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MUSEUM NOTICE BOARD |
We are pleased to announce the publication of the second title in our series on English locks and lockmakers:-
George Price
Victorian Champion of the Security Trade
by Pat Tempest
The Author, Pat Tempest is the Great, Grand daughter of George Price and
 brings her own insights and style to the subject. The book is well illustrated with contempory illustrations and colour pictures.
£15 plus P&P
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The first tile in our series:-
122 printed pages. 30 x 21.5cm
77 illustrations, 49 in colour. Wire bound between LeatherGrain effect boards.
£15 + P&P
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Theme Collections
English Patent and Branded Locks
Patent and Branded Locks from Around the World
Austria
Germany
Holland
USA
Ancient / Pre-Industrial Revolution Locks and Keys
A C Hobbs
1812 - 1891
sparked a flurry of ingenious lock improvements in the middle of the 19th century.
Linus Yale jr.
1821-1868
Prolific inventor of Bank Locks.
Thomas Milner
1777-1849
Pioneer and patentee of fire-resisting qualities in safes.
Theodor Kromer
1839 - 1928
Invented, developed and patented the double bitted key.
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