Image
Category
Maker
Object type
Place
Material
Date

Maskelyne's Penny-in-the-Slot lock

circa 1858

Lock from a chest

1400-1500

Lock, wrought-iron, Flemish (Malines)

1600-1700

Sealed lid for ballot box

1870

French lock plate

Lock, German, early 16th Century, wrought-iron

1500-1550

Steel lock in two parts

1700-1800

Ancient Scottish lock in wood (small)

Ancient Scottish lock in wood (small)

Early link plate lock

Early link plate lock

Engraved iron door lock with key.

Engraved iron door lock with key.

Lock, French, 14th or 15th Century. Wooden case in which the springs and bolts are fixed, with an iron key

Lock, French, 14th or 15th Century

1300-1500

Lock and key, wrought-iron, Flemish, early 16th Century. Acquired in Bruges

Lock and key

1500-1550

Lock and key (Tucker and Reeves Pattern) in case

Lock and key (Tucker and Reeves Pattern) in case

1851

Chatwoods lock

Safe locks

Wooden free falling tumbler lock, modern Egyptian construction with two large iron nails, c.1912.

Ancient Egyptian lock.

Nine inch one-sided stock lock with fancy fitted key

Nine inch one-sided stock lock

Twelve inch double-sided rim drawback lock, dead action. Barron's patent. Hand made four post. (weight c.16 lbs)

Twelve inch double-sided rim drawback lock

Gothic lock plate 8 inch, French Chest Lock, 15th Century

Gothic lock plate 8 inch

1400-1500

Rectangular lock plate. 8 1/2 inch. French chest lock, 15th Century

Rectangular lock plate. 8 1/2 inch. French chest lock

1400-1500

Large steel lock, with loose-bit key

Large steel lock, with loose-bit key

Example, sectioned of Yale door latch, with corrugated key

Yale door latch, 1901-1930

1901-1930

Gothic lock plate, 16th Century, 9 1/2 inches, French chest lock

Gothic lock plate

1600-1700

Type 875, 2 1/4-inch draw lock and key

Type 875, 2 1/4-inch draw lock and key

Triple lock from Cowdary Park

Triple lock from Cowdary Park

Copy of ancient Pompeiian lock, one of two, 1869.

Copy of Ancient Pompeiian Lock

1869