Chubb Locking Bar

[Rumball Solutions]

Thought I may post a picture of my latest acquisition, a Chubb Locking Bar. Used to externally secure doors and sometimes trunks/chests it a great lump of brass with a 5 lever locking mechanism and heavy duty staple bolts.

It was going to the scrap heap and thankfully rescued. I've given it a bit of TLC and I'm intending to make up a wooden display board for it.

Many thanks to oldlock for the old marketing material and info regarding its use.

It's believed to be from around the 1950s.

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[Riyame]

Wow, that is really neat. It is a shame that this stuff usually gets tossed, thankfully you were able to save it.

[macgng]

very nice, I've only seen the newer chubb hercules pad bars.

[MBI]

Beautiful find.
I agree with Riyame, it's a good thing you were able to save it from being melted down.

[Oldfast]

Very cool indeed. Thanks for sharing! Look forward to the pics when you finish a mount for it someday too.

[rphillips52]

Yours could be older: it was around in the 1930's.

[Rumball Solutions]

Yours could be older: it was around in the 1930's.

That's what we thought originally, but serial numbers and lack of detector mechanism indicated later manufacture.

Regardless of age, I like it. It's a hefty brass casting.