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THE HISTORY OF OUR FAMILY BUSINESS ESTABLISHED 1887:

Read the story of how three generations grew and prospered in the field of Locks and Hardware. A business that encompassed Locksmithing, Architectural Hardware, Manufacturing and Distributing.

LOCK HARDWARE CROSS REFERENCE DOWNLOAD:

Download this program for a five day no charge viewing. The purchase price is $385.00 (US). (program self destructs in 5 days without license & can be removed from your computer by using the Window Explorer and deleting the entire file)

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VARIOUS ARTICLES WRITTEN BY LAURENCE (LAURIE) SIMON:

Published in the Locksmith Ledger, Doors and Hardware (DHI) and Keynotes (ALOA). Enjoy stories that are fun to read and quite informative at the same time. View both PDF Copies and Text copies for easier reading.

HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS: (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

MEMBERS ONLY Many published, others published and never circulated. Read the histories of many of the manufacturers that you currently deal with or remember.

KEY MACHINES:

300 Key Machines from 36 Manufacturers are displayed along with several having parts explosions, technical data and historical information.

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DOOR CLOSERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY:

See all the various manufacturers and models - many that are no longer in business. To really see what it took to operate the doors, the images all contain the parts explosions.

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DOOR CLOSER TOOLS:

View what it took to service and repair all the different closer's manufactured during the 20th Century. A number of these are still in production.

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MASTER KEY SYSTEMS:

Various MK, GMK, GGMK systems for countless applications. Load cylinders by pin lengths. Each system tells you ahead of the job how many lower and master pins will be required.

MEMBERS ONLY may download and use these virtually free of any possible error masterkey systems.

KEYING SYSTEMS: (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

Original Manufacturers systems in full detail and specifications. Simplified instructions for mastering (jumbo) cylinders and service manuals.

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MORTISE LOCKS: (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

View and learn about various mortise locks that were manufactured from the late 1800's. These will include cylinder, bit and flat lever tumbler locks.

MEMBERS ONLY Information from many manufacturers both old and new; parts, explosions, assembly instructions, trouble shooting and other nomenclature. PDF (large files) for a more detalied viewing and printing.

PANIC EXIT LOCKS: (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

View and learn about various panic exit locks that were manufactured from the early 1900's.

UNIT, MONO LOCKS: (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

View and learn about various unit and mono locks that were manufactured from the early 1900's.

AUXILIARY LOCKS: (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

View and learn about various rim (surface type) locks that were manufactured from the late 1800's. These will include cylinder, bit and flat lever tumbler locks.

UNIQUE LOCKS: (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

a gathering of many specialties from various manufacturers both past and present.

FUTURE - To Be Announced