Purpose of this site.

Paul Prescott

The purpose of this site is to share knowledge, ideas and examples of locks, keys and related collectables.

There are collectors in the world that hoard their collections like misers with massive amounts of material and documentation which never sees the light of day. I find that approach to be very sad indeed. I know that the very best way of finding new locks and new collectors is to place as wide a range and as much information as possible on show in a public venue. Hence the reason I created and run this site.

So please if you have locks that you have questions about (I cannot guarantee you will receive an answer ;-)) or if you have locks you could show and write about I would urge you to register and join the the site - membership is free and help spread the word and share the knowledge with others.

Brian Morland MLA Hon

I agree, additionally good discussion in the threads greatly adds to our understanding. It was disappointing that the thread ‘Unusual Chubb (Is it a Chubb) Safe Lock’ didn’t take off. It may be that nothing is known by other members. But surely the enquiring minds of both ‘the locksmith’ and the ‘lock historian’ could have made additional useful contributions. The lock historian might have asked about and shown and discussed variations of the detail for comparison. The Locksmith surely would want to know about detents and the associated problems. Maybe some feel that these topics shouldn’t be discussed openly. For my own part the collection has many, many locks that could be explored and would be appreciated even more by a fuller exploration and understanding of every detail.

Paul Prescott

It is frustrating when a thread goes unanswered and it may well be as you suggest - that there is currently no further information known by the members of the site. And to be frank this is very likely going to be the case for lots of the questions asked. But - once the post is made it’s on the record and it will be indexed and there for the future so there is always a chance that it may be answered in the future.

10ringo10

This is my first post, as a member of other forums, i also like to share new finds etc.
And often dont get any feed back.

Tom Gordon

Well maybe you can challenge us here - see if you an beat us all :-)
Cheers
Tom

Dean Nickel

Membership has been slow in building and those of us that know something about a lock I would hope chime in with it. But some information is very hard to come by.

Timbo

I would agree with you Dean, there is a lot of information on antique locks that has disappeared with the passing of the years. The only way we can understand their workings and uses is to discuss with others who are like minded. Personally speaking, when I come across a lock which I havn’t seen before, it gives me a buzz. I think the most interesting things to me are to look at the quality of the mechanism and engineering and design that has sadly disapeared in todays world.
Even if we don’t understand everything about a certain article, the more views and comments we can get will surely go to increase our knowledge
Tim