Major factors are the design of the detector mechanism and the bolt head inscription “Chubbs Improved Patent”.
#Chatwood milner safe keys serial numbers#
I have no doubt this information appears against that serial number but we now know that several blocks of serial numbers were duplicated and I believe this lock was almost certainly made at about the same time as Lord Hayter’s. The owners contacted the Guildhall Library and were advised that lock number 14858 was dispatched to Hatton & Co. The serial number 14858 is part of the inscription on the visible side of the bolt head. The picture in this extract from the ALCA article clearly shows a similar lock. 2004 Newsletter of the American Lock Collectors Association proved this was not the case. It was thought to be the only one in existence and to have been individually made for Charles Chubb.Īn article in the Sept. Housed in a leather bound presentation case, with the label shown on the right, this lock has been handed down through the Chubb family. Lord Hayter’s 1828 lock on the Home page is unusual in not being marked with a serial number. September 2004 - Chubb Lock Serial Numbers For more information please contact: 020 7332 3820.
#Chatwood milner safe keys series#
There are limited indexes to this series and LMA therefore established a volunteer project to make this series more accessible. These special volumes contain a rich variety of documents, cuttings, photographs and other items which are essential to our understanding of the development of Chubb and the security industry in the United Kingdom and beyond. The Chubb Collectanea (LMA catalogue series reference CLC/B/002/10/01) consists of 110 scrapbooks (originally held by the company as 48 numbered volumes) charting the history of Chubb and Sons from 1818 to 1980s, which were created by the company. LMA wishes to thank all volunteers who have helped make this possible. As of February 2015 just under 15,000 item level descriptions have been completed which is an amazing feat.
Since 2010 volunteers based at LMA have been item-listing in detail each document in the scrapbooks. Contact details can be found on the 'Links' page. Requests to view the records should be addressed to LMA. Some sections of the archives of Chubb and Son and predecessors (collection reference CLC/B/002) are available for consultation at London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) by prior appointment. Peter Gunn passed the website to The History of Locks Museum, together with associated tables, registers etc.