Patent Model - Lock
Maker and role
Linus Yale, Jr. (b.1821, d.1868), Patentee
Production date
May 14 1861
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Cast iron, brass, steel
Measurements
2 1/16 x 9 x 7 15/16" (5.2 x 22.9 x 20.2cm)
Description
For almost any kind of lock, Linus Yale Jr.'s patent "consists in making such an arrangement of parts as to render unavailing any attempts to ascertain the differences between or position of the 'tumblers', 'levers', or stops." (Patent number: 32,331)
Collection
Object number
61.47.586
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