now cheaper abroad 🙀