Patent Model - Lock

Maker and role
Frank Mix (b.1834, d.1919), Patentee
Corbin Cabinet Lock Company (estab. 1882), Assignee
Production date
Jul 24 1883
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Brass
Measurements
17 x 17 x 2 1/4" (43.2 x 43.2 x 5.7cm)
Description
Mix's patent "relates to improvements in cabinet-locks of that class which have a hooked bolt for use upon roller desks, chests, &c.; and the objects of my improvement are to adapt said lock for the use of a flat key and to make an economical and efficient lock." (Patent Number 281,713)
Object number
2015.14.3473
Currently on display?
No

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