Author Archives: Tyler J. Thomas

History of the House of P. & F. Corbin: Doen, Corbin & Company (1849)

Note: The following is a republished excerpt from P. & F. Corbin’s History of the House of P. & F. Corbin. Published in 1904, it recounts the companies’ history on it’s 50th anniversary. We have made no changes to this … Continue reading →

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History of the House of P. & F. Corbin: The Founder and Head of the House of Corbin

Note: The following is a republished excerpt from P. & F. Corbin’s History of the House of P. & F. Corbin. Published in 1904, it recounts the companies’ history on it’s 50th anniversary. We have made no changes to this … Continue reading →

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History of the House of P. & F. Corbin: Title, Preface, and Prologue

Note: The following is a republished excerpt from P. & F. Corbin’s History of the House of P. & F. Corbin. Published in 1904, it recounts the companies’ history on it’s 50th anniversary. We have made no changes to this … Continue reading →

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Hardware History Files: The Vault That Protected America’s Constitution | Mosler and the Charters of Freedom

In the United States, few documents possess greater historical and symbolic significance than the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights—collectively known as the Charters of Freedom. Ratified in 1776, 1788, and 1791 respectively, these foundational texts … Continue reading →

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Hardware History Files: What Happened to Lockwood?

If you were in the door hardware industry in 1952, you knew the name Lockwood. It stood for prestige, quality, and American industrial might. The Lockwood Hardware Manufacturing Company operated five regional sales offices and six manufacturing plants across the … Continue reading →

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Lockwood Marches On: Chapter Eight, The Lockwood Hardware Manufacturing Company 1950 to 1952

Note: The following is a republished excerpt from the Lockwood Hardware Manufacturing Company’s Lockwood – The story of its past, the basis for its future. Published in 1953, and based almost entirely off of literature produced for Lockwood’s 1952 sales … Continue reading →

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Lockwood Marches On: Chapter Seven, The Lockwood Hardware Manufacturing Company 1946 to 1949

Note: The following is a republished excerpt from the Lockwood Hardware Manufacturing Company’s Lockwood – The story of its past, the basis for its future. Published in 1953, and based almost entirely off of literature produced for Lockwood’s 1952 sales … Continue reading →

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Lockwood Marches On: Chapter Six, The Lockwood Hardware Manufacturing Company 1941 to 1945

Note: The following is a republished excerpt from the Lockwood Hardware Manufacturing Company’s Lockwood – The story of its past, the basis for its future. Published in 1953, and based almost entirely off of literature produced for Lockwood’s 1952 sales … Continue reading →

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Lockwood Marches On: Chapter Five, The Lockwood Hardware Manufacturing Company 1932 to 1940

Note: The following is a republished excerpt from the Lockwood Hardware Manufacturing Company’s Lockwood – The story of its past, the basis for its future. Published in 1953, and based almost entirely off of literature produced for Lockwood’s 1952 sales … Continue reading →

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Lockwood Marches On: Chapter Four, The Independent Lock Co.

Note: The following is a republished excerpt from the Lockwood Hardware Manufacturing Company’s Lockwood – The story of its past, the basis for its future. Published in 1953, and based almost entirely off of literature produced for Lockwood’s 1952 sales … Continue reading →

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