Rudimentary Treatise on the Construction of Door Locks for Commercial and Domestic Purposes Edited by Charles Tomlinson

Rudimentary Treatise on the Construction of Door Locks for Commercial and Domestic Purposes Edited by Charles Tomlinson PDF

Author: Anonymous

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2021-09-10

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9781015256835

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Rudimentary Treatise on the Construction of Door Locks, for Commercial and Domestic Purposes

Rudimentary Treatise on the Construction of Door Locks, for Commercial and Domestic Purposes PDF

Author: A. C. Hobbs

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2019-03-09

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 9781397349859

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Excerpt from Rudimentary Treatise on the Construction of Door Locks, for Commercial and Domestic Purposes: With Mr. Smyth's Letter on the Bramah Locks It should also be stated that, during the progress of the work, Mr. Weale, at my request, wrote to Messrs. Bramah, and also to Messrs. Chubb, informing them that a Rudimentary Treatise on the Construction of Locks was being prepared, and requesting them to state in writing what alterations or improvements they had made in their locks since the date of the Great Exhibition. The communications which we have received from these celebrated firms are inserted verbatim, in their proper places, in the present work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Rudimentary Treatise on the Construction of Locks

Rudimentary Treatise on the Construction of Locks PDF

Author: A. C. Hobbs

Publisher:

Published: 2020-10-24

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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The manufacture of locks, and a consideration of the mechanical principles involved in their construction and security, have never yet been treated with any degree of fulness in an English work. Lock-making has occupied a large amount of ingenuity, and lock-patents have been obtained in considerable number, though not always, we are satisfied, with a commensurate return for the expense incurred,--but lock-philosophy (if so it may be designated) has not been largely attended to.And yet it may safely be said that much which is both mechanically and commercially important is comprised in a lock. Every improvement in the manufacture of iron, steel, and brass--that is, in the tool-making and machine-making processes--may be made to reflect its light on the lock-manufacture; the stamping, the casting, the planing, the slotting, the screw-cutting, the polishing of metals,--all, in proportion as they are improved, impart some of their aid to the lock-maker. Then, in the finer kinds of locks, the works are so delicate as to approach to the nicety of clockwork; thereby combining the manipulative skill of a talented artisan with the rougher mechanical work of the smith. The principles of mechanical science are also appreciated by many lock-makers. The lever, the inclined plane, the eccentric, the cam, the screw, the wheel and pinion, the ratchet, the spring,--all are brought to bear on the internal mechanism of locks, frequently in many novel combinations.