Roman Door Locks

Roman door locks roman engineers modernized them and other lock constructions by replacing the wooden parts with corresponding parts made of metal.

Roman door locks.

Roman locks too were an improvement on the egyptian model. The goddess athena. The romans created new types of door locks and developed the idea of the egyptian lock substituting iron for the wooden lock and often bronze for the key. The principle for how pin tumbler locks work.

Only 9 left in stock order soon. Masonite 131162 32 in. We also carry push plates and door handles as well as door kick plates. Nicely preserved with olive green to black patina earthen deposits.

Sketch by the author. The goddess athena. Roman door locks more images 3 ancient romans also used wooden pin tumbler door locks alongside the metal ones. Hanns schell collection graz.

64 mm 2 1 2 long and thick and heavy. 6 panel door interior slab solid pine 80x18 4 7 out of 5 stars 64. A metal turnkey lock showing the key bolt and steel spring. Roman padlocks in metal were constructed very much after the fashion of the fourth primitive type of lock for doors mentioned earlier.

The pin tumblers are weighted down by. Keys were no longer too big to lose or lift indeed some roman keys were small enough to wear on a finger. The goddess minerva as a key bearer. Roman door locks more images 2.

The practical padlock is also a roman innovation. The goddess minerva as a key bearer. Photo by the author. Roman door locks more images 3.

The metal mechanism from a roman wooden cabinet or door moved by only the correct key in ancient times. Roman door locks more images 4. Roman padlocks keys and locks from imperial rome historical locks. Large and heavy bronze key door lock bolt.

Textured 6 panel primed white left handed hollow core composite single. We have door hardware reproductions to compliment a number of periods from victorian door sets arts crafts door knobs mission style lever sets and a number door hinges to match. A wooden or metal key was inserted through a slit in the door to lift the metal pin tumblers and the key was then used to pull the bolt to the side. Snavely international 2 panel door white primed shaker solid wood core 30x80 4 0 out of 5 stars 14.

Roman door locks more images 4. Ex los angeles ca private collection. The shackle or hasp which was separate from the body carried on its lower side a pair of spreading springs which entered a hole in the end of the body when the two pieces were being put together. The first padlocks requiring a metal housing and sprung steel were invented by roman engineer smiths some time around 100 200 ad.