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  2. Police lock - Wikipedia

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    Police locks are particularly associated with New York City in the 20th century, [2] and are sometimes seen in movies set in that place and time. [1] [2] Floor-mounted types were designed for use with wooden doors and have been superseded with the advent of metal doors and doorframes. [2] A copy of the original crossbar type of police lock is ...

  3. Latch - Wikipedia

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    A wooden crossbar on a door An aldrop latch, a form of draw bolt. A crossbar, sometimes called a bolt or draw bolt, is a historically common and simple means of barring a door. In its most primitive form it employs a plank or beam held by or placed onto open cleats on a door, which is shifted to be held fast by a corresponding cleat on an ...

  4. Door furniture - Wikipedia

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    Door stop – used to prevent the door from opening too far or striking another object [3] Espagnolette (for a window) Fingerplate; Letter box or mail slot; Peephole; Kickplate [5] A number of items normally accompany doors but are not necessarily mounted on the door itself, such as doorbells.

  5. Espagnolette - Wikipedia

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    An espagnolette is a locking device, normally mounted on the vertical frame of a French door or casement window. A handle or knob is connected to a metal rod mounted to the surface of the frame, about a metre above the floor. Operating the handle rotates the rod, which has hooks at each end that fit into sockets at the head and sill of the ...

  6. Mortise lock - Wikipedia

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    The parts included in the typical US mortise lock installation are the lock body (the part installed inside the mortise cut-out in the door); the lock trim (which may be selected from any number of designs of doorknobs, levers, handle sets and pulls); a strike plate (or box keep), which lines and reinforces the cavity in the door jamb or frame ...

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