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The Lock Museum features the latest extensive lock collection that showcases a cannon ball safe, safe escutcheon plates, early era time locks, and a variety of British safe locks, door locks, padlocks, keys and handcuffs. The Eagle Lock Company Room, one of the Museum’s 8 display rooms, contains over a thousand locks and keys that were manufactured in 1854 to 1954.

The Bank Lock Room features a variety of bank locks, safe locks, vault locks, and time locks while the ornate hardware can be found in the Corbin-Russwin Room. Visitors can look at the intricate details of each piece and notice the gold plated and enamelled ones. They will also get to find out how a pin tumbler lock works through animated displays.

Locks manufactured by famous company Yale from 1860 to 1950 are housed in the Yale Room. One of its highlights is the original patent model of the Mortise Cylinder Pin Tumbler Lock. It was designed by Linus Yale Jr., in 1865 and is considered to be the greatest invention in lockmaking history. Another historical piece that visitors will get to see is the 4,000-year old Egyptian made pin tumbler lock.

Another interesting display is the Antique Lock Room that features colonial and ornate European locks that date back to the 15th century.
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City: Connecticut
County: Litchfield
Address: 230 Main Street
Zip: 06786
Phone Number: (860) 589-6359
Category: Museum
Website: Lock Museum of America
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