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2010.80.51

Lock mechanism. [FB 21/11/2011]

2010.80.51

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Collection type
Object
Description
Lock mechanism. [FB 21/11/2011]
Long description
Lock mechanism. The lock is encased in a metal box and can be seen on one side. The other side has a metal engraved badge attached to the front with a crest and the writing 'Chubb & Son. Chubbs patent Queen Victoria St St Pauls London Makers to Her Majesty' [FB 21/11/2011]
Date
Acquisition information
Donated: 11/11/2010
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Riveted, Process Incised
Dimensions
Width: max 110 mm, Length: max 153 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2010.80.51
Research and responses

See On the Development and Distribution of Primitive Locks and Keys by Lieut.-General Pitt-Rivers, F.R.S., London 1883 and Locks and Keys Throughout the Ages by Vincent J. M. Eras, 1957. [FB 14/10/2011]

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