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The lock company, Slaymaker, Barry and Company, was founded in 1888 by Samuel R. Slaymaker and John F. Barry of Connellsville, Pennsylvania.Samuel Slaymaker had become interested in switch and signal locks while working for the Pennsylvania Railroad as a civil engineer.
The Hall's Safe & Lock Company was an American [1] manufacturer of locks, safes, and bank vaults throughout the second half of the 19th century. Incorporated by Joseph L. Hall in 1867, the Hall's Safe & Lock Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio quickly grew to become the largest [ 2 ] safe and vault manufacturer in the world.
The lock company housed four ponds including upper pond (now Terryville Fish and Game), middle pond (now privately owned), lower pond (no longer in existence but once held water to power the Eli Terry Waterwheel), and Reservoir One (once filling up all of the land behind the congregational church and along Eagle Street, it was drained and ...
A majority of the safes sold by Cary had letters painted to the purchaser's request on the upper portion of the safe. Typically common was a customer's family name or the name of a business. Every Cary safe was built fire and burglar-proof. The company also manufactured intricate time locks and combination locks, (standard key) locks, and ...
Price on eBay: $16,000 This vintage porcelain doll, which stands 21 inches tall, was manufactured in Germany but is dressed in French attire. Made by Jumeau, one of the most iconic porcelain doll ...
The Bramah lock used a cylindrical key and keyhole, as does the current lock. The end of the key has a number of slots of different depths which, when inserted into the lock and pressed against spring tension, would depress a number of wafers to a specified depth and enable the key to turn and open the lock.