Locks today are
so common place that we hardly even think about them. They have become totally
unremarkable in many ways. But, can you imagine what would happen tomorrow if
all the sudden the world was without locks? There would be no way to protect
your home or car, or to secure your possessions.
They say that
familiarity makes people take things for granted, and that is undoubtedly true
with the lock. So, in the spirit of honoring one of the most revolutionary
devices that humanity ever created and one of the most useful items we use
today, we’re going to deliver some facts that you didn’t know about locks, and
the trade of the locksmithing.
The oldest lock
ever discovered was 4,000 years old. It was found in a cave in what used to be
ancient Egypt. That’s right, it looks like those clever Egyptians were the
original inventors of the lock, right along with ink, ox-drawn plows, papyrus
(paper) and a system for the written word. Ancient Egypt may have been the most
innovative society that ever existed, and locks were one of their most
important inventions.
The first real
attempt to improve the security of the tumbler lock was made in 1778, when
British inventor Robert Barron patented a double-acting tumbler lock. These locks,
which are still in use today, require the lever in the mechanism to be lifted
to a precise height. Either too high, or too low would not open the device.
The locksmith
trade was somewhat hurt by the advent of modern mass production processes that
could produce locks in quantity and very cheaply.
Traditionally, a
locksmith did not only help to open and install locks, but also built them by
hand, including customized variations for every application.
An American
named James Sargent was the inventor of the first combination lock which could
have its key combination changed after manufacturing. His invention, first
developed in 1857, still underpins the technology of many time-lock mechanisms
in modern bank vaults.
From about the
time of the Civil War, when mass production of padlocks took off in the United
States, until World War I, a favorite time period for collectors, there were
more than 150 American lock manufacturers with whom collectors are familiar.
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We are a family owned and operated locksmith company in Phoenix Arizona. Our
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