Hello,
Has anyone every heard of Carpenter Patent locks from the early 1800s?
Check out:
http://www.hardwareofyesteryear.com/carpenter1.htm
Also: (William IV Carpenter Royal Patent Brass Lock)
http://antiques-internet.com/colorado/eronjohnsonantiques/dynapage/IP6558...
More:
http://www.ballandball-us.com/lockhistory.html
"On Carpenter locks, they were widely used in the East and South and they were all
made in England. The latching bar that lifted through a brass rimmed keeper is the
patented design and the patent was issued in 1820.
In all there were about 20 companies producing these locks, under license, from Carpenter.
To confuse the historians that like to have clear cut dates on everything, according to
the noted Pa. restoration architect, G. Edwim Brumbaugh, the house at Pottstown, PA known
as Pottsgrove Mansion was fitted with Carpenter Locks when it was built in the 1750's.
It is strange to note that this lock as common as it is in this country, is, as far as we
know, completely absent in England. Could it be that they were all made for export?"
Interesting ...
John R. Carpenter
La Mesa, CA