Patent Model - Lock
Maker and role
Willard Doremus (b.1852, d.1915), Patentee
The Eagle Lock Company (estab. 1833, closed 1975), Assignee
Production date
Jul 05 1881
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Brass
Measurements
20 x 17 x 2 1/4" (50.8 x 43.2 x 5.7cm)
Description
Doremus's invention "relates to an improvement in locks designed principally for drawers and cupboards" where it "frequently becomes desirable, when one's keys are misplaced or not convenient, to quickly lock the drawer or door, particularly when suddenly called away from the drawers of desks or those containing valuables." (Patent Number 243,872)
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Object number
2015.14.3350
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