fbpx

Door and window lock

Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1950-1980

GUSN

GUSN-20365

Description

Misc. pieces to door and window locks. Gilded steel pieces to a door lock. Stored in original cardboard box. Two steel window locks w/ keys, one unopened from original package. All stored in wooden box w/ merchandise label on front.

Details

Descriptive Terms

door locks
window locks
steel (alloy)
Steel
LOCK, DOOR/ LOCK, WINDOW

Inscription

Engraved on door lock and printed on box: ""YALE"" Printed on window lock package: ""ANOTHER BURGLAR BAFFLER PRODUCT/ COMPLETE HOME PROTECTION/ KEY WINDOW LOCK/ IDEAL SECURITY/ QUALITY HARDWARE FOR THE HOME"" Painted on wooden storage box: ""6 lbs. NET/ COBB, BATES & YERXA/ PURE/ CAYENNE PEPPER/ BOSTON, MASS.""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5.5 x 7.125 x 10.25 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.3520

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].