M00076 - Hobbs made but to the Day & Newall design. 6 lever, 203 x 159mm.
M00079 - First production (sn:600) version with the Hobbs protector, anti-pressure, patent. Dated: 1863.
M00085 - Pr of double stump locks. sn: 26606, Provenance: from a demountable vault (Known as the Egyptian Box Vault), used during the Suez conflict. Vault now scraped.
M00083 - 12" lock & key with escutcheon and safe badge all with the same serial number - 35374. c1924
HoLRSG History of Locks Research & Social Group Meeting at:- MLA HQ, Rugby, UK, CV21 1TF All welcome
Gatherings:3rd Sunday of the month. Next meeting: 16th June from 10am
Itinery: 10:00am -12:30 Archive-Artefact access and research/Networking wiith other members. 12:30 - 1:30: Lunch Break (bring your own sandwiches (tea, coffee & biscuits provided) 1:30 - 4:00On a theam of Barron – A cicular talk about the 'Double Acting Principal first apearing around the Industrial Revolution, many contiuing well into the 19th century. Barron and others found lots of interesting and novel ways to apply this principal. Bring examples of your own locks or refer to those in the Heritage Rooms. There is allways time after a meeting for further socialising & networking.
Some good info already on here covering the Tann's with the brock's chemical tubes- there's possibly more but a quick 'smoker' search found these two:...
ALDOBILT COMPANY signal lock
any one know anything about this lock ?
appreciate all help,never seen this paticular one ?
cannot feel any levers or discs inside
thank you
Is it possible to determine, by inspection, whether the "smoker" apparatus has already been removed? One of the posted pictures shows the interior of the door and boltwork. Where was the smoker...
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 smoke tube In the hundreds that I have seen the...
Hi guys!
In the last days I had some time to work on the model. And I was able to get an impression on the hinges and the door plate :(blush):
The plate is 460mm in diameter, those hinge...
I took a look into his videos about the vault door and I have to say, we work kind of similar. I can really relate to his thinking and his concepts... That doesn't mean I am as brilliant as he is, of...
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, all banks went through a disposal process for them...
Some good info already on here covering the Tann's with the brock's chemical tubes- there's possibly more but a quick 'smoker' search found these two:...
Safe ID Tann.