Thank you for the information. So this lock is a model 217. The patent, which dates to 1968, is for a hardened steel body padlock. But the mechanism...
Thanks for the input. The thing that steered me towards English maker is the fact that it is common for the lock and boltwork to be installed in the...
Is it possible to determine, by inspection, whether the "smoker" apparatus has already been removed? One of the posted pictures shows the interior of...
A lot of myths about the chemicals with these safes. The safes that bubble are thought to be the salt content in the sand. I have never seen a leaky...
The chemicals used are known to degrade, and then expand / leak etc. Sometimes jamming the safe shut and locked in the process. I would not use one,...
This is an interesting one. I know I dont have all the comb lock patents from the 1800's but I can pretty be sure that lock was not original to that...
I've had this old brass Abloy padlock for some time. Can anybody ID it (e.g. model number)? I don't know much about their older products. Also, what...