The Great Lock Debacle of 1851
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The Great Lock Debacle of 1851
May 28th, 2011 by Schuyler Towne
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I am
● Schuyler Towne
● Professional Lockpicker
● Founder of NDE Magazine & Open Locksport
● Easy to track down:
● schuylertowne.com or @Shoebox on twitter
● Former Wheel of Fortune Contestant
● Obsessed with locks
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History
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Great Exhibition of 1851
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“Even their ingenuity, great as it is, becomesridiculous, when it attempts competition withEurope. Double pianos, a combination of apiano & a violin, a chair with a cigar case inits back, and other mongrel constructions,belong to a people that would be centaurs andmermen if they could...”
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Agrigulture
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Yachts
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Parautoptic Lock
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Armoir de Fer
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"We believed before the Exhibition opened, that we had the best locks in the world, and among us, Bramah and Chubb were reckoned quite as impregnable as Gibraltar...”
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Additional rambling thoughts
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Many photos found at antique-locks.com
An incredible resource and wonderful community.
You can find me at:
@Shoebox on Twitter
“Schuyler Towne” on “the internet”