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Treatise on Locks and Keys
George Price
book · 1856
George Price, A Treatise on the Construction of Locks and Keys (1856).
A Treatise on the Construction of Locks and Keys
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Barrel key is historically related to Brass.
Price’s Treatise seats the Bramah key among small hollow-stem keys whose barrel receives the longitudinal cuts that set the slides, including cast brass-work key blanks from the sand. A named barrel-key in that locksmith-key speech, not a bit-key, not a skeleton-key, and not a tubular-key or pipe-key dump.
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Bit key is historically related to Key.
Price’s Treatise seats keys to warded locks among bitted forms whose key-bit is notched to clear wards (fancy-bitted, oval-bitted, and stepped bits). A named bit-key in that locksmith-key speech, not a skeleton-key pick-lock set, not a barrel-key, and not a dimple or double-bit dump.
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Box lock is historically related to Brass.
Price’s Treatise seats box and sloping-desk locks, and mortise box locks, among the brass cabinet class whose cases and link-plates secure lids and boxes. A named box-lock in that locksmith-furniture speech, not a stock-lock timber case, not a chest-lock alone, and not a mortise door lock dump.
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Bramah lock is historically related to Brass.
Price’s Treatise seats Bramah’s lock among the widely sold slide locks whose construction is peculiarly adapted for cabinet purposes, listed with brass Bramah cabinet and padlock prices. A named bramah-lock in that locksmith speech, not a Chubb detector, not a Yale American lock, and not a warded or lever dump.
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Cabinet lock is historically related to Brass.
Price’s Treatise divides lock kinds into brass cabinet and other best locks as Class I, with till, cupboard, box, and related furniture locks principally made in Wolverhampton brass. A named cabinet-lock in that locksmith-class speech, not a chest-lock alone, not a stock-lock, and not an entry mortise dump.
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Chest lock is historically related to Iron.
Price’s Treatise seats iron chest locks among the stronger link-plate locks for chests and coffers, and lists chest and link-cupboard locks in the comparative price tables. A named chest-lock in that locksmith-furniture speech, not a cabinet-lock alone, not a padlock, and not a bare hasp.
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Price’s Treatise seats dead locks among bolts that can only be shot out and in by the key—hence called a dead lock—including rim and mortise dead locks without a spring latch bevel. A named deadbolt in that locksmith dead-bolt speech, not a spring-latch, not a night-latch case alone, and not a flush-bolt or barrel-bolt dump.
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Flush bolt is historically related to Iron.
Price’s Treatise seats the common flush-bolt or dog-lock among ironworks bolts that stay flush with the selvage when unlocked, and indexes flush-bolt locks (Hobbs, Nettlefold, Perry). A named flush-bolt in that locksmith-bolt speech, not a deadbolt, not a barrel-bolt, and not a cremone or slide-bolt dump.
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Hasp is historically related to Iron.
Price’s Treatise seats padlocks among fastenings used wherever hasps and staples or chains are affixed to the article or depository to be secured. A named hasp in that locksmith-fastening speech, not a door-chain, not a keyhole-plate, and not a padlock body alone.
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Letter lock is historically related to Ring.
Price’s Treatise seats the puzzle or letter lock among ring-locks whose lettered rings must align before the shackle frees, opened by a mnemonic rather than a steel key. A named letter-lock in that locksmith-puzzle speech, not a dial combination-lock alone, not a seal-lock, and not a padlock dump.
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Lever lock is historically related to Iron.
Price’s Treatise seats lever locks among the priced four-lever door and furniture locks and tables the combinations and degrees of security of lever locks. A named lever-lock in that locksmith-mechanism speech, not a pin-tumbler reprint, not a warded-lock alone, and not a Bramah slide lock.
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Master key is used in Ring.
Price’s Treatise seats master keys among suite-lock practice that lets a keeper carry on a key-ring only three or four small keys while each lock remains different, including prison and furniture suites. A named master-key in that locksmith-suite speech, not a skeleton-key pick set, not a pass-key dump, and not a bit-key alone.
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Mortise lock is historically related to Oak.
Price’s Treatise seats the mortise lock among locks mortised into the thickness of the door woodwork, superseding unsightly rim cases for parlour doors, with mortise dead, two-bolt, three-bolt, and spring forms. A named mortise-lock in that locksmith-mounting speech, not a rim-lock surface case, not a stock-lock, and not a padlock.
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Night latch is used in Key.
Price’s Treatise seats flush, rim, and mortise night latches among street-door latches that open outside with the key only and usually spring on closing, having superseded the insecure French latch. A named night-latch in that locksmith-latch speech, not a thumb-latch, not a Norfolk latch, and not a deadbolt alone.
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Price’s Treatise seats padlocks among portable locks for bags and depositories secured with hasps, opened by their keys (and contrasted with letter-locks that need no steel key). A named padlock in that locksmith-portable speech, not a hasp alone, not a chest-lock, and not a seal-lock.
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Rim lock is historically related to Iron.
Price’s Treatise seats rim locks among cases that project from the door surface, often japanned iron with brass bolt-plates, including rim dead and three-bolt rim forms. A named rim-lock in that locksmith-mounting speech, not a mortise-lock, not a stock-lock alone, and not a padlock.
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Skeleton key is historically related to Key.
Price’s Treatise seats skeleton keys among reduced pick-lock patterns that open large classes of common warded door locks when ironmongers supply interchangeable ward work. A named skeleton-key in that locksmith-key speech, not a master-key suite key, not a bit-key cut to one lock, and not a barrel-key.
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Spring latch is historically related to Iron.
Price’s Treatise seats spring locks and latch-bolts among door locks whose bolt locks itself against the striking-plate, including spring rim/drawback and mortise spring forms in iron cases. A named spring-latch in that locksmith-latch speech, not a deadbolt, not a night-latch case alone, and not a thumb or Norfolk latch.
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Stock lock is historically related to Oak.
Price’s Treatise seats Class III stock or wooden-case locks among locks whose works sit in a cavity cut from a block of wood (the stock) prepared to receive the plate. A named stock-lock in that locksmith-case speech, not a box-lock metal case, not a mortise-lock alone, and not a padlock.
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Tumbler lock is historically related to Iron.
Price’s Treatise seats the common tumbler lock among ironworks locks whose tumbler must lift before the bolt can pass, including Barron’s tumbler and older French tumbler forms. A named tumbler-lock in that locksmith-mechanism speech, not a lever-lock price-table dump alone, not a warded-lock, and not a disc-tumbler or wafer dump.
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Warded key is historically related to Key.
Price’s Treatise seats keys to warded locks among keys notched to clear L, T, Y, Z, nose, bridge, and solid wards, figured as Keys to Warded Locks and Keys to Solid Warded Locks. A named warded-key in that locksmith-key speech, not a skeleton-key, not a bit-key genus dump alone, and not a barrel-key.
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Warded lock is historically related to Iron.
Price’s Treatise seats the warded lock among locks whose sheet-iron (or copper/brass solid) wards obstruct wrong keys, including common and solid-warded forms. A named warded-lock in that locksmith-mechanism speech, not a tumbler-lock, not a lever-lock, and not a Bramah or cylinder dump.
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