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A number of folks have been diligently photographing and sharing their new finds, and I realized that it had been a couple of years since I’d sat down with my camera and documented some of the more interesting locks I’ve come across. My collection spans from ancient times (around 100AD) to modern electronic locks, and everything in between. My apologies for the rather picture-heavy post, but hopefully there’s something of interest.

I’m not going to try to document everything in the collection; I’ll just pick out some highlights...

• Cut-aways: basic pin-tumbler, Sargent mortise, ASSA Flexcore, wafer cam-lock, 7-pin tubular
• Schlage SecureKey
• Schlage Everest: KIK, LFIC, padlock and rim-cylinder cut-away
• Schlage Primus: mortise, LFIC
• Schlage Everest Primus: KIK, rim-cylinder cut-away
• Duo mortise cylinder
• Ace II
• TuBAR
• Chicago cam-lock

Schlage Everest Primus: Factory Cut-Away
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• Folger Adam Model 110 Mogul
• Corbin Emhart KIK cut-away
• Medeco Original: KIK and mortise (incl. military keyway)
• Medeco Camlock
• Medeco Payphone lock
• Medeco Biaxial: KIK, progressively-pinned mortise locks, S&G 831B cylinder, factory cut-away rim cylinder
• Medeco Biaxial sales demo pin (oversized pin, used to demonstrate pins)
• Medeco M3: 5- and 6-pin mortise, half-euro cut-away
• Medeco Logic: mortise cylinder and G8R padlock
• Medeco Tufloc
• Medeco Duracam in Cobra 8500 padlock body
• Medeco removable-plug cylinder
• ScanLock SLX-5
• GMS MX
• Arrone Plus

Folger Adam Mogul Mortise Cylinder


Medeco Logic Factory Demo Kit: Mortise Cylinder and G8R Padlock


Medeco M3 Euro-Profile Cylinder (Snowyboy Cut-Away)
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• ABUS Plus: 20/70 Diskus, 88/40 padlock
• ABUS 25/70 Diskus (lever)
• Ingersoll CS712
• Abloy Classic: various padlocks
• Abloy Disklock Pro: KIK
• Abloy Protec: factory cut-away padlock
• Mul-T-Lock Classic: rim cylinder, half-euro cut-away
• Mul-T-Lock Interactive: mortise, hockey-puck padlock
• Mul-T-Lock Integrator
• Mul-T-Lock Garrison
• Mul-T-Lock MT5 padlock core
• Mul-T-Lock MT5+ half-euro cut-away
• Dom iX
• Kaba Gemini
• Kaba Penta

Abloy Protec 330 Padlock: Factory Cut-Away


Mul-T-Lock Classic and MT5+ (Snowyboy Cut-Away)
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• Ikon TK5 Super-Nocke
• Dom D
• Mila Evo Anti-Bump (with trap pins)
• LOB TOR1
• EVVA MCS
• MagLock ML-10
• Greenwald Sentinel
• MIWA EC

LOB 12-pin Euro-Profile Cylinder


EVVA MCS Euro-Profile Cylinder


MIWA EC (Magnetic) Rim Cylinder


DOM D Euro-Profile Cylinder


Ikon TK5 Super-Nocke Euro-Profile Cylinder
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• Abloy PL342 High Profile (x2)
• Brinks Shrouded
• Abloy PL340 Protec (Ruby)
• Abloy PL655 Government
• S&G 826C
• Kaba 20
• Guri Push-Key
• Burg-Watcher Lock Blocker
• Zeiss Ikon Telephone Lock

• S&G 8077
• Master Speed-Dial
• S&W M-100 handcuffs

• Best SFIC: mortise housing, cut-away
• Misc automotive locks: 1963 Ford Mustang, 2010 Grand Prix, Honda, cut-away, etc..
• Western Electric 30C payphone locks
• BiLock first-generation
• ASSA Twin V-10
• Fichet 484
• EVVA 3KS
• DOM Diamant
• Bramah BP-17
• Concept Plus
• Weiser Smartkey
• U-Change (with keys)

Papaiz Cruciform 18-pin Mortise Cylinder


Concept Plus Mortise Cylinder


EVVA 3KS Rim and Euro-Profile Cylinders


DOM Diamant Euro-Profile Cylinders


Western Electric 30E Payphone Locks


Bramah BP-17 Padlock
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• American 700: one "factory" and one "tricked" for use by escape artists
• ERA 975 5-lever cut-away
• Van Lock in a Cobra 8500 padlock body
• Mosler 5700 safe deposit cut-away
• S&G 4440 safe deposit
• PPI Model 40-LH safe deposit cut-away

Van Lock Camlock (mounted in a Cobra 8500 padlock body)


American 700 Padlocks: factory original (L) and “tricked” for escape artists (R)
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• S&G 833C Military
• Hi-Shear LK-1200 Military
• S&G 831B-M-1 Military
• Abloy PL350 Protec
• S&G Environmental
• Abloy PL362 Protec
• S&G 831B

Abloy PL363 and PL350: Protec (Ruby) cores


US Military Padlocks: S&G 831B-M-1, S&G 833, Hi-Shear LK-1200
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• Austral 904 TF-N
• Medeco 52 (M3)
• S&G Environmental
• CyberLock Dealer Kit
• S&G 8077-AD
• S&G 826C Thin-Shackle

Austral 904 TF-N “Chain Key” Padlock


CyberLock Factory Demo Kit
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• MAXiS 225 Padlock
• LOK Alarmed Padlock
• Barclays Bank Night Deposit Bag (Chubb Lock)
• Gougler Padlock
• Rielda Rekeyable KIK
• Taiwanese Motorcycle Disk-Brake Lock with geared keys
• Kaba Peaks KIK

Rielda Rekeyable KIK Cylinder


MAXiS 225 Padlock


Taiwanese Motorcycle Disc-Brake Lock with geared keys


Barclays’ Bank Night Deposit Bag with Chubb Lock
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• Yale & Towne 805F
• Yale No.324
• Master No.66 Factory Cut-Away
• Master No.88
• American Lock barrel padlock (Government)
• DanLock Model B padlock puzzle
• Yale No.8454
• Corbin Master Ring
• Banbury Lock

DanLock Model B: Puzzle Lock


Banbury Lock (circa 17th-century, Canterbury, UK)


Banbury Lock (circa 17th-century, Canterbury, UK)
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• Yale Bicentric Padlock
• Sargent 6-Lever Padlock
• USPS Rotary Padlocks
• Yale Safe Deposit (pin-tumber)
• WLN Detector cabinet lock
• Odell Latch Key
• USPS Mail Bag Locks
• Hand-forged Spring-Barb Padlock
• LuH Padlock (German)

LuH Padlock with cruciform key (Germany)


Hand-Forged Spring-Barb Padlock (circa 19th-century, India)
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• Yale Padlock
• Slaight / Slaymaker Paper Seal Padlock
• SEZAM Rim Cylinder (with complete deadbolt assembly)
• French Screw-key Padlock (c.1859)
• Dudley Combination Lock (c.1920)
• Miller “999” Scandinavian
• Lowe & Fletcher Ministry of Works Padlock (UK)
• American Keyless No-Key Padlock
• Dudley Split-Wafer Padlock (c.1936)
• Yale & Towne 805F
• 3-wheel Padlock (c.19C)
• Roman-era bronze latch, lock bolt and keys (circa 200AD)

Thomas Slaight Paper Seal Padlock (19th-century, US Internal Revenue Service)


Paper Seals for Thomas Slaight Seal Padlock (US Internal Revenue Service)


6-Lever Push-Key Padlock cut-away


SEZAM Rim Cylinder for surface-mount deadbolt (Poland)


American Keyless Lock Company No-Key Padlock


Dudley Split-Wafer Padlock (1936)


Roman-Era Bronze Lock Latch, Bolt and Keys (circa 200AD)
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• Ratcliff & Horner Safe Lock: Factory Cut-Away (c.1893)
• S&G Prison Lock from Leavenworth
• Folger Adam Model 80-M
• Roman-era iron lift-key (circa 100AD)
• NATO Mersey Lock

Roman-Era Iron Lift-Key (circa 100AD)


Folger Adam Model 80-M


PSA NATO Mersey Lock (1991, UK Department of Defense)


Ratcliff & Horner Safe Lock (1893, factory cut-away)


S&G Prison Lock removed from service in Leavenworth (USA)
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• Yale Detention Lock removed from service in BC Penitentary (Canada)
• Folger Adam Model 82 removed from service in Salem, MA (USA)
• S&G 8430
• Mas-Hamilton X-07
• Kromer Euronovum 14-Lever
• Diebold 17423A

Yale Prison Lock (removed from service in BC Penitentary, Canada)


Folger Adam Model 82 Prison Lock (removed from service in Salem, MA, USA)


MAS-Hamilton X-07 electronic safe lock


S&G 8430 Group 1 safe lock


Kromer Euronovum 14-lever safe lock (cut-away)
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• LaGard 33E
• Chubb Detector Safe-Deposit
• LeFebure S&G R6700
• ERA Invincible
• LaGard 2200
• Yale & Towne Model 3-L Time Lock
• Peerless 710 handcuffs

Peerless Model 710 handcuffs with Medeco cylinders


Yale & Towne Model 3-L time lock
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• S&G 6535-007
• Diebold Anti-Dynamite 4-wheel vault locks (matched set)
• Chubb Manifoil Mk.IV (UK Government)

S&G Model 6535-007: 4-wheel vault lock with indirect drive


Chubb Manifoil Mk.IV (1987, UK Government)


Diebold Anti-Dynamite 4-wheel vault lock (circa 1885, matched set)


Diebold Anti-Dynamite 4-wheel vault lock (circa 1885, matched set)


Diebold Anti-Dynamite 4-wheel vault lock (circa 1885, matched set)
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Forever Lock: Taiwanese bicycle U-Lock with sabot key carrier

In addition, I have a similarly-large collection of picks, tools and books that I haven’t had time to photograph, but I’ll add to the thread when I get another free afternoon.

I’m happy to answer any questions that anyone might have about the locks, their history, patent drawings, etc… or if anyone else has some info they’d like to pass along, I’d be really grateful!

Thanks for looking!

Wow, very nice update. IF you ever want to pass on one of those anti dynamite locks PLEASE let me know. I have been looking for one for a while.

Drool.. Is an understatement. I LOVE the antiques you've managed to get your pass on. Wow.

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayum! I really like the Sezam Lock and the Bramah Padlock. But, theres no favorites here. The collection as a whole is amazing. I really like the Maxis padlock too. You need a NAPEC Bicentric padlock. Or did I miss it in the awesomeness that just drowned me?

Magyver... can I be in your will to inherit your lock collection when you die? (Hopefully that won't be for a long time, but I can be patient.)

Gordon

Wow
Amazing collection!

Beauty!
I always laugh when I see these funky 12 pin cylinders etc., imagining some hood walking up thinking he is going to pick the front door lock and finding one of these.

Delicious collection

I like your well-organized standard-size storage boxes with variable sized compartments... How many boxes you have in total? :p

Thanks for the kind words! Collecting and restoring locks in definitely a passion of mine.


Well, there are actually a few boxes that I didn't photograph, because they're packed with duplicates, or less interesting locks. (I have a couple of cases of Master padlocks from the 50's and 60's, for example, in original boxes, plus some newer money bags, more mounted safe locks, etc..) At the moment, the collection spans two dozen cases, plus a large tool case of picks and tools, and a good-sized shelf of books. I teach a graduate course in computer security; I do a lecture on the history of locks every year, and used to drag everything in as part of the talk... I stopped bringing everything once it passed the 400lb (180kg) mark, and am a little more selective now.

So freaking cool!

Wow!

An amazing and beautiful collection to be very proud of, thankyou for sharing!

...Mark

oooh very nice. i see you got some new stuff in there

holy mother of...gah...oooh..ah...errr...droooool...

thank you for sharing. im gonna go clean up now

This is beautiful!!!!
How do you go about purchasing some of these museum quality pieces?

What do you say about that? Wow. Those anti-dynamite are nice, have you opened one up? **EDIT** I seen it now.** The anti-gunpowder ones are almost solid with blast vents milled out, really cool.