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Author Archives: Tyler J. Thomas
The HPC 1200 Project: Introduction
What to do? A few weeks ago I decided I wasn’t busy enough with work and other commitments and I needed a new project for whatever spare time I had left. I’ve restored antique mortise locks in the past for … 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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A Glance into Yale History
Note: The following is a republished excerpt from The Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company’s Catalog No. 29. We have made no changes to this excerpt and what you see is exactly how it was printed in 1939, albeit in a … Continue reading
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How Did Medeco Get It’s Name?
In the late 1960s, Medeco essentially started the American high-security lock industry with a revolutionary design incorporating angular key cuts and pins paired with a sidebar. Nearly 60 years later, Medeco’s reputation as a premiere high-security lock manufacturer remains and … Continue reading
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