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LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES
CHUBB AND SON LIMITED {LOCKSMITHS AND SAFE MANUFACTURERS}
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CORPORATE
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
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Memorandum and articles of association
Further copy includes occupational statistics in
manuscript. Enclosed: notice of extraordinary
meeting (1900). Also letter to Harry Withers
Chubb from Ingle, Cooper and Holmes,
solicitors forwarding draft proof (1882)
2 volumes and 1 document
Former Reference: 290/4/27 (part)
1882 - 1900
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Revised 1882 version
1 volume
1931
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Revised 1882 version (1948) with amendments
'A1-A6' enclosed (1949 - 1958)
1 volume
1948 - 1958
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Revised 1882 version
1 volume
1951
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Revised 1958 version (1966) with resolutions
enclosed (1967-1969)
1 volume
1966 - 1969
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Revised 1958 version (1973) with amended
copy (1978)
2 volumes
1973 - 1978
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1981 - 1982
Drafts of new version, notice of extraordinary
meeting and circular with related copies kept by
William Randall, Chairman of correspondence
between Charles Kemble, Secretary and
Slaughter and May, solicitors
1 file
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1982 - 1987
New version (1982) with resolution (1983). Also
P G Crossland's copy of Racal Electronics plc
(1982) with enclosed amendments to 1987
2 volumes
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
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Article of co-partnership
1 document
Former Reference: 290/3/23 (part)
1869
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Epitome of deed of partnership of John Chubb
and Son
1 document
Former Reference: 290/3/18
1869
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'Minutes of proposal for acquisition of business
by forming a private limited company to acquire
the business of Messrs Chubb and Son'
1 document
1882
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Directors Meetings minute book
Signed
1 volume
Former Reference: 21/3
1954 - 1959
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Directors Meetings agenda book
Includes Chairman's remarks and financial and
sales figures
1 volume
1949 - 1956
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Directors Meetings agenda book
Includes Chairman's remarks and financial and
sales figures to 1957
1 volume
1956 - 1961
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General Meetings attendance book
1 volume
1951 - 1980
MINUTES AND AGENDAS
ANNUAL REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS
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Report, balance sheet and accounts
17 documents
1883 - 1899
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10 documents
1900 - 1909
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10 documents
1910 - 1919
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10 documents
1920 - 1929
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8 documents
1930 - 1937
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Stamped by Ministry of Information 'approved
as not containing information of value to the
enemy' (1941)
6 documents
1941 - 1946
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Report and accounts
1947 photocopy only. 1949-1950 signed
6 documents
1947 - 1952
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Annual report and statement of accounts
Images: safe deposit installation, London;
portrait of Charles Chubb, founder; H Emory
Chubb, Chairman and Managing Director;
aerial view of factory, Wolverhampton
1 volume
1953
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Images: installation of record protection files,
South Eastern Gas Board; George Hayter
Chubb; George C H Chubb, Managing Director
and Deputy Chairman; aerial view of Chubb
Australian factory, Elizabeth Street, Waterloo,
Sydney, Australia
1 volume
1954
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Images: safe deposit installations and record
protection cabinets at insurance company;
offices at Tottenham Court Road and St James
Street; aerial view of Chubb South Africa
Company, Wadeville, Germiston, South Africa
1 volume
1955
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Images: 'cyclorama' exhibition display showing
record protection file fire test and featuring lock
craftmanship; details of export business; view
of premises, Chubb Safe Company Limited,
Toronto, Canada
1 volume
1956
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Images: products, vault door for bank,
Vancouver, Canada; strongroom treasury door
for bank, South America; aluminium curtain
walling made and installed for building in
Sydney, Australia; staff sports pavilion and
restaurant at factory, Wolverhampton
1 volume
1957
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Images: new showroom, Montreal, Canada;
heavy treasury door at bank, Middle East;
premises of Chubb South African Company,
Johannesburg, South Africa; folding door
record protection cabinets; furnance test on
record protection file; workers welding safe and
shot-blasting steel plate; standard anti-blow
pipe safe and 3G71 'Fortress' lock; advertising
specimen
1 volume
1958
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Typed draft version
1 volume
1959
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Images: new premises, Totfield House,
Tottenham Court Road; security locks and
record protection files
1 volume
1960
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1961
Colour images: 'Appearance counts - in modern
security' treasury strongroom doors including
stainless steel, Canada
1 volume
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Images: security, aluminium metalwork for new
building, Australian Mutual Provident Society,
Sydney, Australia; 'Chubb Group Activities'
showing products in use; '7 inch vault door for
banks
1 volume
1962
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Annual report and accounts
1 volume
1963
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Signed. Enclosed: 'Interim report'
1 volume and 1 document
1964
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Signed by auditors only. Enclosed: 'Interim
report'
1965
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Enclosed: 'Interim report'
1966
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1967
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Annual report and accounts '150th Anniversary'
Signed. Enclosed: Anniversary leaflet
containing images of Duke of Edinburgh's visit
to Wolverhampton; Lord Hayter, Chairman with
lock made 1820; free order form for 'Chubb
Collectanea 1818-1968' commemorative
booklet and form of proxy for shareholders;
'Interim report'
1 volume and 3 documents
1968
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Images: female customers using 24-hour cash
deposit and withdrawal facilities (depositories
and cash dispensers) at Midland Bank and
Westminster Bank; administration centre,
Pyrene House, Sunbury on Thames; showroom
of Pyrene Manufacturing Company of Canada
Limited, Toronto, Canada; Pyrene products
including smoke master detectors protecting
computer installation, 'fire chopper' at plane
crash and 'MK8 airfield crash tender' in action;
premises and fire fighting products of Read and
Campbell Limited, Horsham, Sussex; premises
of Josiah Parkes, South Africa.
Enclosed: proxy form for shareholders and
'Interim report'
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1970
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1971
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1972
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1973
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1974
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1975
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1976
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1977
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Report and accounts
Includes list of awards 1969-1977. Enclosed:
'Chairman's review and preliminary statement
of group profits 1977/78' and 'Interim report'
1978
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Report and accounts
Signed. Colour images concerning 'Chubb in
the electronic era'. Enclosed: 'Chairman's
review and preliminary statement of group
profits 1978/79' and 'Interim report'
1979
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Report and accounts
1980
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Report and accounts
1981
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Report and accounts
1982
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Report and accounts
1983
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Report and accounts
1 volume
1984
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Report and accounts (Racal-Chubb Limited)
1 volume
1985
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1 volume
1986
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1 volume
1987
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Report and financial statements (Racal-Chubb
Limited)
1 volume
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1988
REGISTERS OF DIRECTORS AND SECRETARIES
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Register
1 volume
1941 - 1970
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Register
1 volume
1970 - 1977
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Register
1 volume
1941 - 1944
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Register
1 volume
1948 - 1959
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Register
1 volume
1960 - 1974
SEAL REGISTERS
SHARES
PROSPECTUSES AND NOTICES TO SHAREHOLDERS
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TRANSFERS
Prospectuses, notices and resolutions to
shareholders
Printed. Some signed. Includes forms and
director's reports. Includes share issue of
acquired companies, and Chubb Group
Executive Share Option Scheme (1983)
1 file
Former Reference: 11
1882 - 1983
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Share transfer register
1 volume
1954 - 1955
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Share transfer register
1 volume
1955 - 1956
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DEBENTURE LOAN STOCK
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Debenture trust deed for securing debenture for 1908
£75000
With John Gordon Langton and Charles William
Early. Printed
1 volume
ANNUAL RETURNS
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Annual returns
With annotations
4 volumes
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1976 - 1979
ADMINISTRATION
SECRETARY AND DIRECTORS
Board and Managing Director's Committee
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Board papers
With Director's reports 12-39
1 file
1959 Jan 1961 Oct
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Board papers
1 file
1961 Nov 1964 Feb
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Board papers
Mainly Financial Director's reports and reviews
1 file
1965 Jan 1971 Sep
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Board papers
1 file
1972 Feb 1974 Feb
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Board papers
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1974 Mar 1975 Dec
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Board papers
1 file
1976 Jan 1977 May
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Board papers
With Director's reports 208-221. Includes report
for addition and replacement of production
facilities at Ferndale Works, Wales with
photographs of interior and exteriors
1 file
1977 Jun 1979 Mar
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Board papers
1 file
1979 Apr 1980 Apr
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Board papers
1 file
1980 May 1980 Oct
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Board papers
1 file
1980 Nov 1981 Apr
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Board papers
1 file
1981 May 1982 Jan
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Board papers
1 file
1982 Feb 1982 Nov
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Board papers
1 file
1982 Dec 1983 Oct
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Board papers
With Director's reports 271-278. Includes
brochure 'Reject Racal's Bid! Chubb: the most
valuable name in the business'
1 file
1983 Nov 1984 Sep
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Board papers
With Director's reports 279-280. Includes
brochures '£18 million Profit Forecast. Chubb:
the most valuable name in the business' and
'Stay with Chubb', forecasts and copy letter to
shareholders
1 file
1984 Sep 1984 Nov
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Managing Director's Committee papers
1 file
1985 Mar 1985 May
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Managing Director's Committee papers
1 file
1985 Jun 1985 Jul
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Managing Director's Committee minutes and
papers
1 file
1983 May 1983 Nov
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papers
1 file
1983 Dec 1984 Sep
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papers
1 file
1984 Oct 1985 Jan
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papers
1 file
1985 Feb
Annual General Meetings
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Reports of proceedings and related papers
1 file
1941 - 1949,
1960 - 1969
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Reports of proceedings and related papers
Includes signed attendance sheets
1 file
1970 - 1984
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Managing Director's Conferences
Includes notes on proceeding decisions,
correspondence and agendas. Also menu
brochures for 150th Anniversary celebration
dinner, Apothecaries' Hall, Blackfriars Lane,
City of London and 'Ladies Night', Savoy Hotel,
Westminster (1968); Conference delegates list
and programme, and menu (1982). L W
Durnham and J Fraser McArthur, Managing
Director's copies
1 file
1957 Oct 1982 Jul
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Financial Director's Conferences
Administrative Conferences and Computer
Conferences including 'Computer and the
Auditor' (1971). Includes reports on
proceedings. D J Potter, Finance Director's
copies (final additions by William E Randall,
Chairman)
1 file
1964 Dec 1982 Mar
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Conferences
Director's and Chair's newsletters
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Chairman's monthly newsletters
D J Potter and J Fraser McArthur, Managing
Director's copies
1 file
1975 Jan 1981 Apr
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'Chubb Group Digest' Managing Director's
monthly newsletters
Numbers 1-53. D J Potter, Managing Director's
copies
1 file
1974 Apr 1981 Feb
Geographical subject files
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'Australasia'
Includes agreements, service contracts, and
'Report on my visit to Australia' by George
Charles Hayter Chubb (1951)
1 file
Former Reference: '1' Box 396
1945 Jun 1968 Dec
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'Australasia'
Includes 'Study of financial systems and
organisation' at Chubb's Australian Company
Limited by Fell and Starkey, Chartered
Accountants, Sydney, Australia (1970 Mar),
and papers concerning Burglary Protection
Systems Proprietary Limited
1 file
1969 Jan 1971 Jun
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'Australasia'
Includes Chubb's Australian Company Limited
'Argot' newsletters and report on the company
by Arthur J Carmichael and Associates
Proprietary Limited. Also correspondence
concerning Wormald Brothers Industries
Limited with annual report (1971)
1 file
1971 Jul 1973 Dec
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'Australasia'
Includes copy letter and report by J F Edelsten,
General Manager - Finance, Gross Cash
Registers Proprietary Limited, New South
Wales, Australia, to S R Masters, Chubb's
Australian Company Limited on the Australian
Group and cash registers industry in the
country (1977 Aug)
1 file
1974 Jan 1977 Aug
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'Australasia'
Includes correspondence with J F Edelsten,
General Manager - Finance, Gross Cash
Registers Proprietary Limited on gross cash
registers
1 file
1977 Sep 1979 Jun
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'Australasia'
Includes financial statistics for Graviner (New
Zealand) Limited and Graviner (Australia)
Proprietary Limited, with correspondence
concerning their sale with Wilkinson Match
Limited, Slough, Berkshire
1 file
1979 Jul 1980 Jan
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'Australasia'
1 file
1980 Feb 1980 Sep
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'Australasia'
1 file
1980 Oct 1981 Apr
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'Australasia'
Includes Chubb's Australian Company Limited:
Electronics Division 'Preliminary Comments
Towards A Medium Term Plan (1981 Jul). Also
acquisition proposals including Photo Security
Services Proprietary Limited (1982)
1 file
1981 May 1982 Sep
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'Europe'
Includes acquisition of Lips and Gispen NV
1 file
1966 Jun 1971 Feb
Includes Dutch
and French
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Europe: Establissements Laurent Fraigneux,
Liege and Brussells, Belgium
Sample printed product leaflets, price lists,
standard instructions and forms
1 file
1967
Dutch and
French
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'Europe'
Includes letters from County Bank Limited
concerning amalgamation of Chubb Fraigneux
SA and Establissments Lips SA. Also Lips
Vago 'Organizzazione Di Vendita Italia'
marketing organisation directories with maps
and statistics per region (1971 May and Nov),
and 'Particulars of the Acquisition of Shares
and Convertible Bond Loan of Lips and Gispen
NV and Subsidiary companies' report by
Cooper Brothers and Company
1 file
1971 feb 1971 Nov
Includes Dutch
and Italian
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'Europe'
1971 Dec Includes 'Committee on Europe' with
1972 Apr
correspondence with Kleinwort Benson Limited
on restructuring; also reports 'Physical Security
Operations of Chubb and Son Group in Europe'
by C B Barton submitted to G A Lemon (1972
Feb); visit to Milan, Italy by C B Barton (1971
Nov); project team support paper on marketing
profits, investigating team report (1971 Nov)
and report on Management Information
Systems, Administrative and Accounting
Procedures by A W B Yfs, Lips and Gispen NV,
Dordrecht, Netherlands
1 file
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'Europe'
Includes report on the affairs and combined
financial statements of The General Incendie
Group of Companies, Paris, France, by Cooper
Brothers and Company (1972)
1 file
Former Reference: '4' Box 71/2
1972 May 1973 Sep
Includes Dutch
and Italian
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'Europe'
Includes Chubb-Pohlschroder preliminary
report (1975 Oct) by County Bank Limited
relating to interests in Security Division:
Pohlschroder and Company KG, Germany;
report from Lips's Lock and Safe Executive
Meeting; 'Physical Security in Europe' report by
A L Markham (1975); 'Journee de Securite'
(Safety Day) paper (1975 Jun)
1 file
1973 Oct 1977 Sep
Includes
French
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'Europe'
Mainly reports by B M Lips on Lips and Gispen
BV. Includes report of speeches given at press
conference on the inauguration of Chubb Lips
Nederland BV (1981 Mar)
1 file
1977 Oct 1981 Mar
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'Hong Kong'
Includes agreements on re-organisation of
Chubb Alarms (Hong Kong) Limited (1974),
renaming as Chubb (Hong Kong) Limited, and
report on sales organisation and United
Kingdom imports of Physical Security
Equipment by M J Dempsey, Export Director
1 file
1974 Jan 1976 Dec
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'Hong Kong'
1 file
1977 Jan 1978 Oct
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'Hong Kong'
Includes detailed forecast report (1978) and
correspondence with Hong Kong Security
Limited
1 file
1978 Oct 1979 May
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'Hong Kong'
1979 Jun Includes detailed forecast report. Also report on 1979 Aug
visit to Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and
Singapore
1 file
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'Hong Kong'
1 file
1979 Sep 1980 Nov
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'Hong Kong'
1980 Dec 'Operating Plan' for Chubb Electronics (Hong
1982 Jan
Kong) Limited (1980); report of comparison
listing safes, strongroom doors and record
protection equipment of Chubb manufacture in
United Kingdom and South-East Asian region
by Ian R Masters, Chubb (Hong Kong) Limited
(1981); memorandum on security and fire alarm
monitoring project (1981). Includes
correspondence concerning developments in
Japan and Phillipines, and salary arrangements
for Ian R Masters
1 file
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'India'
Includes correspondence and agreements with
SteelAge Industries (Private) Limited,
Mazagaon, Bombay, India concerning
collaboration scheme to create firm named
Chubb Steelage Limited
1 file
1949 Jul 1965 Feb
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'India'
Includes 'Division of Labour at Mazagaon and
Responsibility for SteelAge Industries (Private)
Limited', related Production Meeting minutes,
and memorandum of settlement between
SteelAge Industries and Kamgar Union
concerning employee disputes (1966)
1 file
1965 Mar 1966 Nov
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'India'
1966 Dec Includes report on phasing of run-down of steel 1970 Dec
furniture production and sales and increase in
security products and marketing by SteelAge
Industries (1967); visit to SteelAge Industries by
Philip G A Henslow (1967); copy
correspondence between Chubb Security
Installations Limited and SteelAge Industries
concerning Chubb T.V. Drive-in Banking
Counters for State Bank of India, Delhi (1967)
1 file
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'Indonesia'
1973 Mar Correspondence with Chubb Singapore Private 1980 Feb
Limited and Lips and Gispen NV, formation of P
T Chubb-Lips and related copy minutes of
meeting before Notary Public, and
correspondence concerning trademarks
1 file
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'Indonesia'
Includes correspondence concerning
advertising including leaflet 'I would like to have
a motor car connected with my name just as
Chubb is connected with locks and keys Charles Rolls 1904' (1981), reports of valuation
of P T Chubb-Lips shares of stocks (1981) and
land and buildings Jalan Rawagelam IV/15,
Block K Pulogadung Industrial Estate, Jakarta
Timur (1980)
1 file
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'Malaysia'
1967 Dec Correspondence concerning proposed factory
1973 Dec
at Kuala Lumpur, visit report by F W Petersen,
Works Manager of Chubb-Rhodesia (1967), D J
Potter's visit (1968), Chubb Malaysia Sendirian
Berhad (abbreviated as Sdn Bhd and based at
54 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur) monthly
accounts and management minutes, Chubb
Group operations in Malaysia, Singapore and
Brunei (1972), correspondence with Sime
Darby Holdings Limited concerning
reorganisation of Chubb Alarms (Malaysia) Sdn
Bhd, Chubb Singapore Private Limited and
correspondence with Josiah Parkes and Sons
(Singpore) Private Limited
1 file
Former Reference: '1' Box 64 1/3
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'Malaysia'
1974 Jan Includes report of visit made by A L Markham to 1979 Jun
Malaysia and Singapore (1974 Dec), proposed
Chubb (Far East) Limited reorganisation (1975)
, and CISCO-Chubb Central Alarms Private
Limited, Singapore report of directors (1978)
1 file
1980 Mar 1981 Aug
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'Malaysia'
1979 Jul Includes summaries of activities, turnover, profit 1980 Feb
for Electronics Division, Chubb Malaysia Group
(1975-1979). Includes correspondence
concerning Singapore
1 file
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'Malaysia'
Includes copy letter from Thye Seng Hardware
Sdn Bhd concerning Chubb fire and safety
marketing territory rights (1980 Sep) and letter
from James H C Bemrose, Chubb Malaysia
Sdn Bhd concerning potential for Chubb in
Brunei including description of fire brigade
provision and Shell company operations (1980
May)
1 file
1980 Mar 1980 Dec
CLC/B/002/03/01/05/031
'Malaysia'
Includes conditions of employment for T R A
Hungerford, and management plan for 19821984
1 file
1981 Jan 1981 Aug
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'Malaysia'
Correspondence with Pernas Sime Darby
Holdings Sdn Bhd including Annual Review
(1982), performance reports, regional
conference minutes in Manila (1981 Oct) and
management plan for 1982-1985
1 file
1981 Sep 1982 Dec
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'North America'
1953 Dec Concerns Chubb Holdings (Canada) Limited
1960 Dec
and subsidiaries Chubb Safe Company Limited,
Toronto, and Smillie Steel Products Limited.
Includes Managing Director's reports and profit
and loss and balance sheets (1954-1959),
correspondence with CMT Holdings (Canada)
Limited, agreement with T M West
Manufacturing Limited and Mosler Safe
Company. Includes Chubb Safe Company
Limited advertisement 'Fire: the common
enemy Chubb will protect your vital business
records' (1955)
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/05/034
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'North America'
1961 Feb Correspondence with CMT Holdings (Canada) 1965 Mar
Limited and Chubb-Mosler and Taylor Safes
Limited, visit report to North and South America
by C A Larke including talks with John Mosler
(1964), also papers and financial statements
concerning proposed acquisition of Universal
Metal Works Incorporated, Quebec, CopelandChatterson Limited (1962) and Federal Alarms
Limited (1963)
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/05/035
access
'North America'
Copy report of visit by Lord Hayter to Canada
(1968), agreements with Smiths Industries
Limited and Diebold Incorporated concerning
product resale in North America. Chubb-Mosler
and Taylor Holdings Limited copy minutes and
correspondence with Pyrene Company Limited
concerning Laurentian Concentrates Limited
and related companies
1 file
1968 May 1972 Apr
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'North America'
1972 May Correspondence with Diebold Incorporated,
1977 Jun
report 'Chubb and the US Market' by R S
Ruston, correspondence concerning County
Bank Limited loan agreement and acquisition of
T M West Manufacturing Limited. Also Chubb
Holdings (North America) Limited purchase of
Chubb Industries Limited (1977)
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/05/037
access
'North America'
1979 Dec Includes 'Testing of panels for bullet resistance' 1980 May
report by M H Markham, Research and
Development, Chubb-Mosler and Taylor Safes
Limited, Combined Product Development
meeting minutes, 'Proposal for the development
of an access control and monitoring system' by
Chubb Electronics Limited, letter from SteelAge
Industries Limited, Bombay, India, and papers
concerning Gross Cash Machines Incorporated,
and Delta Safety Supply Division of Chromalloy
Natural Resources Company
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/05/038
access
'North America'
Includes marketing and operations report and
retirement income and pension plan for Chubb
Security Systems by Chubb Industries
Incorporated. Also papers relating to Instavault
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/05/039
access
'North America'
1980 Jul Copy 'design specification for a low cost card
1980 Oct
access system' by Chubb Security Systems,
papers concerning Receptors Incorporated, and
copy Board and Annual General Meeting
minutes for Chubb Holdings (North America)
Limited
1 file
1980 Jun
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'North America'
Copy 'Chubb card access control: a review and
plan' by Chubb Security Systems (1981 Feb),
letters from Chubb Industries Limited, business
strategy for Chubb Holdings (North America)
Limited, and Guardall Limited Technical
Development Laboratory specification (1980
Dec)
1 file
1980 Nov 1981 Apr
CLC/B/002/03/01/05/041
access
'South Africa'
1948 Jun Chubb and Maxwell Limited Annual General
1958 May
Meeting papers, financial annual comparisions
1935-1948, report on Austen Petersen Safe
Manufacturing Company (Proprietary) Limited
(1949), Chubb and Son's Lock and Safe
Company (South Africa) (Proprietary) Limited
accounts, and Wadeville Factory storm damage
insurance claim and accounts
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/05/042
access
'South Africa'
Correspondence with Minimax Limited
concerning Minimax (South Africa) Limited,
report on 'production control procedures at the
Wadeville Factory' (1966), P G A Henslow's
reports on reorganisation of the Packing and
Despatch Department at Wadeville
1 file
1958 Jun 1971 Feb
CLC/B/002/03/01/05/043
access
'South Africa'
Includes printed shares prospectus for Chubb
Holdings Limited, 'Policy decisions taken on
reviewing organisational survey' for Automatic
Burglar Alarms (Proprietary) Limited (1972),
and report of visit to Rhoguard (Private)
Limited, Rhodesia
1 file
1971 Mar 1975 Sep
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'South Africa'
1975 Oct Includes correspondence with Chubb Holdings 1977 Dec
Limited, report on Zambian visit by D E
Ackerman (1977 Jul) and report by Hill Samuel
concerning methods of raising finance for
Chubb, and Chubb South Africa Group financial
comptrollers reports
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/05/045
access
'South Africa'
Includes Chubb Alarms (Proprietary) Limited
'Data Processing' report (1979 Feb),
correspondence with Pirbic Organisation
Limited concerning sales statistics
1 file
1978 Jan 1979 Feb
CLC/B/002/03/01/05/046
access
'South Africa'
Includes letter from John Oram concerning
Zimbabwe Electoral Fund raising (1979 Mar),
correspondence from Chubb Fire Security
(Proprietary) Limited, report on visit to Josiah
Parkes and Sons (South Africa) Limited to
investigate proposal to acquire buildings at
Robertsham (1979 Aug), copy minutes of
Chubb Alarms (Proprietary) Limited and report
on their manufacturing unit (1979 Apr)
1 file
1979 Mar 1980 Jul
CLC/B/002/03/01/05/047
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'South Africa'
Includes 'Talk to Chubb Managers in South
Africa' (Nov 1980)
1 file
1980 Aug 1981 Apr
CLC/B/002/03/01/05/048
access
'South America: Bash SA'
Correspondence concerning proposed
acquisition by share purchase of Bash S A
Industrial and Commercial, Buenos Aires,
Argentina, and decision not to proceed.
Includes report concerning 'trading balance
sheet of Tesoros Bash Ltda' by Julio Cesar
Musso, Montevideo, Uruguay (1961)
1 file
1962 Apr 1963 Dec
Some Spanish
Company subject files
Page 24
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'Armoured Car Service Limited'
Includes correspondence relating to acquisition
of Armoured Car Service (Birmingham) Limited
with agreements and releases, and with
Protective Transit Limited concerning proposed
purchase of that company, papers concerning
Phoenix Assurance Company Limited money
insurance claim (1962)
1 file
1961 Oct 1962 Dec
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/002
access
'Armoured Car Service Limited'
Includes Managing Director's reports and copy
Board minutes, agreement with Kensington
Palace Hotel Limited for sale and purchase of
shares (1964). Also copy minutes for first
meeting of the Security Transport Association
(1963 Jan), correspondence concerning
Protective Transit Limited
1 file
1963 Jan 1965 Aug
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/003
access
'Burgot Alarms Limited'
Includes copy Board minutes and balance
sheets including subsidiary companies,
correspondence with Burgot Rentals Limited
including agreements and shareholding
information, report on the Rely-a-Bell Burglar
and Fire Alarm Company Limited and
subsidiary companies (1960)
1 file
1959 Jul 1971 Jul
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/004
access
'Chatwood-Milner Limited'
Includes Milners Safe Company Limited printed
circulars to stockholders, proposed acquisition
minutes, copy Board minutes, General
Manager's reports and balance sheets
1 file
1955 Jun 1961 Jan, Oct
1967, Sep
1971
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/005
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Chubb and Son's Lock and Safe Company
Limited: Managing Director's reports
Numbers 133-149. Stewart H Cornford and D J
Potter, Finance Director's copies
1 file
1959 Jan 1960 Jun
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1960 Jul Limited: Managing Director's reports
1965 Dec
Numbers from 151. Stewart H Cornford and D J
Potter, Finance Director's copies
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/007
access
1966 - 1982
Limited: Managing Director's reports (1966 Jan
- 1974 Oct)
Stewart H Cornford and D J Potter, Finance
Director's copies. Includes correspondence
(1975-1976) and 'Planning Document' for 19821985 (1982 Nov)
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/008
access
'Chubb Electronics Limited'
D Potter, Managing Director's copies of
Taxation Computations, patent assignment
agreements (signed) including subsidiary
companies, Chubb Wardens Limited sample
contract order forms, proposed acquisition of
Sureway Security Limited including annual
return and printed information brochure pack,
and 'Investment in Security 1982' report by
Greene and Company
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/009
access
'Chubb Fire Group (Pre)'
1962 Feb Includes correspondence concerning Pyrene
1971 Dec
Rental Maintenance Scheme, share purchase
opinion and agreement for Read and Campbell
Limited (1964-1965), share purchase
agreement for Minerva Company Limited
(1967), sale of Minerva Detector Company
Limited to Associated Fire Alarms Limited
(1969) with Associated Fire Alarms Limited
reports and accounts (1967), Pyrene Company
Limited printed issued share offer prepared by
Kleinwort, Benson Limited, checklist concerning
establishment of Chubb Fire Security Limited
(1971)
1 file
1978 Jan 1982 Aug
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'Chubb Fire Group'
1970, 1972
Includes Pyrene Chemical Services Limited
Jan - 1977 Jun
agreement with Albright and Wilson Limited for
manufacture and sale of metal finishing
products, PCCS Limited future policy and
prospects (1972 Nov) and correspondence
relating to its sale to Brent Chemicals
(International) Limited (1973) and its take over
of Albright and Wilson Limited, Minimax Limited
accounts. Madewel Products Limited monthly
returns and leaflet and photograph for '"Apollo"
Heat Detector, and leaflet for 'Sound-a-Siren'
composite fire alarm (1970), Pyrene report on
increase in short-term profitability and improved
cash flow by T S Braybrooke, Chubb Fire
Security Limited (1972) and four reports on the
effect of compulsory termination of Pyrene
Rental Maintenance contracts. Also report on
Marfrig, Netherlands
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/011
access
'Chubb Fire Group'
Includes Chubb Fire Security Limited proposal
for 'Changes to regional accounting equipment'
and 'case for additional and replacement
production facilities at Ferndale Works, Wales
with premises plan (1978). Also fire equipment
worldwide sales and market statistics
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/012
access
'Chubb Integrated Systems Limited'
1967 Jan Copy Board and Control Meeting minutes.
1974 Feb
Includes agreements and papers with Smiths
Industries Limited for Mosler Safe Company
Incorporated be the United States of America
sales representative for Chubb/Smith Industries
cash dispenser (1967) and with Diebold
Incorporated for the same (1970). Also printed
brochure 'Chubb Cash Dispenser' (1969) and
papers concerning De La Rue Instruments
Limited, with 'Cheque Master' brochure (1972)
1 file
1978 Sep 1981 Sep
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1974 Mar Includes Control Meeting minutes, non1975 Dec
disclosure agreement with Bunker Ramo
Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Trumbull,
Connecticut, United States of America; report of
visit to Bank of Teheran cash dispensers, report
on a sales promotion visit to South-East Asia
(Singapore, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Hong
Kong and Bangkok in Thailand by N
Remington-Hobbs (1975), agreements and
assigned patents relating to Smiths Industries
Limited
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/014
access
1976 Jan Includes copy Board minutes of Chubb Cash
1981 Dec
Limited (1980), development of computerbased multi-ticket vending system for Ministry
of Defence contract (British Rail), agreement
with Smiths Industries Limited concerning
exploitation of patents and rights in cash
dispensers and account control equipment.
Also Chubb Electronics Technical Development
Centre balance sheets and budgets
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/015
access
'Gross Cash Registers'
Includes memorandum and articles of Fine
Stamps Limited, and agreements concerning
Gross Cash Registers Limited including sale of
premises at 171/173, Preston Road, Brighton,
Sussex
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/016
access
1977 Jun Includes transfer of Fine Stamps Limited, group 1980 Apr
structure, printed share offer papers and legal
opinions, distribution agreement with Vismara
and Company SpA (formerly Gross Italy SpA)
concerning sales in Italy, and change of name
from Gross Cash Registers Limited to Chubb
Cash Limited
1 file
1969 Oct 1977 May
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1980 May Includes correspondence concerning tax losses 1981 Dec
arising from Chubb Cash Limited, plan of Fine
Stamps Limited factory, Bilton Way, Luton,
Bedfordshire, report on Chubb Integrated
Systems Limited, Cash Register evaluation
reports (1981), papers on Gross Cash
Registers Proprietary Limited, and copy
minutes of Tano Limited
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/018
access
'Hobbs Hart and Company Limited'
Includes valuation of premises at 76-77
Cheapside, City of London, declaration of trust
(1973), executive meeting minutes,
manufacturing accounts and summaries of
orders received
1 file
1956 Jan 1959 May,
1972 Mar 1973 Nov
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/019
access
'ICC Machines Limited'
Includes printed rules of Group Pension and
Life Assurance Scheme for International Coin
Counting Machine Company Limited and Acral
Limited (1954), pension fund agreements, and
related policy correspondence with Crusader
Insurance Company Limited, papers
concerning Middleton Tool and Engineering
Company Limited, correspondence concerning
transfer of ICC Machines Limited from Chubb
and Son Limited to Chatwood-Milner Limited.
Also 'Report on Four Capitals Tour' to Berlin,
Germany; Bulgaria; Athens, Greece; and
Rome, Italy (1964)
1 file
1954 - 1980
Jun
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/020
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'Parkes Group'
1965 Oct Includes Pension Fund papers, issue of share
1971 Jun
capital of Josiah Parkes and Sons (Holdings)
Limited (1965), balance sheets and report of
directors. Also papers concerning Albert
Marston and Company Limited purchase (1969)
1 file
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'Parkes Group'
Includes report on C E Marshall
(Wolverhampton) Limited by Harmood Banner
and Company, Chartered Accountants (1972
Sep) with related share purchase agreement
and deed of warranty (signed). Papers
concerning Josiah Parkes and Sons (Holdings)
Limited and L and F Willenhall Limited. Also
papers concerning establishing Union Locks
(Kenya) Limited - a joint venture in Kenya
1 file
1972 Sep 1983 Aug
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/022
access
'Safe Computing Limited'
Includes papers concerning problems within
Chubb and Sons Lock and Safe Company
Limited's Computer Department and
subsequent lease to Philip L Rule and Philip
Rule Associates. Also report 'sales analysis
control procedures'
1 file
1973 Mar 1974 Aug
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/023
access
Includes Executive minutes, reports on
computerisation of cost of sales and branch
stock of equipment sales for Chubb and Sons
Lock and Safe Company Limited (1975 Mar)
and computerised production control systems
for safeworks and light production works (1975
Nov), feasibility report on lock order processing
system (1976 Mar), Chubb management
systems equipment cost of sales and finished
stock system (1976 Aug)
1 file
1974 Sep 1976 Sep
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/024
access
Includes copy Board minutes, systems
specification for Chubb and Sons Lock and
Safe Company Limited Safeworks Division
machine loading and scheduling (1976 Oct),
report on 'Use of Data Processing in the Chubb
Group of Companies' (1977 Sep), agreement
with International Computers Limited
concerning software products (1977), proposal
to Birmid Qualcast (Foundries) Limited for the
provision of data processing services (1977)
1 file
1976 Oct 1977 Dec
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1978 Jan Includes Management Conference papers on
1979 Jan
future (1978 Feb), service agreement with
Philip Rule and Associates Limited and P L
Rule (1978 Apr), report to Chubb Fire Security
Limited on the 'use of mini-computers within the
operating regions' (1978 Sep), Chubb Alarms
Limited discussion paper on data processing
(1978 Oct), proposal for the acquisition of
Quadrant Computer Services Limited (1978
Nov)
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/026
Includes proposal for the acquisition of Philips
Computer Hardware for Safe Computing
Limited (1979 Mar), correspondence
concerning staff leaving and poaching and
related legal action, report on Canadian branch
operations (1980), and reports on proposal for
the development of a microprocessor-based
production control system
1 file
1979 Feb 1980 Apr
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/027
Includes Office of Industrial Tribunals unfair
dismissal staff case papers, correspondence
relating to premises and International
Computers Limited, Australia, and General
Manager's reports
1 file
1980 May 1980 Dec
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/028
Includes monthly reports of Software Services
Division, Birmingham, and General Manager's
reports
1 file
1981 Jan 1982 Jun
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1982 Jul Includes copy trust deed, Board meeting
1984 Sep
papers, 'Safe Computing - Bureau Operations a
Preliminary Investigation' by Hoskyns Systems
Limited (1982 Jul), P L Rule service
agreements, Citibank leasing, and Hoskyns
takeover of Computing Bureau (ICL 2960)
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/06/030
access
Includes copy Board minutes, reports and
divisional budgets
1 file
1985 Feb 1985 Mar
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/001
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'Auditors Correspondence'
D J Potter, Director's correspondence with
Ogden, Parsons and Company, and Harmood
Banner and Company, chartered accountants
concerning Group and individual company
annual accounts including Chubb Fire Security
Limited and Chubb's Australian Company
Limited. With explanatory letters from
subsidiary company including Josiah Parkes
and Sons Limited. Also concerning Capital
Gains Tax
1 file
1969 Oct 1974 Aug
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/002
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'Auditors Correspondence'
D J Potter, later J F McArthur, Director's
correspondence concerning taxation and
accounts and audit of subsidiaries including
Chubb and Son (New Zealand) Limited. Also
audit arrangements reports by Deloitte Haskins
and Sells
1 file
1974 Oct 1980 Apr
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/003
access
'Budgets and forecasts'
1970 Jun D J Potter, William E Randall, A R Baker and W 1974 Aug
E Egar's copy Group Planning Committee
minutes, correspondence from subsidiaries,
trading forecasts, yearly comparisons and other
statistics including Lips and Gispen BV
1 file
General subject files
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W E Egar's budget reports from subsidiaries,
Group forecasts and estimates
1 file
1974 Sep 1976 Dec
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/005
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W E Egar and J F McArthur's papers including
P T Chubb-Lips Indonesia and P T Indolok
Bakti Utama budget 1978/1979
1 file
1977 Feb 1980 Mar
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/006
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Budgets and related matters
J F McArthur, Managing Director's
correspondence with E L Weiss, Finance
Director concerning Philips contract, share
incentive schemes, legal entity reorganisation,
property re-evaluation and valuation, cash flow
and finalisation of accounts
1 file
1980 Jul 1982 Sep
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/007
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'Capital Structures / Rights Issues'
H Emory Chubb, Chairman, S H Cornford,
Secretary, C E Kemble and D J Potter's
correspondence including searches on John
Tann Limited, meetings concerning G H Wood
and Company Limited (vehicle security
company, Hackney), capital reorganisation
opinion and correspondence with Hanbury
Whitting and Ingle, solicitors, and printed
papers concerning rights issue of ordinary
shares, with notices to shareholders
1 file
1946 May 1978 Sep
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/008
access
'Company Car Policy'
S H Cornford, Secretary, later C E Kemble and
D J Potter's correspondence concerning car
purchase versus contract hire, revised policy
(1968), printed Chubb Group Drivers Manuals
Private Vehicles (1975, 1982), review of car
policy survey data (1983). Includes schedules
for recommended car make and type by staff
position
1 file
1966 Mar 1983 Jun
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'Chubb Group' formation
Secretary's organisation charts including
subsidiaries with names of Chairmen, Directors
and Secretaries
1 file
1962 - 1980
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/010
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Chubb 'Group Reorganisation / Legal Entity'
C E Kemble, Secretary, later Richard F
Hornby's correspondence concerning stamp
duty, discussion report 'Group Structure in the
United Kingdom' (1977 Dec), and proposed
legal entity reorganisation (1982)
1 file
1977 Nov 1983 Mar
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/011
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'A Management Information System for The
Chubb Group' by Robson Morrow and London
Partners
1 volume
1970 May
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/012
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'A Management Information System for The
Chubb Group'. William E Randall
With statements, forecasts, budgets and actual
performance
1 volume
1972 Apr
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/013
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'Chubb Group Policy Guidelines. Foreward by
William E Randall
1 volume
1976 - 1977
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/014
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'Chubb Group Policy Guidelines'. Foreward by
William E Randall
C E Kemble, Secretary's copy. Revised version
1 volume
1981
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/015
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'Review of Chubb Group Strategy' and 'Chubb
Technology'
1 volume
1982 Dec
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Chubb v NCR/NATWEST proof of evidence of
Geoffrey Ernest Patrick Constable, Smiths
Industries
Prepared by Bristows Cooke and Carpmael.
Concerning background to cash dispensers
products and related patents. P G Crossland's
copy.
1 file
1983 Apr
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/017
'Directors' Renumerations'
1958 Feb G C H Chubb, later S H Cornford, Secretary
1974 Jan
and D J Potter's comparisons including
subsidiaries. Gives name, salary, fees, bonuses
and allowances and pension entitlements
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/018
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'Financial Ratios'
1920 - 1964
S H Cornford, Secretary's papers concerning
orders, trading results, consolidated balance
sheets, expenses and work budgets including
'Production Programme Safe and Light Works'
(1952). Includes annual comparisons from 1883
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/019
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'Leader Magazine'
Volume 6 number 10. Includes G C H Chubb,
Emory Chubb and J Henshilwood's
correspondence with Samuel Withers and
Company Limited of West Bromwich and David
Worrall concerning 'The Safe Cracker and
Lock-Picker' article by Margot Williams (pages
18-19)
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/020
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'Liquidity'
1970 Apr D J Potter, later J F McArthur's correspondence 1975 Feb
concerning service fees, dividends, profit
margins and Works Council
1 file
1949 Jan 1949 Nov
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'Management Development'
1965 Jan S H Cornford, later D J Potter's forms, circulars, 1973 Dec
management succession and training reports
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/022
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'Manor House pre-occupation', Manor Lane,
Feltham, Hounslow
C E Kemble, Secretary and J F McArthur's
correspondence concerning part-demolition,
alterations and extension works for new
headquarters. Includes Eric G V Hives and
Sons, chartered architects' site and floor plans
and elevations and specification with artist's
impression by Leonard Curtis (1979 Jul),
demolition bills of quantities (1979 Oct),
architects statements, project timetable,
consultants and site minutes. Also Chubb Fire
Security Limited fire detection alarm system
plan, J M Jones and Sons Limited, building and
civil engineering contractors signed contract,
and financial report by Gleeds, chartered
quantity surveyors
1 file
1977 Jun 1980 Feb
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/023
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'Manor House', Manor Lane, Feltham,
Hounslow
C E Kemble, Secretary and W E Randall's
correspondence with Lichfords Wiley and
Powles concerning conveyance from Chubb
Fire Security Limited to Chubb and Son
Limited, and with Herring Son and Daw,
chartered surveyors concerning adjoining land.
Includes architect's instructions
1 file
1980 Mar 1980 Sep
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/024
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'Manor House'. Manor Lane, Feltham,
Hounslow
C E Kemble, Secretary's copy plans, room
arrangements and contracts. Includes
advertisement for head office staff 'What else
but the best combination from Chubb?' (1980
Oct) and correspondence with Seymours
Garden and Leisure Centre concerning work to
the grounds (1981 Feb)
1 file
1980 Oct 1981 Dec
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'Manor House', Manor Lane, Feltham,
Hounslow
C E Kemble, later G W Unwins and John H
Dodd, Secretary's correspondence including
with Feltham Evangelical Church concerning
their complaint concerning boundary trees and
light levels, and fire procedure memoranda
1 file
1982 Mar 1985 Jan
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/026
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'National Savings Scheme'
D J Potter and Lord Hayter's correspondence
with Sir Robert Bellinger, president and
chairman of National Savings Committee
Industrial Branch, and with subsidiaries
1 file
1970 Nov 1975 Mar
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/027
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'Patents and trademarks'
1951 Jan James Henshilwood, Director then C E Kemble, 1978 Apr
Secretary's correspondence with W H Beck and
Company, chartered patent agents concerning
Chubb's fish device trademark. Also schedules
with application and renewal dates including
subsidiaries
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/028
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'Pensions Schemes'
1963 Jul R B Lewin, Assistant Company Secretary, then 1975 May
D J Potter's non-contributory pension fund
notes, Female Staff Pension and Assurance
Scheme agenda, reports and statements of
account, Chubb and Son's Lock and Safe
Company Limited's Chubb Sick and Benevolent
Fund (later Chubb Sick Fund) membership and
rules (1965 Nov). Includes Minimax Pension
Fund and other subsidiaries. Also copy Works
Pension Scheme Committee and Chubb and
Son (Pensions) Limited minutes and reports;
Chubb and Son Limited 1972 Pension Fund
trust deed and rules, and explanatory booklet
(1972 Apr) with memoranda and Safe
Computing Limited's reports on computerisation
and administration requirements (1974); and
correspondence with R Watson and Sons,
consulting actuaries concerning 'Top-Hat'
arrangements
1 file
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'Philips'
1977 Aug Copy file of K F Rankin and J M Williams of
1978 Mar
Chubb Integrated Systems Limited, and C E
Kembles' original letters. Includes minutes of
meetings with Philips Industries, requirement
specification of 'automats for the Bankomatsbanks', 'Response to the request for proposal
from Svenska Bankforenigen' (Swedish
Bankers' Association), draft contract agreement
between Chubb Integrated Systems and Philips
Data Systems BV, Netherlands
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/030
access
'Philips'
1978 Apr Copy file of K F Rankin and J M Williams of
1978 Oct
Chubb Integrated Systems Limited. Includes J
M Williams, Export Division's memorandum to T
S Braybrooke on losses and failure to continue
negotiations; MD7000 system design
specification issue 2 (1978 Jul) and project
review board minutes
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/031
access
'Philips'
1978 Nov Copy file of K F Rankin of Chubb Integrated
1979 Mar
Systems Limited. Includes specification of PTS
6600 Svenska Bankforeningen (Swedish
Bankers' Association), contract correspondence
with Philips Industries and 'COT' Project
Review Meeting minutes
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/032
access
'Philips'
Copy file of K F Rankin of Chubb Integrated
Systems Limited. Includes specifications,
'report on pricing policy and action re Philips
and the Bankforeningen project' and MD7000
pilot build and development programme
summary
1 file
1979 Apr 1979 May
Page 38
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CLC/B/002
Description
Dates
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'Philips'
Copy file of K F Rankin and Frank Hayward of
Chubb Integrated Systems Limited. Includes
Chubb Electronics Limited Technical
Development Centre MD7000 System Design
Specification
1 file
1979 Jun 1979 Sep
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/034
access
'Philips'
Copy file of K F Rankin of Chubb Integrated
Systems Limited. Includes copy
correspondence to P G Crossland from Chubb
Electronics Limited concerning relations with
Philips, and minutes of Design Review on
MD7000 Card Transport Unit
1 file
1979 Oct 1980 May
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/035
access
'Philips'
1980 Jun Copy file of K F Rankin of Chubb Integrated
1980 Aug
Systems Limited. Includes 'MD7000 Through
the Wall Window System for Philips' (1980 Aug)
, Philips' general description of PTS 6600 COT.
Includes R Bond-Gunning, Chubb and Son
Limited correspondence with Slaughter and
May concerning legal agreement and related
minutes of conference with S J Burnton of
Counsel
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/036
access
'Philips'
1980 Sep Copy file of K F Rankin and W E Egar of Chubb 1981 Jun
Integrated Systems Limited. Includes
memorandum on state of units in Sweden,
issues concerning their assembly and card
faults; notes of visit to Sweden by R G Potter of
Chubb Cash Limited. With original manuscript
report from D Langley, Chubb and Son Limited
1 file
Page 39
Reference
CLC/B/002
Description
Dates
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/037
access
'Philips'
1981 Jul Copy file of W E Egar of Chubb Integrated
1981 Dec
Systems Limited. Including CIS Joint Union
Committee minutes, manufacturing reports, D F
Langley's original minutes and 'To Let You
Know' staff bulletin concerning losses and
product performance. Also Quality Assurance
Department fault analysis service calls on
MD7000 Systems in Sweden (1981 Jul)
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/038
access
'Philips'
Original file of Richard F Hornby, Chubb and
Son plc including Quality Assurance
Department fault report summary,
correspondence with E L Weiss, Finance
Director and Slaughter and May, and report on
system and module timings of MD7000
1 file
1982 Jan 1982 Sep
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/039
access
'Philips'
Original file of Richard F Hornby, Chubb and
Son plc including settlement agreement with
Philips, correspondence concerning financial
position, copy letter from Data Innovation
Limited to Philips concerning COT reliabilty
survey
1 file
1982 Oct 1983 Apr
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/040
access
'Price Commission'
D J Potter and J F McArthur, Financial
Director's correspondence with Confederation
of British Industry, counter-inflation programme
minutes, profit margins, periodical returns of
profits of United Kingdom subsidiaries to the
Price Commission
1 file
1971 Jul 1975 Sep
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/041
access
'Price Commission'
D J Potter and J F McArthur, Financial
Director's correspondence from United
Kingdom subsidiaries and returns, and relating
to price control interest charges
1 file
1975 Oct 1979 Oct
Page 40
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CLC/B/002
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Dates
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'Properties'
1944 Jan H Emory Chubb, S H Cornford, later C E
1967 Dec
Kemble, Secretary's correspondence and
leases of Group premises. Includes 22 Royal
Exchange, City of London, 231-237 Cambridge
Heath Road, Tower Hamlets, valuation
inspection report on Island Site, Railway Street,
Wolverhampton by Edwards, Son and Bigwood
and Mathews (1946) with related
correspondence with lessee, Baelz Equipment
Limited; sale particulars for 18-19 Lionel Street,
Birmingham and preliminary layout plan for
Chubb Security Systems Limited and Burgot
Automatic Alarms Limited at Chubb Security
Centre, Vulcan House, Birmingham
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/043
access
'Properties'
1968 Jan C E Kemble, Secretary's correspondence
1984 Jun
concerning Chubb Security Centre, 18-19
Lionel Street, Birmingham (Chubb Alarms
Limited, Burgot Automatic Alarms Division and
Rely-a-Bell Division); summaries of leasehold
properties giving address, type, site and
building area, whether lease or freehold,
number of employees, valuation and rental cost
(1981, 1984), utility cost analysis reports on
subsidiaries, re-evaluations, risk survey report
on Josiah Parkes and Sons Limited premises
including Union and Portobello Works,
Willenhall with plan (1981)
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/044
access
'Chubb Takeover'
Peter H Frank, Director of Corporate Planning
and Development's correspondence, printed
shareholder circulars and brochures, offer
report by Racal Electronics plc, 'Reject the
Racal Bid' report (1984 Sep), articles and press
cuttings. With copy presentation slides of E L S
Weiss at Accountants Conference on financial
trends (1982)
1 file
1982 Apr,
1984 Jun 1984 Oct
Page 41
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Description
Dates
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'Takeover - defence documents etc'
J H Dodd, Secretary and W E Randall,
Chairman's correspondence concerning Racal
Electronics plc takeover bid. Includes agendas
and report of meetings at County Bank, draft
letter to shareholders, campaign brochures
including 'Racal's bid is inadequate. Reject it!',
brief background notes on Racal Security
Limited
1 file
1984 Aug
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/046
access
'Takeover Papers'
J H Dodd, Secretary's correspondence
concerning Racal Electronics plc takeover bid.
Includes printed brochures 'Why you should
stay with Chubb' and draft proofs of '£18 million
profit forecast' and 'Stay with Chubb', copy
Board minutes, letter from Automated Security
(Holdings) plc
1 file
1984 Sep 1984 Oct
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/047
access
'Racal Takeover'
1984 Aug Offer brochures, press announcements and
1984 Oct
newspaper cuttings, memorandum on proposed
merger of Sapphire Security (Holdings) plc and
Ember and Son plc, 'Chubb Guardian. The
Newspaper of the Chubb Group of Companies'
number 37, shareholders' forms and other
circulars on Racal Electronics plc takeover bid
1 file
Former Reference: MIS/8 Box 380
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/048
'Robbery at Lloyds Bank plc, Holborn Circus' in
1982
J H Dodd, Secretary's copy legal papers (19771985) sent to G J Kelland, including
memorandum concerning Chubb Alarms
Limited, correspondence with American
International Underwriters (United Kingdom)
Limited, and affidavits
1 file
1985
Page 42
Reference
CLC/B/002
Description
Dates
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Sales
Stewart H Cornford, Secretary's annotated
Monthly Home and Export and forecast
statistics including by branch
1 file
1949
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/050
access
'Share Options / Incentives'
C E Kemble and J H Dodd, Secretary's
correspondence on Group Executive Share
Option Scheme including reports, copy
correspondence with E L S Weiss and draft
trust deed
1 file
1982 - 1984
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/051
access
Share Options Schemes
1982 - 1983
C E Kemble, Secretary's reports by Copeman
Paterson Limited for Chubb and Son plc
including 'memorandum on the availability of
shares and choice of share schemes (1982
Apr), 'Survey of Executive Option Schemes and
Senior Management Cash Bonuses' (1983 Feb)
and 'Provisional recommendations concerning
the design of share schemes'
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/052
access
'Share Options Scheme'
J H Dodd, Secretary's correspondence with
Copeman Paterson Limited including rules,
executive share option scheme and articles
1 file
1984
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/053
access
'Executive Share Option Scheme'
J H Dodd, Secretary's correspondence with
Hoare Govett Limited, corporate brokers
concerning quotations on Stock Exchange,
printed sample rules and circulars, copy
committee minutes, working papers concerning
participants. Includes telex messages with Lips
and Gispen BV
1 file
Former Reference: Box 188 '33'
1984 - 1986
Page 43
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Description
Dates
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Share Option Scheme
G F Keeys, Personnel Director's draft reports
and rules
1 file
1983
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/055
access
Share Option Scheme 'Working Papers'
K H Macfarlane and G F Keeys, Personnel
Director's correspondence with E L S Weiss,
presentation to Executive Meeting, 'Optimum
profit sharing in cash or shares or both' team
incentive system by Copeman Paterson
Limited, and 'What computer simulations tell us
about employee share scheme and cash
incentives'
1 file
1982 - 1983
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/056
access
Share Option Scheme 'Participants'
1983
G F Keeys, Personnel Director's
correspondence, working papers including lists
of Managing Directors and central staff salaries,
shares and papers concerning overseas
participants
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/057
access
'South Africa Rights Issue'
Discussion paper by Hill Samuel Merchant
Bank (SA) Limited prepared for Chubb on 'the
desirability, feasibility and implications of an
equity rights issue'. P G Crossland's copy
1 file
1984
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/058
'Staff'
G C H Chubb, later S H Cornford, Secretary's
correspondence concerning references,
applications, advertisements (including Lock
Works Manager), for 'travellers',
Wolverhampton, London and branch staff, and
pensioners
1 file
1945 - 1954
Page 44
Reference
CLC/B/002/03/01/07/059
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CLC/B/002
Description
'Unit Bonus Scheme Commission'
S H Cornford, Secretary's papers concerning
'participating by commission earning staff in
profits of the company' including proposals,
circulars and salemen's statistics (commission
and pensions). No names given
1 file
Dates
1947 Dec 1949 Jun
WILLIAM E RANDALL, MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN
Board and Committees
CLC/B/002/03/02/01/001
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Board minutes and papers
1 volume
1984 Mar 1984 Apr
CLC/B/002/03/02/01/002
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1 volume
1984 Apr 1984 May
CLC/B/002/03/02/01/003
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1 volume
1984 May 1984 Jun
CLC/B/002/03/02/01/004
access
1 volume
1984 Jun 1984 Jul
CLC/B/002/03/02/01/005
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1 volume
1984 Jul 1984 Sep
CLC/B/002/03/02/01/006
access
1 volume
1984 Sep 1984 Oct
CLC/B/002/03/02/01/007
access
Board minutes and papers (Racal-Chubb
1984 Oct Limited)
1985 Nov
D C Elsbury, Deputy Chairman's copy. Includes
corporate plan, financial summary (Oct 1985),
Technical Development and Future Policy (Nov
1985) and monthly operating statistics (Sep
1985)
1 file
Page 45
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CLC/B/002
Description
Dates
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Group Executive minutes
Unsigned
1 file
1968 Apr 1971 May
CLC/B/002/03/02/01/009
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Group Executive minutes and papers
Includes reports and statistics
1 file
1974 Sep 1981 Dec
CLC/B/002/03/02/01/010
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Group Executive minutes
1 file
1982 Jan 1983 Jan
CLC/B/002/03/02/01/011
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'Board Committees' minutes and papers
Chairman's Committee and Managing
Director's Committee
1 file
Former Reference: RCL/1/2, RCL/3/1
1983 Feb1985 Oct
CLC/B/002/03/02/01/012
access
'Board Committees' correspondence
Chairman's Committee and Managing
Director's Committee. Relates to powers and
responsibilities of the Managing Director with
letters of advice from Colin R Corness,
Chairman of Redland plc, Reigate, Surrey
1 file
1982 - 1983
Chairman's Statement and minutes
Verbatim reports of proceedings and
correspondence with shareholders
1 file
1984
Includes agendas, planning, forecasts and
conference papers delivered by William E
Randall and others
1 file
Former Reference: CAS/3/4
1971 - 1976
Annual General Meetings
CLC/B/002/03/02/02/001
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Conferences
CLC/B/002/03/02/03/001
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Page 46
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CLC/B/002
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Dates
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Includes agendas, planning, forecasts and
conference papers delivered by William E
Randall and others
1 file
1977 - 1980
CLC/B/002/03/02/03/003
access
Equipment Conference minutes
Conference papers delivered include 'The
Equipment Market', 'Competition' and 'Product
Development' (banks, anti-terrorist and
commercial aspects), presentation slides and
statistics
1 file
1983 Oct
CLC/B/002/03/02/04/001
'Australia and New Zealand'
Concerning Chubb's Australian Company
Limited. Includes Directors' appointments for
Chubb Lock and Safe Company Proprietary
Limited (1972)
1 file
Former Reference: WER/11/1 Box 208
1969 May 1981 Feb
CLC/B/002/03/02/04/002
access
Includes Chubb New Zealand Limited and
Chubb Australia Limited copy board minutes
and managing director's reports. Also visit
itinerary with cocktail party menu (1983)
1 file
1981 Mar 1983 Feb
CLC/B/002/03/02/04/003
access
Mainly concerns Chubb Australia Limited with
copy documents concerning James Hardie
Industries Limited offer to purchase ordinary
stock units in Fire Fighting Enterprises Limited
and related correspondence concerning
Chubb's partial bid for the latter
1 file
1983 Mar 1983 Jun
Geographical subject files
Page 47
Reference
CLC/B/002
Description
Dates
CLC/B/002/03/02/04/004
'Europe'
Correspondence with Fichet-Bauche, Paris,
France concerning legal case regarding unfair
competition, with related code of conduct in fair
commercial practice, subsequent tribunal and
anti-Chubb campaign. Also reports on staff
management issues in Marseilles.
Correspondence with Lips and Gispen BV
1 file
Former Reference: WER/8 Box 208
1975 Jan 1982 Mar
Includes
French
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'Indonesia'
1980 Jan Mainly concerning P T Chubb Lips. Also special 1981 Mar
opening of new factory in Jakarta (1980 Nov)
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/02/04/006
'Malaysia'
1979 Jul Correspondence with Chubb Malaysia Sdn Bhd 1981 Dec
including change in Chief Executive, also
Josiah Parkes and Sons Limited, Josiah Parkes
(Singapore) Private Limited, Chubb Singapore
Private Limited, and papers concerning
discussions with Pernas Sime Darby Holdings
Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur with shareholders'
agreement (1981 Apr). Includes photographs of
P T Chubb Lips factory opening in Jakarta,
Indonesia (1980)
1 file
Former Reference: WER/14/1 Box 139,
RCL/1/10 Box 290
CLC/B/002/03/02/04/007
'Malaysia'
Includes operations reports, property
acquisition of Berger Paints factory site,
Petaling Jaya (1982 Jun)
1 file
1982 Jan 1983 Mar
Page 48
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CLC/B/002
Description
Dates
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access
'North America'
Concerning Chubb Holdings (North America)
Limited, Chubb-Mosler and Taylor, Chubb
Industries Limited, Chubb Alarms (Proprietary)
Limited. Includes potential acquisition of East
Safe and Equipment Company (1977 May),
notes on visit to Meilink Steel Safe Company,
Toledo, Ohio, United States of America, and
'notes for visit to Chubb London' (1977 Feb)
and 'Trading in the United States of America'
both by R S Ruston, Chubb Industries Limited,
Canada
1 file
1976 Jul 1977 Dec
CLC/B/002/03/02/04/009
access
'North America'
Includes visit to National Safe Corporation,
Clearwater, Florida, United States of America,
minutes of Combined Product Development
meetings and copy correspondence with
Receptors Corporation, Torrance, California on
card readers with annual report (1975)
1 file
1975, 1978
Jan - 1980 Mar
CLC/B/002/03/02/04/010
access
'North America'
1980 Apr Includes copy minutes of Chubb Holdings
1983 Jan
(North America) Limited, report on Chubb
Industries Limited safe works division (1980
Mar) and copy agreement with Receptors
Incorporated (1980 Aug), proposal to purchase
Alarm Central Station Universal Alarms Limited,
Ottawa, Canada (1982 Aug)
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/02/04/011
access
'South Africa'
1977 Jul Concerns Chubb Holdings Limited. Includes Hill 1977 Oct
Samuel reports on raising finance and South
African Exchange Control Regulations (1977
Aug), and partnership meeting minutes with
Murray and Roberts Limited, and Blacksmith
and Plumber
1 file
Page 49
Reference
CLC/B/002
Description
Dates
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access
'South Africa'
Correspondence with National Acceptances
Limited, Johannesburg concerning Tongaat,
papers concerning Blacksmith and Plumber
merger and Murray and Roberts Limited draft
agreement
1 file
1977 Nov 1980 Jan
CLC/B/002/03/02/04/013
access
'South Africa'
Includes copy deed of trust for Chubb Holdings
Limited, reports on Chubb Alarms (Proprietary)
Limited, and Chubb Lock and Safe Company
(Proprietary) Limited Research and
Development at Wadeville. Includes
correspondence concerning Chubb Holdings
(Private) Limited, Zimbabwe
1 file
1980 Feb 1982 Dec
CLC/B/002/03/02/04/014
'South Africa: wages and conditions'
Includes correspondence with Chubb Holdings
(Proprietary) Limited and Board of Trade
concerning labour unrest. With rates of wages
especially for Bantu African employees. Gives
name, position, wages, time lost, arranged by
factory and subsidiary company. Also copy
seminar report prepared for Institute for
Personnel Management, 'The reason behind
the Durban Strikes and the aspiration and
needs of the Black workers' by M G Buthelezi
(1973 May)
1 file
1973 Mar 1981 Jul
CLC/B/002/03/02/05/001
access
Limited
D C Elsbury, Deputy Chairman's copy minutes
and agenda concerning splitting of companies
1 file
Former Reference: RCL/1/6 Box 290
1985 Apr
CLC/B/002/03/02/05/002
access
Chubb Australia Limited
Copy Board minutes and papers
1 file
1983 - 1984
Company subject files
Page 50
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Description
Dates
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Chubb Australia Limited
Copy Board minutes and papers
1 file
1984 Feb
CLC/B/002/03/02/05/004
access
Chubb Electronics Limited
Copy Board minutes and papers including
Executive Committee. Also annotated report
'Technical Evolution and the Effect on Chubb
Electronics' (1977)
1 file
1977 Jun 1980 Jun
CLC/B/002/03/02/05/005
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Chubb Electronics Limited
Copy Board minutes and papers including
Executive Committee
1 file
1980 Jul 1981 Oct
CLC/B/002/03/02/05/006
access
'Chubb Electronics'
1977 - 1980
'The Way ahead' report (1977 Dec) with related
minutes on restructure, correspondence
concerning Clydesdale Bank and magnetic
errors. Also Guardall Limited and their report on
the use of microprocessors (1980 Aug),
minutes and related papers on access control,
and Chubb Alarms Limited premises
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/02/05/007
access
Chubb 'Electronics Group'
1981 Jan Includes minutes of International Intruder
1983 Feb
Alarms and Systems Conferences, proposal for
Joint Central Station Investigation presented to
Automated Security (Holdings) plc, Chubb and
Son plc and Securicor plc (1982 Dec). Includes
letter from discontented former employee
concerning management changes (1981). Also
copy report 'Burglar Alarms and Crime
Prevention' by John Wheeler JP MP, charging
for false alarms, Chubb Alarms Limited copy
correspondence with Cheshire Constabulary on
intruder alarm installation
1 file
Page 51
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Dates
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Chubb 'Fire Group'
1976 Jul, 1980
Chubb Fire Security Limited employee relations Apr - 1983 Mar
reports with lists of redundancies with names.
Also International Fire Conference papers
(1982 Apr) and notes on Vehicle Division
(1980)
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/02/05/009
access
Chubb Holdings Limited, South Africa
Copy Board minutes and reports
1 file
1983 - 1984
CLC/B/002/03/02/05/010
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Chubb Holdings Limited, South Africa
Copy Board minutes and reports
1 file
1984
CLC/B/002/03/02/05/011
access
'Chubb (Hong Kong) Limited'
Includes allegation of Warner Barnes selling
Chubb 3.5 inch doors, and humorous gossip
column article 'Hong Kong security and the
case of the strangulated hernia' on the theft of
coins by staff from coin counting machines
1 file
1982 Apr 1983 Mar
CLC/B/002/03/02/05/012
'Chubb Integrated Systems, Cash and Cash
Registers'
Includes staff redundancies and petitions and
related managing directors' issues, Chubb
Cash Limited's business with W H Smith
Limited, marketing of electronics equipment in
Brazil via 'Euston Importacao, Exportacao e
Comercio Ltda'. Also report on the Printed
Circuit Board Department with appendices with
floor plans of their manufacturing factory (1980
Dec)
1 file
1980
Page 52
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Dates
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'Chubb Integrated Systems, Cash and Cash
1981 - 1983
Registers'
Includes Chubb Cash Limited taxation losses,
premises relocation on closure of
manufacturing operations in Brighton, Sussex,
letters from employees and Industrial Tribunal
papers, customer problems with cash register
products; report on future of ICC Machines
Limited (1981 Mar). Chubb Integrated Systems
Limited Executive Committee minutes, policies
and strategy, and patent litigation (1983). Also
paper and related correspondence on Chubb's
acquisition of Gross Cash Registers Limited in
1977, by D J Smallbone, Middlesex Polytechnic
(1982 Mar)
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/02/05/014
access
Chubb Integrated Systems Limited: contract
1979 Jul agreement with Philips
1982 Jun
Correspondence with Philips Data Systems BV,
Appeldoorn, Netherlands, copy agreement
concerning development and supply of a subset of PTS 6600 based on MD7000 machine for
consortium of banks in Sweden (1978), copy
correspondence between E L S Weiss and
Slaughter and May
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/02/05/015
Chubb 'Lock and Safe' Group
Correspondence with Chubb and Son's Lock
and Safe Company Limited concerning Zambia
(1977 Sep), visit of Mr Ghadesi, Bank Saderat,
Iran (1977 Oct), attack reports on Chubb safes,
managing director issues. Also reports by A L
Markham on United Kingdom subsidiaries,
'Home Fire Security Products' folder with
printed leaflets (1980 Sep) and household
security publicity campaigns - Granada and
Yorkshire ITV regions company guide (19811982)
1 file
1977 Sep 1977 Oct,
1980 Jan 1981 Dec
Page 53
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Dates
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Chubb 'Lock and Safe Group'
1981 Dec Correspondence concerning problems with Ava 1983 Mar
Safe Deposit Locks, centenary dinner
invitations, replies and dinner attendance list
and seating plan (1982 Dec), visit to Security
Laminators Limited, Fire Resisting Project
presentation to Group Executives (1983 Feb),
correspondence concerning T Staddon's
Locksmith (Aids) and opening of 3G114 mortise
lock with Chubb Research Limited report on
'Stadden Lock Reading Tool' (1982 Jul)
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/02/05/017
access
Chubb New Zealand Limited
Mills Tui Trailers Limited report by P L Keppel
to A L Markham copied to Randall. Includes
acquisition proposals and deeds of agreement
1 volume
1984
CLC/B/002/03/02/05/018
access
Includes Chubb takeover correspondence with
Industrial Development Unit, Department of
Industry, report by Arthur Andersen and
Company prepared for Barclays Bank Limited
(1976 Sep) with related notes on the report by
Sidney G Downton, Gross Cash Registers
Limited
1 file
1976 Jan 1976 Nov
CLC/B/002/03/02/05/019
access
Includes activities of agents in Canada,
'Bartronic 2 Specification for a machine to
control bar sales', Gross Action Group news
release 'It's the managers who should get the
sack - not us' (1977 Jul), related cuttings and
copy letter to 'Evening Argus' from Brighton
Socialist Economists Group (1977 Dec)
1 file
1976 Dec 1978 Mar
CLC/B/002/03/02/05/020
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Lips Vago and Lips Vago Elettronica: 'Chubb in
Italy' report
1 volume
1981 Apr
Page 54
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Dates
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access
'Safe Computing' Limited
Includes Telcon Plastics Limited's difficulties
with software package purchase, with articles,
and correspondence concerning managing
directors, and with Philip L Rule
1 file
1980 Mar 1982 Oct
CLC/B/002/03/02/05/022
access
'Steel Age Limited'
1976 May Correspondence with SteelAge Limited,
1979 Sep
Mazagaon, Bombay, India concerning technical
co-operation including 'Development Plan for
the Regions' by Chubb Fire Security Limited
(1976 Jul)
1 file
General subject files
CLC/B/002/03/02/06/001
access
'Anti Trust Case (US)'
Correspondence with Slaughter and May,
solicitors relating to Consolidated Exporters
Incorporated, Canton, Ohio, United States of
America, including submission of legal
documents to United States Department of
Justice Antitrust Division, copy minutes of
interview with W Donald Fairclough, Managing
Director, Chubb and Son's Lock and Safe
Company Limited, and extracts from Board
minutes. Includes correspondence with Donald
M Jenkins, attorney-at-law, University of Akron,
Ohio, and 'Antitrust, international mergers and
international joint ventures' remarks by Joel
Davidow, Antitrust Division prepared for
Fordham Corporate Law Institute (1974)
1 file
1974 Apr 1975 Apr
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Consolidated Exporters Incorporated, Canton,
Ohio, United States of America versus Chubb
and Son's Lock and Safe Company Limited
legal case copy statements, answers and
Central Bank Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic accounts, copy correspondence
between David P Hull, W Donald Fairclough
and Charles A Rogler of Consolidated
Exporters Incorporated (1973-1974)
1 file
1975 May 1976 Jan
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Ohio, United States of America versus Chubb
and Son's Lock and Safe Company Limited
analysis of damages, papers concerning legal
case in United States District Court Northern
District of Ohio of USA versus Diebold
Incorporated and Chubb and Son Limited in
breach of USA antitrust legislation concerning
fair trading with related press release
1 file
1976 Feb 1976 Apr
CLC/B/002/03/02/06/004
access
Letters from Charles A Rogler, Consolidated
Exporters Incorporated, Canton, Ohio, United
States of America, and from Jones, Day,
Reavis and Pogue, solicitors of Cleveland,
Ohio. Includes memorandum from W Donald
Fairclough concerning Consolidated Exporters
Incorporated's selling of firearms
1 file
1976 May 1976 Jul
CLC/B/002/03/02/06/005
access
Ohio, United States of America. Includes copy
settlement agreement and mutual release, and
copy correspondence with Raymond Koontz of
Diebold Incorporated, Canton, Ohio (19701974)
1 file
1976 Jul 1976 Aug
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Ohio, United States of America. Includes
motion and responses in Diebold Incorporated
to dismiss complaint in legal case of Cranford
Savings and Loan Association versus Diebold
Incorporated and Chubb and Son Limited
1 file
1976 Sep 1976 Nov
Page 56
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Dates
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1976 Dec Consolidated Exporters Incorporated, Canton,
1977 Feb
Ohio, United States of America. Includes
settlement and consulting agreement, and
correspondence with R W Pogue of Jones,
Day, Reavis and Pogue, solicitors of Cleveland,
Ohio
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/02/06/008
access
1977 Mar Consolidated Exporters Incorporated, Canton,
1977 Apr
Ohio, United States of America. Includes copy
letter to Chief of Exchange Control, New
Change, letter from W M Knighton, Under
Secretary, Department of Trade, copy legal
deposition of Charles A Rogler of Consolidated
Exporters Incorporated in legal case Cranford
Savings and Loan Association versus Diebold
Incorporated, and copy final judgements in USA
versus Diebold Incorporated and others
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/02/06/009
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Ohio, United States of America
1 file
1977 May 1979 Mar
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Council for Racial Equality
Notes of meeting with the Council concerning
continued monitoring and existence of staff
discrimination. Signed.
1 file
1983 Feb
Page 57
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Dates
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'Employee Communications'
1975 Jan Includes correspondence concerning Randall's 1977 Apr
letter to the press in response to an article by
Michael Heseltine, and Confederation of British
Industry's Committee of Enquiry on Industrial
Democracy 'Bullock Report' (1977) with
response from employees. Also 'Employee
Participation. A Policy Study by Chambers of
Commerce of Moves Towards Industrial
Democracy' by Association of British Chambers
of Commerce (1975 Nov)
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/02/06/012
'Executive re-organisation and legal entity'
Concerns Committee changes and Managing
Director appointments, organisational
structures, reports on future developments to
conferences including 'Into the 70's' on South
Africa by C A Larke and 'The Challenge of the
1980's'. Also memorandum on legal entity by E
L Weiss (1981 Dec)
1 file
Former Reference: RCL/3/4 Box 270, RCL/2/9
Box 300
1966 - 1983
CLC/B/002/03/02/06/013
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'Finance etc'
Preparation for annual reports and Chairman's
statements with Group results and budgets
from E L S Weiss. Includes letter from J H C
Bemrose, Chubb Singapore Private Limited on
results (1981 May) and from other subsidiaries
1 file
1980 Jan 1981 May
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'Group financial budgets and forecasts'
Includes annual reports and results including
product order reports and analysis reports by
Hoare Govett, Laing and Cruickshank
Engineering Section Research and Phillips and
Drew Engineering Research. Also
memorandum by E L S Weiss on financial
reports and accounts 1983/4
1 file
Former Reference: WER/18/2 Box 308;
RCL/2/8 Box 300
1981 Jun 1983 Mar
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Financial results
To 31 Mar from E L S Weiss. D C Elsbury,
Deputy Chairman's copy
1 volume
1985
CLC/B/002/03/02/06/016
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'Group general matters'
1978 Aug Includes 'A Policy for Home Security' (1979
1983 Mar
Aug), 'Who owns whom in the security industry
of the United Kingdom' (1980 Jan), Trade Union
Congress Day of Action (1980), memorandum
'Whither Chubb' on profit set backs and future
(1980 Apr) with letter of response from Sir
Ieuan Maddock, share option scheme, sale of
surplus land at Feltham, Hounslow, and copy
report of visit to Nigeria (1983 Jan)
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/02/06/017
access
'Group patents'
1973 Jul Correspondence with Smiths Industries Limited, 1978 Jul
papers concerning Telecredit Incorporated,
meetings with Philips Industries concerning
marketing of cash dispensing terminals, report
'Patent licensing in relation to CDs and ATMs'
(1973), Chubb Integrated Systems Limited
patent portfolio and Ronald Katz proposal for
licensing of CIS patents (1977), employee
inventions policy, Japan visit, and trade marks
with correspondence with Courage Limited
(1978)
1 file
Former Reference: WER/3/1 Box 204, RCL/1/5
Box 290
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'Group patents'
Includes Chubb Integrated Systems Limited
patent licensing portfolio notes and Diebold
Incorporated (1978 Aug), papers concerning
NCR Corporation litigation against Chubb and
National Bank of Washington/Docutel litigation,
and concerning Speytec Limited and magnetic
card strips
1 file
1978 Aug 1983 Mar
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'Patents'
1983 Jan Includes correspondence concerning trademark 1984 Jan
application concerning potential conflict with the
Spanish-based name 'The Chubb Corporation',
and Chubb versus NCR/National Westminster
litigation case
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/02/06/020
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'Patents'
Includes Chubb Integrated Systems Limited
versus The National Bank of Washington and
Docutel / Olivetti Corporation, United States of
America. Also copy 'Presented paper for the
Anti-counterfeiting Group Meeting' by David
Desborough, Commercial Director, Harrisons
Limited (1984 May), papers concerning D R
Showell's single-bolt locking latch
1 file
1983 Sep 1984 Sep
CLC/B/002/03/02/06/021
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'Group policy'
By P G Crossland including company
background, market position, proposals, aims
and objectives
1 file
1984 Mar
CLC/B/002/03/02/06/022
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'Jack Howe and Partners'
1977 May Correspondence with Howe, consultant
1982 Jul
architect and industrial designer for Chubb
product design, internal letters concerning his
achievements and awards Chubb received, and
appointment of London and Upjohn, designers
to Chubb Security Services Limited including
partnership's description and list of attainments
1 file
Page 60
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'Lloyds Bank incident'
1982 Aug Correspondence concerning burglary at Lloyds 1984 Aug,
Bank Limited, Holborn Circus Branch, with
1987 Jul
incident report of strongroom alarm deactivation
of remote signalling to Central System, reports
of visits to a supergrass who offered to identify
a member of Chubb Alarms Limited, staff
witness statements. Also Racal Chubb Limited
report on Chubb Lock Company reliability of
timelocks for the use on vault and strongroom
doors (1987 Jul)
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/02/06/024
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'Pensions Group - General'
Concerning Chubb (Ireland) 1976 Pension
Fund, Chubb and Son Limited 1972 Pension
Fund, Chubb and Son (Pensions) Limited and
Chubb and Son Pensions (Ireland) Limited
copy trustees minutes and portfolio summaries.
Also subsidiaries including Chubb Fire Security
Group and Josiah Parkes (Holdings) Limited
Group Pension Committee minutes, report 'A
Study of the Organisation and Practices of the
Chubb Pension Fund Administration
Department' by Edis and Company (1981 Oct)
and 'Recommendations for a property
investment portfolio for Chubb and Son
(Pensions) Limited' (1981 Jul)
1 file
1980 Apr 1982 May
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'Pensions'
Includes valuation of Chubb (Ireland) 1976
Pension Fund by Ulster Investment Bank
Limited (1982 Aug), and proposed manual
submitted by United Pension Services Limited
1 file
1982 Jun 1983 Jul
CLC/B/002/03/02/06/026
'Personnel'
Recruitment and appointment of directors,
service agreements, salaries, fees and job
descriptions. Includes constitutions of Josiah
Parkes and Sons Limited Joint Works
Committee (1971 Dec), Chubb Alarms Limited
Company Council (1978 Nov), and Chubb Fire
Security Limited Consultative Committee
1 file
1976 May 1980 Dec
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'Personnel'
1981 Jan Includes papers concerning Industrial Tribunal
1984 Mar
Action for employees at Safe Computing
Limited, printed rules of Chubb Group
Executive Share Option Scheme, 'Opportunities
for the Young' survey, and Group management
development and succession
1 file
CLC/B/002/03/02/06/028
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'Proposals for the overall control and coordination of the Group's United Kingdom lock
operations'
By D F Langley. Signed
1 file
1985 Mar
CLC/B/002/03/02/06/029
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'Public relations'
Includes minutes of PR meetings, Annual
General Meeting speech preparations and
notes with advice from Neilson McCarthy,
report 'Advertising for the Chubb Group - what
direction for the future' by Everetts (1981 Dec),
Shareholder Relations Programme
correspondence and printed 'The Chairman's
Bulletin' number 1 produced for shareholders
(1982 Feb). With Company Councils structure
list
1 file
1980 Apr 1983 Mar
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Racal Electronics plc takeover bid
Letters from shareholders in response
1 file
1984 Aug 1984 Nov
CLC/B/002/03/02/06/031
'Chubb takeover'
1984
Concerning Racal Electronics plc takeover bid
including copy Board minutes, announcements,
'newsflashes', press releases and newspaper
cuttings
1 file
Page 62
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'Transglobe Expedition'
Concerns sponsoring British North Pole
Expedition as part of 'the first longitudinal
circumnavigation of the world by land, sea and
ice' 1979-1982, with printed report,
correspondence concerning purchase of 'Twin
Otter G-BDHC' aircraft from Brymon Aviation
Limited and sale to Pace Aviation Limited, with
signed agreements
1 file
Dates
1977 Aug 1983 Aug
FINANCE
BALANCE SHEETS AND ACCOUNTS
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Balance sheet and accounts
Auditor's (Ogden, Bowes and Company) bound
copy with manuscript report
1 volume
1882 - 1883
CLC/B/002/04/01/002
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Balance sheet and accounts
1913, 1971
Auditor's (Ogden, Palmer and Company) bound
copy with letter of provenance (1971)
1 volume
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Balance sheets and accounts
Trial in draft
2 volumes
1919 - 1920
CLC/B/002/04/01/004
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Balance sheets and accounts (signed)
7 volumes
1942 - 1948
CLC/B/002/04/01/005
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Detailed general and branches. 1938-1940
copies only. 1944, 1948 include auditor's report
9 volumes and 3 bundles
1938 - 1949
CLC/B/002/04/01/006
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Detailed general and branches. 1951-1959
include auditor's report. Includes 1959
statement of accounts (signed)
11 volumes
Former Reference: 21/122 and box 180
1950 - 1959
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1960 - 1968
Summary, and detailed general and branches
versions. With auditor's reports. Includes Chubb
and Son Limited holding company consolidated
balance sheet and accounts (1964)
13 volumes
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With auditor's reports
9 volumes
1969 - 1976
CLC/B/002/04/01/009
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Balance sheets and accounts (mainly signed)
1980 missing. 1977 includes amended copy.
With auditor's reports
6 volumes
1977 - 1982
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Annual accounts comparison book
Covers expenses, salaries, rent rates,
advertising and other accounts. Includes net
branch results and gross profits. Latter half
blank
1 volume
Former Reference: 21/119 (4/15)
1924 - 1945
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Taxation book
Profits and tax computation
1 volume
1936 - 1958
CLC/B/002/04/02/003
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Government contracts accounts: Ministry of
Supply and War Office (indexed)
1 volume
Former Reference: 111/2/3 '1'
1940 - 1945
CLC/B/002/04/02/004
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Government contracts accounts: Ministry of
Supply (indexed)
1 volume
1943 - 1945
ACCOUNTS ANALYSIS BOOKS
ACCOUNT SCHEDULES
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Chubb and Son Limited
2 volumes
Former Reference: HA/3
1972 - 1973
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'Chubb and Son Lock and Safe Group'
3 volumes
1972 - 1973
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Includes Chubb and Son Lock and Safe
Company Limited (1976)
4 volumes
1974 - 1976
CLC/B/002/04/03/004
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Includes Chubb and Son Lock and Safe
Company Limited (1977)
3 volumes
1977 - 1978
CLC/B/002/04/04/001
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Ledger
Indexed by customer. Includes general
accounts
1 volume
Former Reference: D/15 (111/2/2)
1874 - 1883
CLC/B/002/04/04/002
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Ledger (loose sheets)
1 volume
1933 - 1962
CLC/B/002/04/04/003
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Nominal ledger
Indexed. Includes subsidiaries. At back: Chubb
Security Services Limited nominal ledger
(1971-1975)
1 volume
1959 - 1975
CLC/B/002/04/04/004
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Nominal ledger (loose sheets)
1 volume
1975 - 1977
CLC/B/002/04/04/005
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Nominal ledger (loose sheets)
1 volume
1977 - 1979
Dates
NOMINAL LEDGERS
PRIVATE LEDGERS
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Private ledger
1 volume
1846 - 1856
CLC/B/002/04/05/002
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Private ledger
Latter half blank
1 volume
1857
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Private ledger
At back: trustees of John Chubb's marriage
settlement (1866)
1 volume
Former Reference: 290/2/45 (111/3/7)
1859 - 1872
CLC/B/002/04/05/004
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Private ledger
Latter half blank
1 volume
Former Reference: 290/2/44 (111/3/8)
1873 - 1881
CLC/B/002/04/06/001
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Day book
1 volume
Former Reference: 140/2/1/4 'WB1'
1827 - 1830
CLC/B/002/04/06/002
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Day book
1 volume
Former Reference: D/16 'K'
1919 - 1922
Cash book
1 volume
1926 - 1932
Journal
1 volume
1958 - 1971
Dates
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CASH BOOK
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JOURNAL
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PRODUCTION
ORDER BOOKS
General order books
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Order book
Order numbers 219-1989 (1-218 un-numbered)
. Contains orders for customers and suppliers,
details of orders for locks, latches, bolts, boxes
and chests with measurements. Lock numbers
occasionally given
1 volume
1827 - 1832
CLC/B/002/05/01/01/002
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Order book
1881 - 1882
Order numbers 5279-7208. Contains customer
general orders including visits, repairs, mortices
and safes from works
1 volume
Former Reference: D/14
CLC/B/002/05/01/01/003
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'Light Shop 1'
22000-29999. Orders for Safe files, roll slides,
safe and record cabinets, safe ledger files,
containers and trays, drawers, bins and other
products. Gives quantity, product, identity, date
issued and completed, operation done
1 volume
1960 - 1961
CLC/B/002/05/01/02/001
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Special order book (Wolverhampton)
Indexed. For asylums and hospitals mainly in
Australia including substantial entries for
Claremont Asylum. Also entries arranged by
room for Ritz Hotel, Madrid, Spain (1910) and
Hotel Negresco, Nice, France (1912)
1 volume
1907 - 1937
CLC/B/002/05/01/02/002
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Lock orders for safes
1905 - 1907
Order numbers from the range 43045-56488 for
Safe Department numbers S.D.1-27
1 volume
Lock order books
Safe order books
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Order book
Order numbers 3319-6050 (Saint James Street
Branch) and 45424-58236 (general customer
orders). Safe numbers 14307-21745 (mainly
from 18322). Back: 'list of safes for reproofing'
([1878]-1885) and list of work relating to
'Blakesly's cases May 1868'
1 volume
1879 - 1881
CLC/B/002/05/01/03/002
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Order book
Order numbers 36179-37690. Safe numbers
36565-41834 (mainly from 39066)
Back: packing cases details and related
instructions
1 volume
1896 - 1898
CLC/B/002/05/01/03/003
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Order book
30158-44624 (mainly from 39182). Includes
order 40580 for 'Paris Exhibition 1900'
1 volume
1898 - 1899
CLC/B/002/05/01/03/004
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Order book
31224-47806 (mainly from 41438)
1 volume
1899 - 1901
CLC/B/002/05/01/03/005
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Order book
40270-51477 (mainly from 45103). Back:
packing cases details with Walter Savage, box
and packing case manufacturers price list
(1904)
1 volume
1901 - 1902
CLC/B/002/05/01/03/006
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Order book
30814-57957 (mainly from 49550). Back:
quotation prices from E Abrahams and
Company, packing case makers (1904)
1 volume
1902 - 1904
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Order book
45526-57135 (mainly from 50272). Partially
indexed at back
1 volume
1904 - 1906
CLC/B/002/05/01/03/008
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Order book
Order numbers 55950-58657, 4-480. Safe
numbers 51786-60053 (mainly from 56772).
Indexed (loose)
1 volume
1906 - 1908
CLC/B/002/05/01/03/009
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Order book
Order numbers 4-4886. Safe numbers 5710563583 (mainly from 58033). Indexed
1 volume
1908 - 1910
CLC/B/002/05/01/03/010
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Order book
51724-68961 (mainly from 63235). Indexed
1 volume
1910 - 1913
CLC/B/002/05/01/03/011
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Order book
1 volume
1913 - 1915
CLC/B/002/05/01/03/012
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Order book
1 volume
1915 - 1920
CLC/B/002/05/01/03/013
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Order book
1 volume
1920 - 1924
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Order book
1 volume
1924 - 1927
CLC/B/002/05/01/03/015
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Order book
1 volume
1927 - 1932
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Order book (Branches: Saint James's Street,
Wolverhampton, Liverpool and Manchester)
numbers 35978-43218
1 volume
Former Reference: C/B
1893 - 1899
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Wolverhampton, Liverpool, Manchester, and
Glasgow from 1903)
numbers 42401-50873
1 volume
Former Reference: C/C
1899 - 1903
CLC/B/002/05/01/04/003
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Lombard Street, Wolverhampton, Liverpool,
Manchester and Glasgow)
numbers 46876-59607 (mainly from 50907)
1 volume
Former Reference: C/D
1903 - 1908
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Lombard Street, Wolverhampton, Liverpool,
1 volume
Former Reference: C/E
1908 - 1915
Branch safe order books
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1915 - 1927
Lombard Street (closed 1920), Aldwych (from
1923), Wolverhampton, Liverpool, Manchester,
and Glasgow)
1 volume
Former Reference: C/F
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Aldwych, Wolverhampton, Liverpool,
1 volume
Former Reference: C/G
1927 - 1934
Stores and machines order books
CLC/B/002/05/01/05/001
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Order book
Order numbers 9768-10044, 1-9375
1 volume
1904 - 1936
CLC/B/002/05/01/05/002
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Order book
Order numbers 9376-10871. Latter half blank
1 volume
1936 - 1947
CLC/B/002/05/01/06/001
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Standing orders
Arranged by customer name or works subject.
Indexed. Includes internal instructions
regarding procedure for orders including
transportation of products. At front: instructions
for disposal of 'old books, letters...' (1916)
1 volume
1889 - 1936
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Standing orders
Indexed. Typed memoranda
1 volume
1911 - 1928
Standing orders
REGISTERS
Lock number registers
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Lock number register
1-5605. Enclosed: Archivist's notes on entries
written by Charles Chubb (197-)
1 volume
Former Reference: Accession 34
1819 - 1827,
197-
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5606-8220. Includes duplicate entries 1-5605
contained in CLC/B/002/05/02/01/001
1 volume
Former Reference: Accession 35, 140/3
1827 - 1828
CLC/B/002/05/02/01/003
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Microfilm available: please see
staff
X114/624
1834 - 1837
1-12894. Mainly blank. Most entries only record
date of production. 7236-7315 are at the
beginning, 7316-7335 are at the end. Separate
entries 1-94 are enclosed
1 volume
Former Reference: C/38
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staff
X114/624
12895-26326. At front: 'prices for locks'. Loose
pages, original covers removed
1 volume
1837 - 1839
CLC/B/002/05/02/01/005
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36121-49574, 170000-170979
1 volume
Former Reference: D
1839 - 1848
CLC/B/002/05/02/01/006
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staff
X114/624
140071-162036. Loose pages, original covers
removed
1 volume
1844 - 1847
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X114/624
162037-164001 (Jun-Sep 1847), 200000222553. Loose pages, original covers removed
1 volume
1847 - 1850
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X114/625
260376-282947. Loose pages, original covers
removed
1 volume
1854 - 1855
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X114/625
1855 - 1856
282948-304939. Loose pages in phase box one
of two, original covers removed
1 volume
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1855 - 1856
282948-304939. Loose pages in phase box two
1 volume (part)
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X114/626
326344-347652
1 volume
1858 - 1859
CLC/B/002/05/02/01/011
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staff
X114/626
369144-388715
1 volume
1860 - 1861
CLC/B/002/05/02/01/012/001
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staff
X114/626
Glengall Works new series. 193401-200000,
485601-504910. Includes list of lock prices and
gas accounts (1867-1871). Loose pages in
phase box one of two, original covers removed.
1 volume (part)
1860 - 1881
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X114/626
Glengall Works new series. 193401-200000,
485601-504910. Includes list of lock prices and
gas accounts (1867-1871). Loose pages in
phase box two of two, original covers removed.
1 volume (part)
1860 - 1881
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Numbers 388716-412329. Loose pages,
original covers removed
1 volume
1861-1863
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staff
X114/627
1863 - 1864
412330-435224. Loose pages in phase box one
1 volume (part)
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X114/627
1863 - 1864
412330-435224. Loose pages in phase box two
1 volume (part)
CLC/B/002/05/02/01/015
Available on microfilm only:
original not deposited
X114/628
524800-549275
1 microfilm (part)
1866 - 1867
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X114/628
549276-573962
1 microfilm (part)
1867 - 1868
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X114/628
573963-600377
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1868 - 1869
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658959-689282
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1872 - 1874
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689283-720237
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1874 - 1875
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720238-748824
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1875 - 1876
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X114/631
748825-779826
1 microfilm (part)
1876 - 1877
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X114/631
779827-810015
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1877 - 1878
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810016-840172
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1878 - 1880
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840173-888866
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1880 - 1881
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1882, 1894 Order numbers only. 34788-42876 (1894-1900) 1900
and other number types. Includes 192-300s
arranged by day, giving customer, lock
numbers and cost (1882)
1 microfilm (part)
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X114/633
917521-922943 (1882), 1003382-1003975
(1883) and other number types. Mainly records
orders including numbers 103B-980, and
number series to 34771, arranged by day,
giving customer, order details, dates completed
and sent (1883-1894)
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1882 - 1894
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X114/634
1000001-1059607
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1883 - 1885
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X114/634
1059608-1130860
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1885 - 1887
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X114/634
1130861-1190810
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1887 - 1890
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X114/635
1190811-1317859
1 microfilm (part)
1890 - 1895
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X114/635
1317860-1409774
1 microfilm (part)
1895 - 1899
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X114/636
1409785-1411940 (1899) and other number
types. Mainly contains entries for order
numbers 44081-48801
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1899 - 1903
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X114/636
1411941-1462305
1 microfilm (part)
1899 - 1901
CLC/B/002/05/02/01/035
X114/636
1462306-1507916
1 microfilm (part)
1901 - 1903
CLC/B/002/05/02/01/036
X114/636
1507917-1544765
1 microfilm (part)
1903 - 1905
CLC/B/002/05/02/01/037
X114/637
Order numbers only. 49144-57094 and other
number types
1 microfilm (part)
1903 - 1907
CLC/B/002/05/02/01/038
X114/637
1545091-1582098
1 microfilm (part)
1905 - 1907
CLC/B/002/05/02/01/039
X114/637
1582099-1624245
1 microfilm (part)
1907 - 1910
Dates
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X114/638
Order numbers only. 57346-4447 and other
number types. At front: 'Definitions for Ordering
Asylum Locks' giving number of lock type with
details
1 microfilm (part)
1907 - 1910
CLC/B/002/05/02/01/041
X114/638
1624246-1667631
1 microfilm (part)
1910 - 1912
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X114/638
Order numbers only. 4503-W1259 and other
number types
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1910 - 1913
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X114/639
1667632-1713376
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1912 - 1914
CLC/B/002/05/02/01/044
X114/639
Order numbers only. From 11598 and other
number types
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1913 - 1918
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1713857-1763971
1 volume
1914 - 1920
CLC/B/002/05/02/01/046
X114/639
1763972-1803581, 20203-26006 and other
number types
1 microfilm (part)
1919 - 1924
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X114/640
Order numbers 19267-W2074 and other
number types
1 microfilm (part)
1918 - 1924
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X114/640
1803582-1836720
1 microfilm (part)
1924 - 1929
CLC/B/002/05/02/01/049
X114/641
Order numbers only. W2504-33103 and other
number types
1 microfilm (part)
1925 - 1929
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X114/641
Order numbers only. 33048-56702 and various
number types
1 microfilm (part)
1929 - 1932
CLC/B/002/05/02/01/051
X114/641
1836732-1861411
1 microfilm (part)
1929 - 1932
CLC/B/002/05/02/01/052
X114/642
1861412-1889247
1 microfilm
1932 - 1936
CLC/B/002/05/02/02/001
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Safe number register
409-911
1 volume
1847 - 1850
CLC/B/002/05/02/02/002
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912-1297. At back: rates of boys' wages
1 volume
1850 - 1852
CLC/B/002/05/02/02/003
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1298-1669
1 volume
1852 - 1853
Safe number registers
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1670-2147
1 volume
1853 - 1854
CLC/B/002/05/02/02/005
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2148-2625
1 volume
1854 - 1855
CLC/B/002/05/02/02/006
access
2626-3199
1 volume
1855 - 1856
CLC/B/002/05/02/02/007
access
3200-3765
1 volume
1856 - 1857
CLC/B/002/05/02/02/008
access
3766-4343
1 volume
1857 - 1858
CLC/B/002/05/02/02/009
access
4344-4921
1 volume
1858 - 1859
CLC/B/002/05/02/02/010
access
4922-5499
1 volume
1859 - 1860
CLC/B/002/05/02/02/011
access
9562-10141
1 volume
1865 - 1866
CLC/B/002/05/02/02/012
access
1951 - 1953
D6679-D9999, E1-E2840. Different format,
gives description of safe, order number, weight,
date sent out, where and to whom, and cost
1 volume
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'Specials Classified' (cupboards, doors, safes,
safe deposit lockers and shelving)
44741-73682. Different format, gives safe
number, quantity, description, date sent,
customer name and address, weight, cost price
and notes. Indexed by product type
1 volume
Former Reference: '1'
1901 - 1918
CLC/B/002/05/02/02/014
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'Particulars of Prime Costs of Specials in Safe
1891 May Number Book'
1895 Jul
33428-37989. Gives reference, product,
maker's name, costs of manufacturing work
(including forging, machine work, sundries,
supplies, locks, brass work, wrought iron, filling,
painting), weight and final cost
1 volume
Register for safe deposit work
CLC/B/002/05/02/03/001
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Register for safe deposit work
42338-96410
1 volume
Former Reference: D/21
1900 - 1940
Unit fittings number register
Orders 52/8000-15542
1 volume
1952
Unit fittings number register
CLC/B/002/05/02/04/001
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'Registered key rings and chains' registers
CLC/B/002/05/02/05/001
access
Registered key rings and chains register
2403-9519
1 volume
186- - 187-
CLC/B/002/05/02/05/002
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1-5579
1 volume
1875 - 189-
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Dates
189- - 1955580-11100. Entries from circa 1890-circa 1910
with amendments up to circa 1959
1 volume
'Manufacturing details' register
CLC/B/002/05/02/06/001
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'Manufacturing details' register
1919 - 1927
Order numbers 75090-88880 for lockers, safes,
doors, walls, cupboards, night safes and other
products. Indexed
1 volume
Former Reference: 111/3/2. '3'
MINUTES AND CORRESPONDENCE
CLC/B/002/05/03/001
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'Manufactory' minute book: Glengall Road
Works (1871-1909) Wolverhampton Factory
(1909-1925)
Indexed. Includes descriptions of experiments
and test observations on the manufacture of
safes, locks and other products, diagrams of
products, printed instructions and notices, with
anniversary and other event booklets and
cuttings including memorial service for Harry
Withers Chubb (1905)
1 volume
Former Reference: D
CLC/B/002/05/03/002
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Correspondence, printed notices, working notes 1882 - 1931
and test reports on products
Originally enclosed in CLC/B/002/05/03/001.
Includes trial test report on number 32 safe with
diagonal bolts at Alexandra Palace (1882),
accident to W Willers (1924), staff salary
reductions (1927) and letter from vicar of
Springfield, Wolverhampton inviting employees
to church (1930)
1 volume
Former Reference: D
SCRAPBOOK
1871 - 1925
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CLC/B/002
Description
Manager's Scrapbook (Wolverhampton)
Letters and memoranda mainly from London
head office to Ebenezer Hunter (1870-1881)
and Mr Price, Horseley Fields (from 1888)
giving instructions on procedure, products
including orders, lock and padlock drawings
and diagrams (some tracings). Also business
cards received. Some items loose
1 volume
Dates
1870 - 1907
WORK COSTS AND COMBINATION CHARTS
CLC/B/002/05/05/001
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Safe and strongroom cost price book
1873 - 189Includes product name and pasted diagram
with measurements, prices paid by type of work
manufacture, including ordinary and banker's
products. At front: 'Chubb's Fire-Resisting
Gunpowder Magazine' leaflet. At back: cash
and deed boxes and piece work price notes
1 volume
Former Reference: C/H
TECHNICAL DRAWINGS
INTERNAL MANUALS
PHOTOGRAPHS
AUDIO VISUAL
LEGAL
PATENTS AND RELATED AGREEMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS AND
SPECIFICATIONS
CLC/B/002/06/01/001
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Assignment of patent for detector lock 1818.
Jeremiah Chubb to Charles Chubb
1 document
Former Reference: 290/1/1 (formerly 290/1/9b)
1820
CLC/B/002/06/01/002
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Specification of Charles Chubb for patented
invention of 'improvements in the construction
of latches...for fastening doors or gates'
1 document
Former Reference: 290/1/2 (formerly 290/1/29)
1828
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Application for patent of invention of
'improvements in locks used for fastenings and
security. Charles Chubb and Ebenezer Hunter
of Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, locksmiths
1 document
Former Reference: 290/1/3 (formerly 290/1/9d)
1833
CLC/B/002/06/01/004
access
Patent specification of Charles Chubb for
'improvements in means of making secure
receptacles for...strongroom doors, safes,
chests and boxes'
1 document
1835
CLC/B/002/06/01/005
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Patent specification of Charles and Jeremiah
Chubb for 'improvements in apparatus and
machinery for preserving books and other
documents...and articles from fire', with
assignment of share and interest in letters
patent from Jeremiah to Charles
2 documents
Former Reference: 290/1/5-6 (formerly
290/2/32-33)
1839
CLC/B/002/06/01/006
access
Patent specification of John Chubb for
'improvements in locks and latches to be used
for fastenings'
1 document
Former Reference: 290/4/1 (formerly 290/1/9c)
1840
CLC/B/002/06/01/007
access
Patent specification of John Chubb for
'improvement in locks and bolts'
1 document
1846
CLC/B/002/06/01/008
access
Patent specification of Messrs Chubb for
'improvement in latches, latch locks and other
locks for fastening'
1 document
1847
CLC/B/002/06/01/009
access
Counterpart assignment of interest in letters
patent. Ebenezer Hunter to John Chubb
1 document
1847
Page 84
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access
Patent specification number 602 of John Chubb 1852
for 'improvements in locks', with duplicate
2 documents
290/2/30-31)
CLC/B/002/06/01/011
access
Duplicate specification of John Chubb and
Robert Goater for 'improvements in locks and
latches'
1 document
1853
CLC/B/002/06/01/012
access
Agreement between John P De La Fons of
Carlton Hill, Middlesex and John Chubb
concerning locks
1 document
Former Reference: 290/4/2 (formerly 290/1/7g)
1856
CLC/B/002/06/01/013
access
Letters patent number 2481 to John Chubb for
'improvements in the construction of iron safes
and doors in strong rooms', with duplicate
2 documents
290/1/36, 290/2/11)
1857
CLC/B/002/06/01/014
access
Patent specification number 3071 of John
Chubb and Ebenezer Hunter for 'improvements
in locks'
1 document
Former Reference: 290/1/15 (formerly
290/2/29)
1860
CLC/B/002/06/01/015
access
Patent specification number 364 of John Chubb 1865
for 'improvements in safes and strongrooms'
1 document
290/2/15)
CLC/B/002/06/01/016
access
Letters patent number 450 to Joseph
Thompson of Manor House, 124 Camberwell
Road, Surrey for 'improvements in safes'
1 document
1865
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Letters patent number 499 to George Nathaniel 1865
Shore of Lyme Regis, Dorset for 'improvements
in iron safes and strong rooms', with duplicate
2 documents
Former Reference: 290/4/3 (formerly 290/1/7e),
290/1/17
CLC/B/002/06/01/018
access
Letters patent number 685 to John Chubb for
'improvements in iron safes and strongrooms',
with duplicate specification
2 documents
290/2/16-17)
1866
CLC/B/002/06/01/019
access
Letters patent number 2856 to Messrs Chubb
and Chalk for 'improvements in iron safes and
strongrooms', with duplicate specification
2 documents
290/2/28, 290/2/18)
1866
CLC/B/002/06/01/020
access
Letters patent number 320 to George Hayter
Chubb and William Henry Chalk for
'improvements in safes, applicable also in part
to strongroom doors'
1 document
290/2/27)
1874
CLC/B/002/06/01/021
access
Patent specification number 4393 of George
1874
Hayter Chubb, Ebenezer Hunter and William
Henry Chalk for 'improvements in iron safes
and strongroom doors and in locks for the same
and for other purposes'
1 document
290/2/19)
CLC/B/002/06/01/022
access
Letters patent number 436 to George Hayter
Chubb for 'improvements in safes and
strongrooms', with copy specification
Includes drawing of figures of locks
1 boxed document and 2 documents
Former Reference: 111/3/11, 290/4/4 (formerly
290/1/41, 290/1/8d)
1876
Page 86
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Agreement between Theodor Kromer of
Freburg-Baden, Germany, lock manufacturer
and Messrs Chubb and Sons: latter to acquire
patent of former, with correspondence and
notes
1 file
Former Reference: 290/4/5 (formerly 290/1/7i)
1877
CLC/B/002/06/01/024
access
Letters patent number 2715 of John Charles
Chubb and Harry Withers Chubb for
'improvements in locks'
1 document
290/2/43)
1877
CLC/B/002/06/01/025
access
Patent number 5419 to George Hayter Chubb
and Harry Withers Chubb for 'improvements in
locks'
1 document
Former Reference: 290/4/6 (formerly 290/1/8a)
1881
CLC/B/002/06/01/026
access
Patent number 2902 to Harry Withers Chubb
for 'improvements in safes'
1 document
Former Reference: 290/4/7 (formerly 290/1/8e)
1883
CLC/B/002/06/01/027
access
French patent number 164359 to George
Hayter Chubb and Harry Withers Chubb
1 document
290/1/8h)
1884
French
CLC/B/002/06/01/028
access
Belgian patent number 66348 to George Hayter 1884
Chubb and Harry Withers Chubb, with
English and
specification
French
Includes letter and English translation with
product diagram
3 documents
Former Reference: 290/4/8 (formerly 290/1/8f)
Page 87
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German patent number 31700 to George
1884
Hayter Chubb and Harry Withers Chubb for
German
'fallenschloss mit drehender falle' [literal
translation: 'case closed with rotating trap'], with
specification
Includes product diagram
1 document
290/1/8c)
CLC/B/002/06/01/030
access
Austrian and Hungarian patent number 35963
to George Hayter Chubb and Harry Withers
Chubb
2 documents
Former Reference: 290/4/9 (formerly 290/1/8g)
CLC/B/002/06/01/031
access
Assignment of patents of George Hayter Chubb 1886
and George Gaskell Exton, number 1777, for
'improvements in door locks, latches and
furniture' (1885), and number 11901, for
'improvements in latch locks' (1885). George
Hayter Chubb and another to company
1 document
290/1/22)
CLC/B/002/06/01/032
access
Assignment of patent of George Hayter Chubb,
Harry Withers Chubb, William Henry Chalk and
George Gaskell Exton, number 13973, for
'improvements in construction of strongrooms
and safes' (1887) . Chubb, Chalk and Exton to
company
1 document
1884
German
1890
PRINTED PATENT SPECIFICATIONS
CLC/B/002/06/02/001
access
Number 4972, locks, Charles Chubb (1824)
1 volume
1857
CLC/B/002/06/02/002
access
Number 5656, latches, Charles Chubb (1828)
1 volume
1857
Page 88
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Dates
CLC/B/002/06/02/003
access
Number 6527, locks, Charles Chubb and
Ebenezer Hunter (1833)
1 volume
1857
CLC/B/002/06/02/004
access
Number 6832, applying case-hardened iron to
19-doors, safes, chests and boxes, Charles Chubb
(1835)
Photostat copy
1 volume
CLC/B/002/06/02/005
access
Number 8100, machinery for raising and
lowering fireproof safes, Charles and Jeremiah
Chubb (1839)
1 volume
1857
CLC/B/002/06/02/006
access
Number 11491, locks and latches, John Chubb
(1846)
1 volume
1857
CLC/B/002/06/02/007
access
Number 11523, latches and latch and other
locks, John Chubb and Ebenezer Hunter, the
Elder (1847)
1 volume
1857
CLC/B/002/06/02/008
access
Number 602, locks, John Chubb (1852)
1 volume
1854
CLC/B/002/06/02/009
access
Number 2481, iron safes and doors for
strongrooms, John Chubb (1857)
Photostat copy
1 volume
19--
CLC/B/002/06/02/010
access
Number 3071, locks, John Chubb and
Ebenezer Hunter (1860)
1 volume
1861
Page 89
Reference
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Description
Dates
CLC/B/002/06/02/011
access
Number 364, safes and strongrooms, John
Chubb
1 volume
1865
CLC/B/002/06/02/012
access
Number 1056, iron safes and strongrooms,
John Chubb and Robert Goater
1 volume
1865
CLC/B/002/06/02/013
access
Number 685, iron safes and strongrooms, John
Chubb
1 volume
1866
CLC/B/002/06/02/014
access
Number 2856, iron safes and strongrooms,
John Chubb and William Henry Chalk (1866)
Photostat copy
1 volume
19--
CLC/B/002/06/02/015
access
Number 320, safes, George Hayter Chubb and
William Henry Chalk
1 volume
1874
CLC/B/002/06/02/016
access
Number 436, safes and strongrooms, George
Hayter Chubb
1 volume
1876
CLC/B/002/06/02/017
access
Number 2715, locks, John Charles Chubb and
George Hayter Chubb (1877)
Photostat copy
1 volume
19--
CLC/B/002/06/02/018
access
Number 5419, locks, George Hayter Chubb and 1882
Harry Withers Chubb (1881)
1 volume
CLC/B/002/06/02/019
access
Number 2902, safes, Harry Withers Chubb
1 volume
1883
Page 90
Reference
CLC/B/002
Description
Dates
CLC/B/002/06/02/020
access
Number 7610, (provisional) latch locks, George
Hayter Chubb and Harry Withers Chubb (1884)
Photostat copy
1 volume
19--
CLC/B/002/06/02/021
access
Number 1777, (provisional) door locks, latches
and furniture, George Hayter Chubb and
George Gaskell Exton (1885)
Photostat copy
1 volume
19--
CLC/B/002/06/02/022
access
Number 11901, latch locks, George Hayter
Chubb and George Gaskell Exton
1 volume
1885
CLC/B/002/06/02/023
access
Number 16791, (provisional) latch locks and in
furniture, George Hayter Chubb and George
Gaskell Exton (1886)
Photostat copy
1 volume
19--
CLC/B/002/06/02/024
access
Number 2428, (provisional) locks and door
fastenings, George Hayter Chubb, Harry
Withers Chubb and Harold Stead Ball (1887)
Photostat copy
1 volume
19--
CLC/B/002/06/02/025
access
Number 13973, construction of strongrooms
1888
and safes, George Hayter Chubb, Harry
Withers Chubb and William Henry Chalk (1887)
1 volume
CLC/B/002/06/02/026
access
Number 14025, means of unfastening and
fastening doors, in locks, bolts and latches,
George Hayter Chubb, George Gaskell Exton
(1887)
1 volume
1888
Page 91
Reference
CLC/B/002
Description
Dates
CLC/B/002/06/02/027
access
Number 11509, (provisional) doors of safes and 1890
strongrooms, Henry Withers Chubb (1889)
1 volume
CLC/B/002/06/02/028
access
Number 12539, (provisional) bolts of safe or
strongroom doors, Henry Withers Chubb,
William Henry Chalk and Harold Stead Ball
(1890)
Photostat copy
1 volume
19--
CLC/B/002/06/02/029
access
Number 19494, (provisional) lock furniture,
George Hayter Chubb and George Gaskell
Exton (1890)
1 volume
1891
CLC/B/002/06/02/030
access
Number 10535, (provisional) safes and locks,
Henry Withers Chubb and William Henry Chalk
(1892)
Photostat copy
1 volume
19--
CLC/B/002/06/02/031
access
Number 11506, (provisional) safety traps for
money chests and other boxes and
receptacles, Harold Stead Ball and Henry
Photostat copy
1 volume
19--
CLC/B/002/06/02/032
access
Number 9625, (provisional) locks, George
Hayter Chubb and George Gaskell Exton
(1896)
Photostat copy
1 volume
19--
CLC/B/002/06/02/033
access
Number 11524, (provisional) manufacture of
safes, Henry Withers Chubb (1896)
Photostat copy
1 volume
19--
Page 92
Reference
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Dates
CLC/B/002/06/02/034
access
Number 9420, (provisional) doors of safes and
strongrooms, Henry Withers Chubb (1900)
Photostat copy
1 volume
19--
CLC/B/002/06/02/035
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Number 6362, (provisional) safes, George
Hayter Chubb, Henry Withers Chubb, John
Edward Chubb and Francis Joseph Butter
(1901)
1 volume
1902
CLC/B/002/06/02/036
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Number 11892, (provisional) locks for the doors 1903
of safe deposit lockers or cupboards, Henry
1 volume
CLC/B/002/06/02/037
access
Number 21020, lock-hasps of trunks,
portmanteaus and the like, Henry Withers
Chubb
1 volume
1902
CLC/B/002/06/02/038
access
Number 11940, safes, George Hayter Chubb
and Harry Emory Chubb
1 volume
1904
CLC/B/002/06/02/039
access
Number 5635, adjustable metal shelving and
19-framing for the same, George Hayter Chubb,
John Edward Chubb and Francis Joseph Butter
(1906)
Photostat copy
1 volume
CLC/B/002/06/02/040
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Number 14156, (provisional) locks, George
Hayter Chubb, and Francis Joseph Butter
(1908)
1 volume
1909
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Number 6639, (provisional) locks, Francis
Joseph Butter, and company (1910)
1 volume
1911
CLC/B/002/06/02/042
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Number 5770, (provisional) shelving and
partitions and connected fittings, company and
Charles Edward Pierce (1911)
1 volume
1912
CLC/B/002/06/02/043
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Number 3227, (provisional) panels or slabs for
doors, walls, partitions and the like, company
and Francis Joseph Butter (1912)
Photostat copy
1 volume
19--
CLC/B/002/06/02/044
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Number 25007, panels or slabs for doors, walls, 1914
partitions and the like, company and Francis
Joseph Butter (1913)
1 volume
CLC/B/002/06/02/045
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Number 105487, combination keyless locks,
company and Francis Joseph Butter
1 volume
1917
CLC/B/002/06/02/046
access
Number 138820, lock, company and Francis
Joseph Butter
1 volume
1920
CLC/B/002/06/02/047
access
Number 151065, (provisional) safe or
strongroom doors, company and Harold Stead
Ball
1 volume
1920
CLC/B/002/06/02/048
access
Number 227616, (provisional) locks of safes
and strongrooms, company and Harold Stead
Ball
1 volume
1925
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Number 239051, (provisional) combination
locks, company and Francis Joseph Butter
1 volume
1925
CLC/B/002/06/02/050
access
Number 243177, (provisional) hotel locks,
company and Francis Joseph Butter
1 volume
1925
CLC/B/002/06/02/051
access
Number 282226, (provisional) reinforcement of 1927
concrete structures, company and Harold Stead
Ball
1 volume
CLC/B/002/06/02/052
access
Number 295306, (provisional) metallic fabric for 1928
reinforced concrete structures applicable for
other building purposes, company and Harold
Stead Ball
1 volume
CLC/B/002/06/02/053
access
Number 300085, reinforcement of concrete
structures, company, Francis Joseph Butter
and Harold Stead Ball
1 volume
1928
CLC/B/002/06/02/054
access
Number 319460, (provisional) means for
closing entrance or access to a room or other
enclosure, particularly applicable to
strongrooms, company and Francis Joseph
Butter
1 volume
1929
CLC/B/002/06/02/055
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Number 445444, (provisional) locks, company
and Percy William Start
1 volume
1936
Page 95
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Dates
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Number 517977, (provisional) apparatus for the 1940
safe deposit of money and other valuables in
banks, strongrooms and depositories, Walter
Fredrick Clarke Holden, and company
1 volume
CLC/B/002/06/02/057
access
Number 528995, (provisional) latches,
company and George Wright Gregory
1 volume
1940
CLC/B/002/06/02/058
access
Number 529424, (provisional) protective
screens, particularly for doors and windows, for
use in air raids, Walter Fredrick Clarke Holden,
and company
1 volume
1940
CLC/B/002/06/02/059
access
Number 547016, (provisional) night latches and 1942
similar fastenings, company and Percy William
Start
1 volume
LITIGATION PAPERS
SALES, MARKETING AND ADVERTISING
AUDIO VISUAL
MARKETING FILMS
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Mediatheque
Please use Mediatheque
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Description
'The Redistributor'
About Chubb's products which aim to foil the
attempts of safe crackers and robbers in the
business world. This film shows the efforts that
Chubb has gone to in order to defeat the
burglar and thief at his own game and prevent
such crimes through security attentiveness.
Dates
1963
“Among students, the experts of tomorrow, is a
very special student who seeks to redistribute
other people's property for his own benefit.
Despite his persevering studies, however, the
'Redistributor' is frustrated in his aims by the
efforts of the 'University' of heavy security, the
Chubb organisation.”
Made by the Film Producers Guild, Dir: G
Jennison
8 cans of 16mm colour sound film
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'The Records Remain'
The importance of protecting company records
against fire showing how some businesses
have to close down when these documents are
burnt. This film seeks to demonstrate the
protection equipment made by the company
and shows how effective it is.
Made by the Film Producers Guild, Dir: G
Jennison
7 cans of 16mm colour sound film
1966
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Digital copy
'So you think your Life's Hell'
Demonstrates the toughness and
indestructability of Chubb's safes, and their
resistance to heat over long periods
2MR Production film written by Peter Maisey
and Kim Mukerjee, Produced by Robin Russell
5 cans of 16mm colour sound film - 400ft
1970
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Digital copy
'The Building of a Modern Bankers Strongroom 192Door'
Brief History of Bank Doors showing the making
and building of a steel vault door from the
factory to the bank
16mm B&W mute film
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'Keeping Things Safe'
Demonstration of safe security with methods
and materials used in construction of safes
1 can 16mm colour sound film
CLC/B/002/07/01/01/006
Access by appointment only.
Please contact staff
Digital copy made
'Who Sold you This then?'
Film starring John Cleese as an engineer called
out on repair jobs - used as a sales training film
and to help service staff appreciate the skills
required to satisfy customers and represent the
business in a professional light.Features
Charlie, a service repair man, is called out to a
number of typical service scenarios, but on
each occasion he manages to criticise
everything that's important to his business - the
products he services, his customer, the
salesperson they originally dealt with and his
organisation itself. The realistic scenes are not
only amusing and highly watchable, but make
some clear points about the role that service
staff should be undertaking.
Dates
1 can 16mm colour sound film
PUBLICITY FILMS ABOUT CHUBB
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Panorama - 'Armoured cars'
1963
Short film about armoured cars made by Chubb
for the BBC programme Panorama
1 reel 16mm B&W sound film
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Digital copy made
'Made in Britain - Chubbs'
Publicity film made by the BBC about Chubb
and its history of lock making
1 reel 16mm colour sound film
CLC/B/002/07/01/02/003
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'Jim'll Fix It'
1970s
A young lad called Kevin gets his wish to drive
a Pathfinder truck and put out a fire - with Frank
Dew
1 reel 16mm colour sound film
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BBC 'Blue Peter'
Chubb - Thrust 2 Jag
1 VHS video cassette tape
1967
1984
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Dates
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Digital copy available
'Hatton Garden beats Jewel Bandits' Pathe
NewsFilm Clip
Pathe newsfilm clip of Hatton Garden and the
new safes made by Chubb to combat jewel
thiefs
1 short piece 16mm B&W sound film
1949
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Visnews - Credit card machines
Short news film item with Shots of computer
loan system and credit card machine
1 short reel B&W mute 16mm film
n.d.
FILMS MADE BY CHUBB EMPLOYEES
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Digital copy
The Chubb Record Protection File
1954
footage of filing cabinets being set fire to and
men in bowler hats looking round the factory
Prod/Photography - T.L.Tinkler
3 cans 16mm colour mute Kodachrome A - also
some B&W 450ft
CLC/B/002/07/01/03/002
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Digital copy
Remington Fire Test
aka The Chubb Record Protection File - shots
of file cabinets
Made by T.L. Tinkler
B&W mute 16mm film 250ft
1954
CLC/B/002/07/01/03/003
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Digital copy
Microfilm test No1
shots of men and safes in a factory
B&W mute 16mm film 200ft
1955
CLC/B/002/07/01/03/004
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Digital copy
VIP visit
1956
visit to the Wolverhampton factory by the Ulster
Minister of Finance, Rt Hon Terence O'Neill and
his wife and the Mayor and Matoress of
Wolverhampton
Made by the Wolverhampton works film unit T.L.Tinkler
1 can 16mm B&W mute film 150ft
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Visual Aids
Shots of a board and a man adding different
layers of plastic to build up a working safe and
locks and used to explain the areas to others.
David Dring and possibly Reginald Pilgrim
shown on film.
Dates
1958
Made by Leslie Tinkler for the Sales Promtoion
teams and used as a lecture aid for Reginald
Pilgrim (Safes) and David Dring (Locks) to use
to take around the country and present to
Crime Prevention Police Units and Insurance
representatives.
1 can 16mm colour mute film
CLC/B/002/07/01/03/006
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Digital copy
Chubb Building
Sights of London and the Chubb building
1 can 16mm colour mute film
1959
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Digital copy
Fire hose test
men in overalls and steel helmets with fire
hoses standing by a reservoir of fuel, setting
fire to the lake and putting the fire out unknown location
1 can 16mm B&W mute film 120ft
1949
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Chubb factory
194- - 196shots of a coastline and a lake with boats on it
then shots of a Chubb shop and the interior of a
factory - unknown locations
1 can 16mm colour mute ansco film
CLC/B/002/07/01/03/009
access
Digital copy
Box of Chubb Short Films
15 small cans of Kodak films all relating to
Chubb activities or other films made by Chubb
employees, most of them filmed by Tinkler and
containing offcuts from Chubb films not used in
the final edit - numbered CB1 to CB15 and
featuring shots of locks, padlocks, factory
interior scenes, shots of apprentices at work
some titled 'An Eye to the Future', an asian
prison with chubb locks being fitted, shots of a
24inch door, the Queen driving past the Leyton
factory, a cricket match between Chubb teams,
and a band playing at a Chubb social gathering
15 cans 16mm B&W and colour mute films
195- - 196-
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APB Fire Tests
Short film made by Leslie Tinkler at the
Wolverhampton works showing fire tests of
cabinets
Short colour silent film 8mins
1958
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Pearl and Dean - File Cabinet Tests
Filing cabinet testing at Wolverhampton works
2 reels 16mm B&W mute films
1953
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Filing Cabinet Accident
This film reel is a mixture of items all joined
together into one big reel of film and has shots
of filing cabinet tests, filing tests and a safe in
Siam
1 reel 16mm film B&W and colour mute films
1950-1959
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Farnborough Air Show
Video footage of the Farnborough Air Show in
1978
1 VHS video cassette tape - 60mins
1978
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Chubb Testing in Barbados
Video of chubb testing in barbados where
Chubb demonstrates the resiliance of its safes
by trying to break into them and comparing the
results with the ability of being able to break
into a competitors safe. Includes footage of a
safe being blown up
1 VHS video cassette tape - 180mins
1980-1989
AUDIO
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Digital copy made
24 inch door - audio reel
Separate audio reel to synchronise with short
Chubb film about 24inch safe doors made by
Chubb. Audio recorded at half speed.
1 reel to reel audio tape
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ABD Fire Test
Separate audio reel to synchronise with short
film made by Chubb. Audio recorded at half
speed.
1 reel to reel audio tape
ADVERTISING FILMS
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Canadian Advertising Films
2 short B&W sound films from Canadian
television
1950s
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Mediatheque
'Burglary in the Home'
Cinema advertisements for Chubb
Southampton - 4 different commercials about
burglaries and keeping your valuables safe
from burglars
2 reels 16mm B&W sound films - 5mins and a
8mm film cassette
1953
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Cinema Adverts
from burglars
8mm film cassette
1953
CLC/B/002/07/01/05/002/C
Cinema Adverts
from burglars
8mm film cassette
1953
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Chubb Corporate - TV advert
1 reel 35mm film - 30 secs
CLC/B/002/07/01/05/004
'Behind the Scene'
1967-1968
Cash dispenser outside Westminster bank,
possible date of 1967/8, making it one of the
very first cash dispensers in the country - also
some footage of ladies legs and a man in a pub
drinking beer
2 reels colour mute film - 3mins
STAFF AND EMPLOYMENT
SALARIES
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Salaries book (head office)
Monthly. Name and amount only, signed by
director. Includes bonuses and Christmas
boxes payments. Includes memo of George
Hayter Chubb concerned new mode of paying
salaries. Enclosed: related letters and draft lists
1 volume
1877 - 1890
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Salaries book (head office including directors,
branches and works)
Covers Christmas gifts, bonuses, holiday
allowances, pensions (age, length of service,
first payment date, amount per week, death
date and remarks), insurance, with specific
entries for typists
1 volume
Former Reference: FB39/2/2
1896 - 1938
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Salaries analysis (head office including
1919 - 1940
directors, branches and works, and
subsidiaries)
Gives name, salary, details of bonuses, holiday
allowances, pensions, with departmental
analysis. Includes memo of tax returns (1932/3)
. Subsidiaries: Chubb and Maxwell Limited,
Chubb's Australian Company Limited, Chubb
(India) Limited (later Chubb and Hope (India)
Limited)
1 file
Former Reference: FB39/2/2
PREMISES AND PROPERTY
COLLECTANEA, 'CHUBB ARCHIVE' AND HISTORIES
COLLECTANEA
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'Chubb Collectanea'
Original binding
1 volume
Former Reference: 140/3/0. Volume '0'
181- - 185-
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'Chubb's Patent Moveable Fire-Proof Strong
Room' advertisement
Product details with image of man using safe
1 item
182- - 185-
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'Chubbs patent detector locks fixed to an iron
182- - 185door' advertisement
Image of open safe together with full size image
of key
1 item
CLC/B/002/10/01/001/003
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'Chubb's patent mode of preserving valuable
property' catalogue page
Image of man lowering safe into building
basement
1 item
182- - 185-
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'Wrought iron fire proof safes' catalogue page
Images of safes numbered 1-3
1 item
182- - 185-
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Images of safes numbered 4 (fire proof door)
and 5 (fire proof strong room)
1 item
182- - 185-
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Images of safes numbered 7 (wrought iron safe
front view) and 8 (wrought iron safe front view)
1 item
182- - 185-
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182- - 185Images of plain wrought iron safes numbered 910
1 item
CLC/B/002/10/01/001/008
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182- - 185Images of 'Chubb's patent fire proof and
wrought iron chests and safes' numbered 11-17
1 item
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Images of 'Chubb's patent fire proof and
wrought iron boxes' numbered 18-31
1 item
CLC/B/002/10/01/001/010
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182- - 185Images of 'wrought iron fire proof safes'
numbered 32-35 and 'wrought iron fire door and
frame' number 36
1 item
182- - 185-
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Images of 'Chubb's wrought iron fire proof
safes' numbered 37-39
1 item
182- - 185-
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Image of 'elevation of a patent moveable
wrought iron fire proof strong room' number 40
1 item
182- - 185-
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wrought iron safes' numbered 42-46
1 item
182- - 185-
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1 item
182- - 185-
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1 item
182- - 185-
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182- - 185Images of 'Chubb's patent fire proof and
wrought iron folding doors and gates' numbered
54
1 item
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Images of 'Chubb's patent fire proof and solid
wrought iron doors and frames' numbered 5556
1 item
182- - 185-
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wrought iron doors and frames for strong
rooms' numbered 57-58
1 item
182- - 185-
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rooms' numbered 59-60
1 item
182- - 185-
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wrought iron safes' numbered 52-53. Image
identical to CLC/B/002/10/01/001/015 but has
annotations regarding amendments for a client
(Warburg)
1 item
182- - 185-
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rooms' numbered 58-60. The images are on
thin paper with a watermark 'Whatman 1850'.
This images of designs 58-60 are complete
which differs from CLC/B/002/10/01/001/018
which only includes a cropped copy of design
58 and differs from CLC/B/002/10/01/001/019
which only has cropped copies of designs 5960.
1 item
182- - 185-
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'Chubb Collectanea' (indexed)
Original volume re-bound in 2 parts
1 volume
Former Reference: 140/3/C1. Volume '1' Part 1
1825 - 1851
[1825 - 1977]
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Note regarding date of death of Charles Chubb
Comment regarding Charles Chubb's year of
death. Manuscript
1 item
1982
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'Why not a new Crystal Palace - and a new
exhibition?'. 'Sunday Telegraph'
Readers' letters responding to the article by
Robert Rhodes James titled, 'The Prince and
His Glass palace'
1 newspaper cutting
1983 Sep 11
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'Moresque': key design
Two designs for the tops of keys or staffs.
Manuscript
1 item
183- - 186-
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'Chubb's locks and fire-proof safes'
advertisement. 'The Morning Post'
Promotion of the lock's qualities
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Oct 11
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Spicer Brothers, 29 New Bridge Street, City of
London: 'official descriptive and illustrated
catalogue of the Great Exhibition'
advertisement. 'The Morning Post'
Details of where catalogue could be purchased
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Oct 11
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Spicer Brothers, 29 New Bridge Street, City of
London: 'Great Exhibition. Hunt's handbook
complete' advertisement. 'The Morning Post'
Description and promotion of handbook
contents
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Oct 11
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'The lock controversy'. 'The Morning Post'
Letter to editor from Bramah and Company
regarding a Bramah Lock opened by a Mr
Hobbs
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Oct 11
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'Robbery of mails & stage coaches prevented'
Chubb's patent detector locks sold by agents
Ive and Burbridge, ironmongers, 130 Fleet
Street, City of London
1 advertisment
182- - 182-
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Lord Hayter to Brigadier E. Morrison
Concerning details and dates of Royal Warra
nts held by the company in response to
information request from The Royal Warrant
Holders Association
1 letter
1961
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Wesleyan Methodist Society: membership
1977
cards
Copies of Charles Chubb's Wesleyan Methodist
Society 'quarterly ticket' for; June 1822;
December 1822; March 1825; June 1828; June
1829; June 1831; September 1831; March
1832; September 1832; and September 1836.
Photocopy
1 page
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Wesleyan Methodist Society: membership
1977
cards
Copies of Charles Chubb's Wesleyan Methodist
Society 'quarterly ticket' for; September 1819;
December 1836; December 1837; March 1838;
September 1838; December 1838; and June
1840. Photocopy
1 page
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Index page 1
Covering advertisements, burglaries and
robberies. Typed
1 page
191- - 193-
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Index page 2
Covering fires, fireproofing, exhibitions and
notices of latches and locks. Typed
1 page
191- - 193-
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Index page 3
191- - 193Covering notices of latches and locks, and legal
reports. Typed
1 page
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Index page 4
Covering legal reports, and descriptions and
specifications of locks. Typed
1 page
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Index page 5
191- - 193Covering descriptions and specifications of
locks, treatises on locks and lock controversies.
Typed
1 page
191- - 193-
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Index page 6
Covering lock controversies, sundry
lockpicking, and reviews of locks and keys.
Typed
1 page
191- - 193-
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Index page 7
Covering reviews of locks and keys. Typed
1 page
191- - 193-
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Index page 8
Covering reviews of locks and keys, price lists,
circulars and cards, and descriptions and
specifications of safes. Typed
1 page
191- - 193-
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Index page 9
Covering descriptions and specifications of
safes, destroyed safes and testimonials. Typed
1 page
191- - 193-
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Index page 10
191- - 193Covering testimonials and tests of safes. Typed
1 page
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Index page 11
Covering miscellanea. Typed
1 page
191- - 193-
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Index page 12
1 page
191- - 193-
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Index page 13
1 page
191- - 193-
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'Observations on the importance of locks'
advertisement
Subtitled 'with a description of the very superior
construction of Chubb's patent detector lock'
1 cutting
181- - 185-
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'Chubb's patent detector lock' advertisement
181- - 185Lock description with illustrations of locks and a
key by W.M. Baker of Southampton
1 cutting
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Patent detector lock advertisement
Description of the lock mechanism. Item is
pasted upside down.
1 cutting
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'Chubb's improved patent detector lock'
182- - 183advertisement
Account (part article only) of a failed supervised
attempt to pick a Chubb lock in the presence of
Sir George Grey
1 cutting
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'Chubb's improved patent detector lock'
advertisement
Includes testimonial of the Board of Ordnance
dated Pall Mall, 14 November 1925 and an
illustration of a royal coat of arms
1 cutting
182- - 183-
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European Life Insurance Company report. 'The
Newspaper'
Lists the amount of business transacted and
rates for 3 months ended 31 March 1851
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Jul 26
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Milner lecture report concerning the
manufacturer of safes
Part of article only
1 newspaper cutting
182- - 185-
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Burglary court case report
Concerning the commitment of a prisoner
Edwards to Newgate following a burglary
1 newspaper cutting
182- - 185-
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Safe reference
Part of article referring to safe strength [one
sentence only]
1 newspaper cutting
182- - 185-
182- - 183-
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Newspaper title. 'The Newspaper'
Newspaper title only. Not linked to article
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Sep 6
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Report on an Institution of Civil Engineers
pamphlet
Comment on the proceedings of the Institution
of Civil Engineers which gave details of the
construction of John Chubb's locks and keys
1 newspaper cutting
182- - 185-
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Marquis of Exeter, Buckingham Palace to
Charles Chubb
Concerning the awarding of a warrant to
Charles Chubb appointing him lock and patent
fire-proof safe-maker to Prince Albert.
Manuscript. The wording of the letter is
reproduced in the newspaper cutting
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1 letter
Former Reference: 1
1841 Nov 22
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Announcement of the award of a royal warrant
to Charles Chubb
Formal announcement of the awarding of a
warrant to Charles Chubb appointing him lock
and patent fire-proof safe-maker to Prince
Albert. Contains the full wording found in the
letter CLC/B/002/10/01/002/027A
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 1
1841 Nov 22
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Note regarding Jeremiah Chubb letter of 1818
Manuscript
1 item
Former Reference: 2
1976
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'Attempts to imitate Chubb's locks'
Letter to editor regarding locks, including a
Chubb lock, being sent to the engineer Brunel
for evaluation together with Brunel's full reply,
dated 1 October 1831, recommending the
Chubb lock
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 2
183- - 184-
Dates
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Letter to editor querying lock mechanisms.
'Wolverhampton Chronicle'
Letter sent by a Wolverhampton locksmith
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 2
183- - 184-
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S. Mordan and Company, 22 City Road,
Finsbury: 'look to your locks and keys'
advertisement
Includes illustration of lock and a key
1 cutting
Former Reference: 3
182- - 184-
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S. Mordan and Company, 22 Castle Street,
Finsbury: 'prices of the patent detector lock'
catalogue page
Page 17 of a catalogue listing prices of cabinet
locks and rim locks
1 page
Former Reference: 3
182- - 184-
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S. Mordan and Company, 22 City Road,
Finsbury: 'patent and other new inventions'
advertisement
List and details of inventions including pencils,
pens, penholders, copy presses, scent bottles,
ink stands medicine chests, locks, safes and
boxes
1 cutting
Former Reference: 3
182- - 184-
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'The principle of security in the various kinds of
locks'. 'Mechanic's Magazine'
Report of a meeting about locks at the Royal
Institution and as reported in the Quarterly
Journal of Science
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 4
1827 Apr 14
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William Wilson, 18 Lord Street, Liverpool: 'a
challenge'
Public poster challenging Mr Chubb that a
Chubb lock can be picked. Printed by Melling
and Company, Pool Lane
1 poster
Former Reference: 5
1833 Feb 5
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'Lawton's safety lock'. 'Mechanics Magazine'
Magazine title and date in manuscript.
Correspondent letter referring to a pamphlet on
Lawton's patent lock together with the
magazine's assessment of the lock (letter
spread over two cuttings)
1 item and 2 newspaper cuttings
Former Reference: 6
1833 Mar 31
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'The Post Office London Directory'
Directory title (printed) and date (manuscript).
Page 78 listing profession of Charles Chubb
1 item and 1 page
Former Reference: 7
1829 - 1830
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Raves and Company, Glastonbury Branch , to
Mr Chubb
Manuscript. Refuting a published claim that its
Wells branch, which had been recently robbed,
used Chubb locks
1 letter of 2 pages
Former Reference: 8
1833 Mar 14
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Edward Grant, 17 Chiswell Street, Finsbury to
Mr Chubb
Manuscript. Letter of thanks following a
burglary where the burglars failed to break into
the Chubb safe
1 letter of 2 pages
Former Reference: 9
1834 Jan 20
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Thomas Hickin: 'Young's improved fly-guard
detector lock' advertisement
Explanation of lock mechanism with illustration
of lock and keys
1 item
182- - 185-
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Enquiry regarding the residence of registrars
Letter to newspaper asking whether Mr Chubb,
as a resident of Everton, was in breach of
registrars' residence rules
1 newspaper cutting
182- - 185-
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Charles Chubb: '£50 reward' advertisement.
1831 Mar 19
Date panel (month and year only) in
manuscript. Notice offering £50 to anyone
succeeding in picking one of 'Chubb's improved
patent detector locks' and denouncing, as
spurious, a report that such a lock had been
picked
1 newspaper cutting, with caption
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James Bradney: advertisement.
Announcement by James Bradney of
Wolverhampton, dated 20 February 1832,
disputing a recent advertisement placed by
William Richards, in the Wolverhampton
Chronicle, in which it was stated that William
Wilson had been unable to open a William
Richards royal patent fixed lever lock. Bradney
states that he interviewed William Wilson who
was able to pick the lock and that no such
patent could be found at the patent office.
Manuscript annotation dates the newspaper
publication date to 22 February
1 newspaper cutting
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William Wilson and Thomas Hart:
1832 Feb 29
advertisements
Announcement by William Wilson, dated 27
February 1832, stating that he had been unable
to open a William Richards royal patent fixed
lever lock together with an accompanying
announcement by Thomas Hart that he had
opened a Chubb improved patent detecting
lock. Manuscript annotation dates the
newspaper publication date to 29 February
1 newspaper cutting
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Thomas Hart: advertisement. 'The Times'
Announcement by Thomas Hart stating that he
had been unable to open a William Richards
royal patent fixed lever lock but had been able
to open a Chubb improved patent detecting
lock
1 newspaper cutting
1832 Feb 22
1832 Feb 27
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Charles Chubb: advertisement. 'The Times'
Date panel (month and year only) in
manuscript. Charles Chubb advertisement sent
to the editor of The Times referring to Thomas
Hart's article of the previous day, disputing its
contents, stating that Hart had been a previous
employee of Chubb, and challenging Hart to
come to his house and prove that he could pick
a Chubb lock
1 newspaper cutting with caption
1832 Mar
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R Ebbels: advertisement. 'Wolverhampton
1832 Apr 14
Chronicle'
Announcement by R Ebbels, architect, of
Wolverhampton addressed to Charles Chubb
supporting the statements made by Hart and
Richards that a Chubb lock had been opened
with picklock keys, stating that he had been
present, and giving full details of the occasion,
including Chubb lock numbers, and the security
taken to ensure that the locks were fairly picked
1 newspaper cutting
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Charles Chubb: advertisement.
Announcement by Charles Chubb saying that
he would be in Wolverhampton, the following
day, on 3 May 1832 at the New Hotel and that
he challenged Thomas Hart to come there and
open his patent detector lock. Chubb also
denounced the advertisement and character of
Ebbel. The announcement is dated 30 April
1832, but the text and subsequent poster state
that the advertisement appeared in the
Wolverhampton Chronicle on 2 May
1 newspaper cutting
1832 May 2
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Charles Chubb, New Hotel, Wolverhampton: 'a 1832 May 3
challenge' poster
Public poster issued by Charles Chubb, stating
that Thomas Hart had failed to visit him that day
as challenged in the Wolverhampton Chroncle
of 2 May. He had also placed a Chubb lock on
a door of the New Hotel and given ten pounds
to Mr Barter to pay to anyone who managed to
pick the lock either the following day or on
Saturday. Printed by Simpson of
Wolverhampton
1 poster
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Court case report regarding imitation of 'Perry's
Medicated Mexican Balm'
Date panel in manuscript. Concerning the
commitment of a prisoner Edwards to Newgate
following a burglary [cutting pasted into volume
upside down]
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Charles Chubb, James Bradney and William
1832 May 2
Wilson: advertisements. 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'
Date panel in manuscript. Repetition of earlier
announcements made in the Wolverhampton
Chronicle in February and March 1832
including; statement by Charles Chubb, dated
10 March 1832, challenging Thomas Hart to
come to Chubb's Wolverhampton manufactory
and pick his lock; statement by James Bradney,
dated 12 March 1832, that his previous
advertisement was correct in stating that
William Richard's patent level lock had been
picked and that the only error in the
advertisement was the witness name; and a
statement made by William Willson, dated 12
March 1832, that he had picked William
Richard's patent level lock
1832 Apr 18
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'Chubb's patent detector lock'. 'Mechanic's
Magazine'
The front page of issue 13 showing an
illustration of Chubb's patent detector lock
together with an illustration of a key and a part
description
1 page
1823 Nov 22
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Chubb lock-picking challenge comment.
1832
Editorial article regarding the background to the
challenge issue by Charles Chubb for anyone
to pick his lock installed at the new Hotel
1 newspaper cutting
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Chubb lock picking challenge report
1832
Newspaper report covering the event at the
New Hotel where Charles Chubb had
challenged Thomas Hart and any others to pick
his lock. The report confirmed attendees,
witnesses and the inability of Hart or any others
to pick Chubb's lock
1 newspaper cutting
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Charles Chubb: advertisements.
1832 May 8
Giving a full account, including lock numbers, of
the event at the New Hotel whereby Thomas
Hart failed to pick one of his locks. James Mace
and John Green, two Wolverhampton lock
manufacturers, added their names to a
statement, dated 7 May 1832, that the attempt
to pick the lock had been unsuccessful. Chubb
added an additional advertisement offering a
ten pounds reward for information leading to
the capture of individuals who broke panes of
glass at his Wolverhampton home on the
morning of 8 May
1 newspaper cutting
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Date panel
Manuscript
1 item
1832 May 9
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'£50 reward, a challenge'
Public poster issued in Liverpool, 24 January
1833, issuing a 50 pounds challenge to anyone
to try and open a Chubb patent detector lock.
Such a lock would be fixed to the King's Arms
Hotel, Castle Street on 1 and 2 February 1833
to allow anyone to attempt to pick the lock.
Printed by Evans, Chegwin and Hall
1 poster
1833 Jan 24
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Newspaper name panel. 'Bath Gazette'
Manuscript
1 item
1832 May 22
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Clerkenwell murder report. 'The Times'
1833 Jan 2
Newspaper name and date panel in
manuscript. Report corrects details surrounding
the murder. It states that the lock on the safe at
William and Sons counting house was a Chubb
patent detector lock and gives further details
surrounding the murder
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William Wilson: advertisement. 'Liverpool
Albion'
manuscript. Advertisement by William Wilson
stating his unhappiness that the Chubb lock
King's Arms challenge ended before the official
deadline time and that he was not allowed to
examine the lock from the end of the challenge
on a Saturday until Monday
1833 Feb 4
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Date panel in manuscript. Newspaper report
covering the event at the King's Arms Hotel,
Liverpool, where Charles Chubb had
challenged any person to pick his lock. The
report confirmed the inability of anyone to pick
Chubb's lock
1833 Feb 11
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Charles Chubb: advertisement. 'Liverpool
1833 Feb 11
Albion'
Date panel in manuscript. Giving a full account,
including lock number, of the event at the King's
Arms at which no person managed to pick one
of his locks. William Drury and Nehemiah Knott,
added their names to a statement, dated
Liverpool 4 February 1833, that the attempt to
pick the lock had been unsuccessful
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Announcement regarding the patent for the
Chubb patent detector lock. 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'
Newspaper name panel in manuscript. Formal
announcement made by William Moss, 17 Old
Jury [Jewry?], City of London, solicitor to
Charles Chubb, giving notice that reports of the
expiry of the Chubb patent were false and that
the Chubb patent remained in full force
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S. Mordan and Company: 'look to your locks'
1835 Mar 27
advertisement. 'Hull Packet'
manuscript. Advertisement (cut into two parts)
extolling the virtues of secure locks made by S.
Morden and company and lists elements that
make the locks so secure such as inability to
make good impressions with sealing wax.
Details are given of the company's sole agent in
Hull, C. A. Forrester, 67 Whitefriargate.
2 newspaper cuttings with caption
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Chiswell Street, Finsbury, London robbery
1837 Feb 6
report. 'Standard'
Newspaper name panel in manuscript. Report
of a robbery at the warehouse of Mr Grant
where there was also an iron safe with a Chubb
patent lock. The robbers had been unable to
pick the lock or open the safe
1834 Dec 31
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William Street, City of London, robbery report.
'Morning Chronicle'
Newspaper name panel in manuscript. Report
of a robbery at the premises of Charles Price
and Company, Blackfriars, where there was
also a safe with a Chubb patent lock. The
robbers had been unable to pick the lock or
open the safe
1834 Jan 15
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Wesleyan Methodist Society: membership card
'Quarterly ticket'. Printed with the signature in
manuscript of Ebenezer Hunter
1 item
1836
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Royal Exchange fire report and Charles Chubb: 1838
advertisement. 'Morning Chronicle'
Report of a fire at the Royal Exchange where a
safe had been excavated from under the
remains of the former Lloyds coffee house. The
report is combined with an advertisement for
Charles Chubb fire-proof safes
1 newspaper cutting
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Charles Chubb: 'The Fire In The Temple' letter
to the editor. 'Morning Herald'
Newspaper name panel in manuscript. Charles
Chubb corrected a report in the paper which
said that a Chubb patent fire-proof safe had
failed to safeguard its contents during a fire.
Chubb said that the box had been a small iron
box and not one of his patented boxes. The
correction is dated 10 March 1838 whilst the
newspaper was published 12 March
1838 Mar 12
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W. Marr, 33 Bread Street, Cheapside, City of
London: advertisement
Commenting on the fire at the Royal Exchange
and stating that the only safe that had
preserved its contents had been the W. Marr
patent fire-proof box
1 newspaper cutting
1838
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'The Fire In The Temple' report
A Chubb patent fire-proof safe had failed to
safeguard its contents during a fire.
1 newspaper cutting
1838 Mar 10
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E. Tann and Sons: advertisement
Patent reliance lock and the patent reliance
double filled iron safe
1 cutting
183-
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Clerkenwell robbery report
Date panel in manuscript (year missing) and
separate panel with year in manuscript. Report
of a robbery at the premises of Mr Phillips, an
engineer in Mount Pleasant, Clerkenwell. The
two persons accused, Mr Scoltock and Mr
Edwards, who were eventually convicted and
sent to Newgate prison, had a metal device for
forcing open the locks of iron chests and the
device details are described as well as details
of the robbery
1 newspaper cutting with 2 date captions
1837 Dec 31
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Visit to Chubb shop in St Paul's Churchyard,
City of London, report
Undercover visit and recommendation for bank
managers to visit the shop
1 newspaper cutting
1837 Oct 28
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Product promotion in newspaper stories. 'Town' 1837 Sep 9
Newspaper title and date (missing year) panel
in manuscript. An article making fun of recent
newspaper stories whereby a misfortune is
accompanied by the promotion of a particular
product such as Chubb's patent lock
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Newspaper report covering the event at the
King's Arms Hotel, Liverpool, where Charles
Chubb had challenged any person to pick his
lock. The report confirmed the inability of
anyone to pick Chubb's lock
1 newspaper cutting
1833
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'A new method of securing property from fire'.
'Manchester Chronicle'
Date panel in manuscript. Describes a method
of securing property by lowering it into a well
and also describes a new appartus patented by
Chubb based on this methodology
1839 Aug 10
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'Capture of a gang of housebreakers'. 'Liverpool 1840 Nov 9
Albion'
House robbery where two policement were
seriously injured. Of the four prisoners that
were remanded in custody Henry Stevenson,
real name Evans, was a Liverpool locksmith
and brazier who had been found on many
occassions with skeleton keys and was
suspected of supplying criminals with such
keys. The son of Charles Chubb, who was the
agent of Charles Chubb in Liverpool, inspected
the tools of the housebreaking team including a
special machine for forcing doors, which Chubb
believed was similar to a device taken from a
celebrated and successful London
housebreaker. The article mentioned that
Chubb examined the device to enable later
Chubb designs to guard against the effects of
such a device (article split into two cuttings)
2 newspaper cuttings
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Charles Chubb: advertisement. 'The Times'
1840 Nov 9
Letter to the editor, discussing the Liverpool
housebreaking which used a powerful device to
open iron safes. Chubb compared the device to
one taken from burglars in Clerkenwell and
which had been presented to him by Colonel
Rowan, Commissioner of the Metropolitan
Police. Chubb claimed to have modified his
locks and safes to combat such an item and
mentioned that his modified device had been
installed at Charles Price and Company,
William Street, Blackfriars, which was able to
resist burglars who had tried to open it using
one of the powerful devices
1 newspaper cutting
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Windlesham Hall, Bagshot, Surrey, robbery
183- - 184report. 'The Morning Herald'
Newspaper name panel in manuscript.
Reverend Dr Giles, occupier, was robbed of a
quantity of steel plate. The report of the court
appearance concerned both the thief and a
pawnbroker and silversmith, Arthur Kirkham,
based in The Strand, London who was believed
to have dealt with the stolen property. The
report made mention of a Chubb lock that had
been picked at Windlesham Hall
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Charles Chubb: letter to editor. 'The Morning
Herald'
Charles Chubb corrected the report in the
paper about the Windlesham Hall robbery. He
said that the lock had not been picked, but the
cabinet had been forced open with a chisel.
The detector lock showed that an unsuccessful
attempt had been made to pick the lock
1 newspaper cutting
183- - 184-
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Announcement regarding the Chubb versus
1842
Cooper court case
Formal announcement made by Shearman &
Evans, Gray's Inn, Holborn, London, solicitor to
Chubb & Son of 57 St Paul's Churchyard, City
of London, 72 King Street Manchester and 28
Lord Street Liverpool. Announcement cautioned
lock manufacturers and dealers following the
court case of Chubb versus Francis Cooper,
factor of Wolverhampton and Joseph Taylor,
lock maker of Wolverhampton, who had been
involved with making imitation Chubb locks
using the Chubb name
1 newspaper cutting
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Chubb versus Cooper and another person:
court report
Case outcome heard before Sir Launcelot
Shadwell in the Vice Chancellor's court
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/050C
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P. Kelly, 2 Trinity Place, Charing Cross, City of 183- - 184Westminster: advertisement. 'Morning
Chronicle'
Newspaper title panel in manuscript. Selling the
patent rights to a newly invented lock
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/050D
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Chubb versus Cooper court case:
1842
announcement
Made by Shearman & Evans, Gray's Inn,
Holborn, London, solicitor to Chubb & Son of 57
St Paul's Churchyard, City of London, 72 King
Street Manchester and 28 Lord Street
Liverpool. Cautioned lock manufacturers and
dealers following the court case of Chubb
versus Francis Cooper, factor of
Wolverhampton and Joseph Taylor, lock maker
of Wolverhampton, who had been involved with
making imitation Chubb locks using the Chubb
name
1 newspaper cutting
1842
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Chubb versus Cooper and another person:
court report. 'Standard'
Outcome which was heard before the Vice
Chancellor of England in the Vice Chancellor's
court
1 newspaper cutting
1842 Apr 22
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'Spring': a poem. 'New Monthly'
Magazine title panel and date in manuscript. A
poem written by the editor which includes a
reference to 'iron-chested Chubb'
1 item and 1 page
1842 Jun
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'Directions for Anglers': satirical sketch.
1843
'Punch's Almanack'
Magazine title panel and date (year only) in
manuscript. A sketch linking fish with various
subjects. One line comments on the Chubb any
makes reference to the lock manufacturer
1 newspaper cutting with cpation
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A sonnet. 'Tait's Magazine'
Entirely dedicated to cracksmen and Chubb
annotated with date and source
1 cutting with caption
1841 Apr
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Editor of the Times, Printing House Square,
City of London, to Chubb & Sons
Manuscript. Letter of thanks returning a lock to
Chubb and describing it as a 'beautiful
specimen of workmanship'
1 letter
Former Reference: Page 21
1843 Sep 29
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'Extensive robbery of a silk warehouse'
1843
Report and details of a robbery at the silk
manufacturers John Barton and Company of 29
Spring Gardens, City of Westminster, London.
The front doors had been secured by two
Chubb locks which had not been tampered with
and the robbers had entered the premises
through a cellar
1 newspaper cutting
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Chubb versus Priest: court report. 'The Times'
Outcome before Sir L. Shadwell in the Vice
Chancellor's court on 8 May. Priest had been
imitating Chubb's fire-proof safes and boxes
1 newspaper cutting
1843 May 9
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Charles Chubb and Son: advertisement
Warning lock manufacturers, dealers, and the
general public about imitations of Chubb locks
and offering a ten pound reward to anyone
providing information leading to a prosecution
1 newspaper cutting
1843
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Charles Chubb: advertisement
Dated at Madras, promoting new patent
detector locks and giving details of Chubb's
agent in Madras, India, G.B. Shaw
1 newspaper cutting
1842 Jan 25
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Chubb versus Priest: court report. 'Morning
Post'
Newspaper title panel and date in manuscript.
Outcome of the court case heard before the
Vice Chancellor of England in the Vice
Chancellor's court on 8 May. Priest had been
1843 May 9
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Calling card. W. Priest's office and library
1843
furniture warehouse at 17 and 24, Water Street,
City of Westminster
Advertised itself as including a counting house
with furniture and fittings of all descriptions
1 card
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Note regarding the book 'Half Pay' by Captain
Jesse
Manuscript. Notes from page 60 (partial title
only) obtained from James Madden and
Company, 60 Leadenhall Street, City of
London, which makes reference to Chubb and
to branch locks opening as if by magic
1 item
1843
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Miller and Son: advertisement
Stating it has just received a supply of Chubb's
patent detector brass locks imported by the
steamer Bentinck
1 newspaper cutting
1843
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Herald'
Newspaper title panel and date (year only) in
manuscript. Outcome of the court case heard
before the Vice Chancellor of England in the
Vice Chancellor's court 8 May. Priest had been
1843 May
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Advertisements. 'Midland Counties Herald'
manuscript. Advertisement by Charles Chubb
and Son, 57, St Paul's Churchyard, City of
London and Wolverhampton warning lock
manufacturers, dealers, and the general public
about imitations of Chubb locks and offering a
ten pound reward to anyone providing
information leading to a prosecution.
Advertisement by Rock, Blakemore and Rock,
Birmingham and Willenhall, selling patent
tumbler and spring locks
1843 May
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Chronicle'
Outcome of the court case heard before Sir L.
Shadwell in the Vice Chancellor's court on 8
May. Priest had been imitating Chubb's fireproof safes and boxes
1843 May 10
Page 127
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Chubb versus Priest: court report. 'Liverpool
Mail'
Outcome of the court case heard before Sir L.
Shadwell in the Vice Chancellor's court on 8
May. Priest had been imitating Chubb's fireproof safes and boxes
1843 May 13
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Richard Kitchen: announcement. 'Midland
Counties Herald'
manuscript. Formal announcement made by
Richard Kitchen, Warrington, Lancashire, that
he had inadvertantly, without licence, infringed
Fairbank's patent now held by Henry Pooley of
Liverpool and 13, Earl Street, Shoreditch,
London and had paid compensation to Pooley
in order to stop further legal proceedings
1843 Feb 8
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'Improved lock - new invention'. 'Boston Atlas'
Details of lock being exhibited at City Hall by
Cambell, leather dealers, of Clinton Street
together with commentary about 1000 dollars
that would be keep in a chest for a year,
secured by the new lock
1 newspaper cutting
183- - 184-
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S. Mordan and Company, 22 Castle Street,
Finsbury: 'prices of the five and seven guard
locks' price list
Prices of various products under the category
headings of cabinet locks and rim locks
1 item
1842 Apr 1
Page 128
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Joseph Bramah and Sons, 124 Piccadilly, City
of Westminster: advertisement. 'Bells Weekly
Messenger'
Journal title panel in manuscript. For their
secure lock, where a patent was obtained in
1784, mentioning lock details, updates, and
improvements in prices. An illustration of the
lock is given.
183- - 184-
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'Parson's patent locks': advertisement.
Date panel in manuscript. Offers 1000 guineas
to anyone who can pick a Parson's patent lock
at the Adelaide Rooms, Adelaide Street,
Strand, City of Westminster on 21 August. The
agent for the lock is given as Burbidge and
Healey's, ironmongers of 130 Fleet Street, City
of London
1834 Jul 27
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J. Duce and Son, Dudley Road,
Wolverhampton: 'Parsons's locks':
advertisement
The manufacturer discusses the number of
different key combinations that are possible
with a Parsons lock depending on the number
of tumblers. They illustrate the added security
with increased tumblers by showing in a table
the number of additional key combinations that
are possible with each additional tumbler.
Printed by William Parke of Wolverhampton
1 page
183- - 184-
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Circular from Burbidge and Healey, 30 Fleet
Street, City of Westminster, London
Concerns the offer of 1000 guineas to anyone
who can pick a Parson's patent lock at the
Adelaide Rooms, Adelaide Street, Strand, City
of Westminster on 21 August and invites the
recipient to attend
1 letter
1834 Aug 11
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'One Thousand Guineas Reward' handbill
Dated London, but annotated to say that the
handbill was distributed in the market place,
Wolverhampton. Refers to the reward which
has stood since 23 July 1834 for anyone who
can pick a Parsons's patent balance tumbler
lock which is at Burbridge and Healey in
London
1 item
1837 Oct 31
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'Parson's patent locks': advertisement. 'General 1834 Aug 23
Advertiser
Describes the Parsons's patent lock (with
illustration), includes a table of key
combinations per additional tumbler, and
mentions the failure of anyone to secure 1000
guineas by picking a Parson's patent lock at the
Adelaide Rooms, Adelaide Street, Strand, City
of Westminster
1 cutting
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'Parson's patent locks'. 'Wolverhampton
1834 Aug 20
Chronicle'
Advertisement, cautioning the public against
buying fake Parsons locks. Offers 1000 guineas
to anyone who can pick a Parson's patent lock
at the Adelaide Rooms, Adelaide Street,
Strand, City of Westminster, on 21 August
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'Improved Salamander Safes'. 'Boston Atlas'
Advertisements for 3 products: Salamander
Safes, Patent Locks sold by Edwards and
Holman, and French Mechanical or Carcel
Lamps
183-
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'Chubb's New Patent Detector Locks'. 'Indian
News'
Advertisement. Cautions against buying fake
Chubb locks. States that Chubb can supply
information about ships sailing to India
1843 Feb 8
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'Chubb's Locks, Fire-Proof Safes'. 'Illustrated
News'
Advertisement with image
1843 June
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'Chubb's New Patent Detector Locks'. 'Willmer
and Smith's'
Advertisement
184-
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'Our columns contain an advertisement of
1843 Feb 4
Messrs. Chubb and Sons iron safes'. 'European
Times'
Recommendation of Chubb to Canadian and
American customers. Products may be ordered
from Harnden and Company, Boston
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'Fraudulent Imitation of Marks and Sales of
1833 May 29
Spurious Articles of Cutlery'
Document reporting a case before the ViceChancellor's court, Wilson vs. Wilson and
Southern. Wilson is granted an injunction
against the defendants, who have been copying
his cutlery products.
1 item
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'Cartoon Number 5, Capital and Labour'
Detailed images contrasting the lives of the
poor with those of the wealthy. A door is
depicted fitted with a Chubb and a Bramah
lock. Cartoon is signed 'Shallaballa'
1 item
183-
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'Royal Domesticating College for Young
Ladies'. 'Punch'
Satirical article. Announces lectures on
domestic tasks by various professors. One is
on the 'Advantages of Chubb's Patent Locks as
applied to Larders and Pantries'
1 item
1843 Nov 25
Page 131
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'For Sale, Pierce's Identifying Detector Lock'
Advertisement. Offering the patent for sale, no
price given. 2 recommendations are included,
from the Literary Gazette and the Mechanic's
Magazine
1 item
1843 Nov 25
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'Important Case. Action for Forging Patent
Marks'. 'Birmingham Journal'
Report of a successful case brought by Chubb
against Thomas Davis for selling locks
fraudently stamped as Chubb locks.
1 newspaper cutting
1844 Apr 20
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'Vice-Chancellor's Court, Monday May 8,
Chubb vs Priest'
Report of a case brought by Chubb against a
furniture broker, Priest, who fitted Chubb locks
to other safes which he then sold as Chubb
safes
1 newspaper cutting
184-
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'Mason's Patent Balance Tumbler Lock'.
'Watchman'
Manuscript. Written by Mason's solicitors,
warning against copying Mason locks. Possibly
a draft for printed item.
1 letter
184-
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'Caution. Chubb's Patent Locks and Fire-Proof 184Safes'
Advertisments for Chubb products, emphasisng
the importance of customers ensuring that they
are genuine Chubb products.
1 advertisment
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/064
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Letter from 'Cardigan, 11th Hussars' to 'Jack'
written in Liverpool
Manuscript. Concerns arrangements for
meeting up in Portsmouth. Mentions a Mr and
Mrs Birkett travelling to Paris for a month.
Finishes with 'Love to Mother'.
1 letter of 2 pages
1844 Apr 15
Page 132
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'Theatre Royal, Adelphi'. 'Locksmiths - Chubb's
Patent Establishment'
Refers to 'The Model Prison'. Possibly the
name of a play.
184-
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'Patent Protector Lock Invented by William
Longfield'
With image of lock and key. Description of lock
and assertion that it is unpickable.
1 advertisement
184-
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'Direction for Locking and Unlocking Longfield's
Patent Protector'
With 2 images of escutcheon.
1 advertisement
184-
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'The Great Defect of Insurance Companies
Remedied'. 'J. Crosland and Company,
Fenchurch Street, London''
Advertisement aimed at 'Merchants, Bankers
&c.'. Highlights the dangers of losing
documents in fires and advertises Croslands
fire-proof safes.
1 advertisement
184-
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'Patent Detector Locks, Manufactured by S.
Mordan and Company, London'
Images of keys, locks and padlocks, including
large image showing the mechanism of a lock
with five tumblers.
1 advertisement
184-
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'Young's Fly-Guard Lock'
Image of lock mechanism, followed by
description of how it works. Claims that one of
the locks has been operated, by a steam
engine, over six hundred thousand times
without fault
1 advertisement
184-
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'Explanations and Directions Respecting the
Apparatus for Securing locks'
Description of a lock that utilises a label which
identifies if the lock has been tampered with.
Annotated with 'Gottlick' and 'Gotlik'
1 advertisement
184-
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'Bunnets' Revolving Iron Safety Shutters'
4 images. Description of a safety shutter for
sash windows and of an iron safe for books or
deeds, that utilises an iron shutter
1 advertisement
184-
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Witness certification of Chubb Improved Patent
Detector Lock
Manuscript. Description of unsuccessful
attempt, by Thomas Hart, at picking a Chubb
lock at the New Hotel, Wolverhampton.
Witnessed, and signed by two Wolverhampton
lock manufacturers, James Mace and John
Green
1 letter
1832 May 7
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'Edward Perks, Wolverhampton, Manufacturer,
of Strong Wrought Iron Fire-Proof Boxes'
List of products with dimensions and prices
1 advertisement
183-
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'W. Marr, Inventor, Patentee and Manufacturer
of Patent Fire-Proof Strong Room'
With 1 image. Affidavit from Superintendent of
the London Fire-Engine Establishment on first
page . Affidavits from four others on page 2,
concerning a fire at the Royal Exchange.
1 advertisement
184-
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'Price of Marr's Improved Patent Detector
Locks'
List of products with dimensions and prices.
1 advertisement
184-
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'Newton's Patent Lock'
Offers 100 Guineas to anyone who can open
any Patent lock made by John Lawton, 35 King
Street, Snow-Hill
1 advertisement
184-
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'Brookes Successor To Gale, Formerly
Standley and Gale'
Multiple images of alarm bells and locks.
Manufacturer based at 65 Bull Street,
Birmingham
1 advertisement
184-
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'Williams's Patent Lock Company' Prospectus
Mr Bramah to be Managing Director. Offer of
6,000 shares at £5 each. Estimates that 20
million locks are sold annually in England
1 item of 4 pages
184-
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'Popery and the Wesleyans. To the Editor of the 1841 Apr 28
Liverpool Chroncile'
Letter, from A Scene-Shifter, appears to have
no reference to Chubb apart from an allusion to
patents.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/075
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'Milner's Patent Fire-Resisting Portable Safes
and Boxes'
2 images. Various affidavits witnessing firetests on Milner's products in 1842-3.
Annotations around margins, signed and dated
1 advertisement of 4 pages
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Milner's new fire-resisting safes and boxes are 1844 Mar 9
more effective than earlier ones. 'Liverpool Mail'
Relates to a fire in George Street in which
some papers held in a Milner safe were
damaged. The owner of the safe, Nelson,
Knowles and Company, states that it was of an
earlier design, not the current 'Patent Safety
Fire-Proof Cash Box' made by Milner
1843 Jun 8
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Milner's new fire-resisting safes are more
effective than their earlier model. 'Manchester
Guardian'
Report of a fire at Nelson, Knowles and
Company in which many papers held in a
Milner safe were burnt. Account ledgers were
found in a reasonable condition
1844 May 9
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'Preservation of Documents From Fire.
1843 Jan 13
Liverpool Polytechnic Society'
Report of a meeting of the Society in which the
results of a fire test on Milner, Chubb and Marr
products were discussed. Milner's came out the
best and Chubb's the worst. Mr Chubb
challenged the results stating that Milner's safe
was not one that was normally available, and
that another, more equitable, test should be
made.
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'The Late Fire in George Street. Milner's Patent
Fire-Resisting Principle'
Milner will give a test of some of their products
in public and invite 'practical and scientific men'
to superintend the test
1843 Mar 19
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'Preservation of Documents From Fire'. 'Gore's
Advertiser, Liverpool'
Report of a fire test on Milner, Marr and Chubb
safes. Milner's double chamber circular safe
appeared the best
1843 Jan 12
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'Specifications of English Patents. Entered at
the Enrollment Office'. 'Inventor's Advocate'
Description of a patent, entered by William
Pierce, of James Place, Hoxton, for a detector
lock and for a mode of applying spring stops to
keys.
1840 Mar 14
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'Trial of Milner's Patent Safety Fireproof Boxes
in Dublin'. 'Saunders's Dublin News Letter'
Description of fire test witnessed by 'several
scientific and mercantile gentlemen'
1 newspaper cutting
184-
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'Aux Clefs du Tutanus. Mecanic Locksmith'
Maker of chests, strong boxes, clockwork spits
and various other items. Also makes 'iron
charmed rings' to be worn as protection against
headaches and various other ailments.
1 advertisement
184Text is French,
with English
translation
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From Thomas Hart refusing to pick a Patent
Chubb lock
Manuscript. From Wolverhampton. Writer
refuses to attempt picking a Patent Chubb lock
in public as there is no reward offered.
1 Letter of 3 pages
1832 May
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'The Caoutchouc Company'. Report of a case
of patent infringement. 'The Times'
Case concerning the haberdashery industry.
The final cutting contains a short reference to
Chubb's defence of their own patents
4 newspaper cuttings, with caption
1842 Nov 15
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'The Caoutchouc Company'. Comment on a
case of patent infringement. 'The Times'
Case concerning the haberdashery industry.
The first cutting contains a short reference to
Chubb's defence of their own patents
4 newspaper cuttings, with caption
1842 Nov 15
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'Patent Case. Carter vs Jones'. 'Inventor's
Advovate'
Report of a case of patent infringement relating
to gas valves. No specific reference to Chubb.
1841 Nov 20
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'Rolls' Court, Chancery Lane, Perry vs Truefit'
No further details
1 newspaper cutting
184-
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'Court of Exchequer, Clark vs Kendrick'. 'The
Times'
Annotated '19th December'. Alleged
infringement of patent for enamelling cast-iron
ware.
1 newspaper cutting
184-
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'Rolls Court, Chancery Lane, Croft vs Day'. 'The 1843 Dec 19
Times'
Injunction granted against a company that
copied bottle labels, trade cards and other
items.
1 newspaper cutting
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'Singular Credulity'. 'Liverpool Mail'
1843 Jul 29
Account of a 'con trick' wager involving a Chubb
lock in a Liverpool public house
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'Polytechnic Exhibition'
184Description of 'the smallest lock in the world', a
Chubb Patent Detector lock made in gold.
Displayed with other Chubb products together
with a lock and key formerly belonging to Henry
IV of France.
1 newspaper cutting
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'Carpenter's Patent Locks, Fifty Pounds
184Reward'
Notice of an injunction granted to James
Carpenter against Thomas Elwell, both of
Wolverhampton, the latter having fraudulently
sold locks bearing the Carpenter name. Reward
of £50 offered to anyone who identifies other
instances of fraudulent use of the Carpenter
name
1 newspaper cutting
Page 138
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'Counterfeit Names and Trade Marks'.
1843 Aug 7
'Liverpool Albion'
Report of a successful case, in the United
States of America brought against Daniel
Carpenter by Messrs. T and W Taylor of
Leicester. The case involved copying of
"Persian thread" products with an inferior
product. The case shows that "in the United
States foreigners are fully protected against this
species of injury"
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'Chub (sic) v. Priest'. 'Infringement of Patent Colourable Imitation'
Defendant had sold safes with the name
"Chub"
1 newspaper cutting
184- May 8
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'Marks. In Chancery'. Butcher versus Horrabin
Successful case against Horrabin to prevent
their selling of razors stamped with marks used
by Butcher.
1 newspaper cutting
1843 April 18
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'Patent Solar Lamp. Notice'
Correspondence of three letters relating to the
unauthorised use of the term Patent Solar
Lamp.
1 newspaper cutting, 2 items
1841 Oct 25
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'The Caoutchouc Company'. 'The Times'
Comparison of the Caouthouc Company's case
defending their name, with that of Chubb's
actions in similar cases of other companies
using their name.
184-
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'In Chancery. Price's Patent Composite
Candles'. 'The Times'
Report of successful case brought by Price
against Cowell and Roby.
1 newspaper cutting
1843 Dec 29
Page 139
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'Paris. Serrureries et Ciffre-Forts
French lock and safemaker, includes prices, in
Francs
1 advertisement
184French
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'W.Marr, Detector, Double Security, and SelfActing Locks'
Inventor, patentee and manufacturer, 52
Cheapside, City of London
1 advertisement
184-
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Chubb and Bramah safes resisted opening in
1844 Apr 3
theft.
Manuscript. Latham Man(?), in Settle to Chubb.
The shop was broken into but the safes were
not opened.
1 letter
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Patent for Double Detector Lock for Sale
Owner unspecified. "Ask for the Optician's
Room, near "Le Table des Marechaux" at the
Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent Street".
1 advertisement
184-
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'The Ashantee War 1873-4'
Manuscript. Relates to a box in need of repair,
captured in the King's palace at Coomassie
(African West Coast, Ghana?) and bought by
Surgeon Major Jackson at Cape Coast Castle
'after considerable competition'
1 letter
1874 Mar 25
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'Silver Casket for the King of Ashantee'.
'Morning Post'
Description of a Chubb silver casket made for
the King of Ashantee, probably one of several
supplied to him
1 transcription or newspaper cutting
1844 Nov 2
Page 140
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Thomas Milner has appointed D. Marples and
Company as Agents
3 images. Announcement of new agent in
Liverpool appointed to sell Milner's iron plate
safety boxes. Includes price list
1 advertisement
184-
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'The King of Ashantee's Cash Box'.
'Symmond's Colonial magazine'
With image of cash box. Description of box,
including Chubb lock, dimensions and weight.
1 newspaper cutting
1844 Dec
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'Silver Box for the King of Ashantee'. 'Standard'
Description of the box.
1844 Oct 26
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'Silver Chest for the King of Ashantee'.
'Illustrated News'
1844 Oct 26
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'Cash Box for the King of Ashantee'. 'Sun'
1844 Oct 25
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'Silver Casket for the King of Ashantee'.
'Morning Post
1844 Nov 2
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"Aura Sacre Fames". 'To the Editor of the
Monthly Times'
Letter from Cowell, York Terrace, Regent's
Park, commenting on the quality of the King of
Ashantee's cash box
1844 Nov 7
Page 141
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The King of Ashanti's Cash Box'. 'General
Advertiser'
The article proposes that the ordering of the
box is an example of the benefit that British
missionaries bring to British trade
1845 Jan 1
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'Great Robbery at a Banking House'. 'The
Times'
An account of a robbery at Rogers, Togwood
and Company Bank, at St. Clement Danes in
which £40,000 cash and other securities were
stolen
1 newspaper cutting
1844 Nov 26
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'Bank Robberies, To The Editor of the London
Mail'
From Charles Chubb, with annotations,
commenting on the number of recent thefts
from banks. The letter recommends that
bankers use Chubb products.
1 newspaper cutting
1844 Nov 25
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'Bank Robberies, S. Mordan and Company'
Classified advertisements for three safe
manufacturers: S. Mordan and Company, E.
Simpson, and E. Tann and Sons.
1 advertisement
184-
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'To Bankers, Merchants and Others. E.
Simpson, Manufacturer of Patent Fire-Proof
Strong Rooms'. 'Journal of Commerce'
Advertisement for E. Simpson, previously the
manufacturer for Marr, of Cheapside.
1 advertisement
1844 Nov 16
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'To Factors and Others Whom It May Concern' 1844 Dec 11
Letter from T.F. Strong cautioning against locks
manufactured by James Hammond Seal
showing the 'Strong's Patent' marks. Includes
an image of the new mark that T.F. Strong now
uses.
1 newspaper cutting
Page 142
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'Forged Trade Marks'. 'To the Editor of the
Morning Herald'
Letter from John Chubb, citing the legal
protection offered to cutlers and proposing that
similar protection against forgery should be
given to other manufacturers
1 newspaper cutting
184- Dec 20
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Apology from R. Myers to Chubb and Sons
Relates to a safe sold with a Chubb lock, but
described as a Chubb safe. £10 paid in
compensation to Chubb.
1 newspaper cutting
1846 Jul 1
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/093C
access
'Forged Trade Marks'. 'To the Editor of The
Times'
Letter from John Chubb, citing the legal
protection offered to cutlers and proposing that
similar protection against forgery should be
given to other manufacturers
1 newspaper cutting
184- Dec 19
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/094
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'Invoice to Chubb and Sons'
Copy of invoice, dated December 1844, from
Halton, Halton and Halton(?) for unspecified
goods, totalling £32.11s.1d.
1 duplicate with annotated caption
19--
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/095A
access
'Court of Common Pleas, Warne versus
Bromley and Another'. 'The Times'
Report of a court case concerned with
exclusive naming rights in the shoe-making
business
1845 Dec
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/095B
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'Caution - Strong's Patent'
Signed J.H. Seal, warning the public that
Theodore Frederick Strong does not have the
right to manufacture goods with the stamp
'Strong's Patent'
1 newspaper cutting
1844 Dec 2
Page 143
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'Mrs Caudle's Curtain Lectures'. 'Punch'
Satirical article about a husband coming home
late and wishing to have his own door key;
contains references to Chubb locks
1 newspaper cutting
184-
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/097
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'The Legend of St George and the Dragon'.
'Illustrated London News'
Review of a performance of "St George".
Punning reference in the script to Chubb safety
locks
1 newspaper cutting
1845 Mar 29
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/098A
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'Protection of Bank Property'. 'Bankers
1845 Apr
Magazine'
Article refers to the recent spate of robberies, in
particular that of "Messrs Rogers and Co.". Also
refers to Chubb's attempts to resist the "Jackin-the-Box" tool recovered from burglars by the
Metropolitan Police. The article cites Rothschild
Bank using Chubb's "Well safe which can be
lowered every night so that it is embedded in
the earth"
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/098B
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Chubb Appointed Patent Lock Manufacturer to
Her Majesty. 'Morning Herald'
1847 Mar
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/098C
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'Chubb Detector Locks - Important
Improvements'. 'Morning Herald'
Describes various patented improvements to
Chubb locks, particularly those used in strong
rooms
1847 Feb 25
Page 144
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'Forged Trade Marks'. 'Wolverhampton
1845 Dec 31
Chronicle'
Quotes a letter to The Times, from 'A.
Manufacturer' (Chubb), complaining about the
lack of legal protection against fraud. The writer
cites the protection given to the cutlery trade,
by an Act passed in 1819, as an example that
should be extended to other manufacturing
trades
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/099B
access
'Infringement of Patent'. 'The Sun'
A stove manufacturer, based in St Paul's
Churchyard, has petitioned against fraudulent
copying of the products
1846 Mar 21
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/099C
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Petition against piracy of locks and other
products. 'Birmingham Journal'
Lord Brougham presented a petition 'from the
lockmakers in St Paul's Churchyard'
1846 Mar 21
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/099D
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From John Chubb about a Visit to the
Colosseum.
Manuscript, on headed notepaper, with sketch.
John Chubb has bought a family ticket to the
Colosseum and invites the addressee, name
unclear, to join him. Concludes with a sketch of
John Chubb, in profile, presumably a selfportrait
1 letter on headed notepaper
1846 Feb 20
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/100A
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'Chubb's Patent Fire-Proof Strong Rooms,
Safes and Chests'. 'The Times'
Advertisement
1846 Mar 24
In English,
followed by a
Spanish
translation
Page 145
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'Forged Trade Marks'. 'Gibraltar Chronicle'
Report on a petition presented to the House of
Lords and to the House of Commons on behalf
of John and Charles Chubb. Requests similar
protection against fraud as that enjoyed by the
cutlery trade
1846 Mar 14
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/101
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'The Great Wizard of the North'.
Billboard size, folded. Performance at the
Theatre Royal, New Street, Birmingham,
scheduled for 15 December. One of the acts is
described as 'A Beautiful Scientific Experiment,
called Chubb Defied!'
1 advertisement
1842 Dec
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/102
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'Parsons' Locks'
Multiple detailed images of locks and keys
made by the manufacturer
1 advertisement
1842 Dec
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/103
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'Twelfth Night Characters'. 'Illustrated London
News'
12 images, by Alfred Crowquill, of satiricallynamed characters. They are described
overleaf, one featuring as 'Bramah Chubb'
1 newspaper cutting
1842 Dec
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/104
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'Detector Locks. Mark This, Liverpool'
Billboard size, coloured orange with black print.
William Wilson (Late Wilson and Bushell)
challenges Chubb's version of events
concerning Wilson's refusal to continue selling
Chubb locks, due to the apparent ease with
which they could be picked.
1 advertisement
1833 Feb 7
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/105A
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'Aviso. Cuartas, Arcas, Y Cajas de Patente a
Prueba de Fuego, del Sr. Chubb'. 'El Heraldo'
Covers Chubb locks
1 advertisement
1846 Mar 31
Spanish
Page 146
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'So Frequent Have Become the Fraudulent
Imitations of these Celebrated Locks'.
'Cheltenham Journal'
Supports Chubb's petition to the Houses of
Parliament seeking legal protection against
fraudulent copying of their products
1846 May 2
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/105C
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'Fraudulent Trade Marks'. 'W? Advertiser'
Report of Chubb's petition to the Houses of
1846 May 2
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/105D
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'Trade Marks. Messrs Chubb and Sons'.
'Cheltenham Chronicle'
Report of Chubb's petition to the Houses of
1846 Apr 29
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/105E
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'Langdon v. Atkinson'. Fraudulent Copying of
Pencils. 'The Times'
Report of the case
1846 Apr 29
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/105F
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'Forged Trade Marks'. 'Leeds Mercury'
Short report about Chubb's petition to the
House of Lords
1846 Apr 25
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/106
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E. Hunter, Wolverhampton to unspecified
1846 May 19
addressee (Chubb?)
Manuscript. Offering thanks for a legacy as well
as condolences over the death of 'my Dear and
respected Master'
1 letter
Page 147
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Dinner Invitation from John Chubb
184Manuscript. Addressed to Mr and Mrs Sharp, 'to
meet "Uncle George from Romsey". Requests
cooking instructions from the "handmaiden"
how "to cook the pickled rhinoceros"
1 letter
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/108
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'Date of Charles Chubb's Death'
Refers to letter dated May 19 1846,
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/106. Presumes that
Charles Chubb died on either 17 or 18 May
1846. Duplicate with annotations. See also
CLC/B/002/10/01/013/074D and 075
1 item
1924 Oct 20
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/109
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Announcements of Charles Chubb's Death
From Central Reference Library, Islington.
Newspaper names not given. Chubb left an
estate of £16,000, excluding his share of the
business. See also CLC/B/002/10/01/013/074D
and 075
2 copy newspaper cuttings, with annotations
1977 Aug 3
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/111A
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Rodgers versus Newell. 'Wolverhampton
1847 Dec 15
Chronicle'
Report of a case brought by Rodgers and
Company to protect the use of their name in the
cutlery trade.
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/111B
access
'Chubb versus Solomon'. 'Daily News'
furniture broker selling safes labelled, falsely,
as Chubb.
1847 Jan 20
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/112A
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'Rodgers versus Nowill'. 'The Times'
Report of a case brought by cutlers, Joseph
Rodgers and Sons of Sheffield, against Nowill.
1846 May 6
Page 148
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'Chubb versus Solomon'. 'The Times'
furniture broker selling safes labelled, falsely,
as Chubb safes.
1846 May 9
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/112C
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'Forged Trade Marks'. 'The Times'
Letter from Chubb, under the acronym 'A
Manufacturer, St Paul's Churchyard'. The letter
highlights the legal protection against forgery
offered to the cutlery trade and requests that
such protection should be extended to other
areas of manufacture.
1846 Dec 19
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/113
access
The Brook Green Volunteer'. 'Punch, Or The
London Charivari'.
With image. Article about the placing of
militiamen in Brook Green. Satirically suggests
that 'Hammersmith is the Chubb's Patent
Safety of the Metropolis'.
1 newspaper cutting
184-
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/114A
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'Ten Pounds Reward. Caution To Lock
Manufacturers And Dealers'. 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'
Announcement that the name 'Charles Chubb
and Son' will continue to be used, despite the
death of Charles, and that a reward is offered
for any information leading to the conviction of
manufacturers or sellers of forged Chubb
goods.
1 newspaper cutting
1846 Jun 17
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/114B
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'His Royal Highness viewed with particular
attention the beautiful illumination at Mr
Chubb's lock establishment'. 'Liverpool Mail'
Short extract from a report of a Royal visit to
Liverpool.
1846 Aug 1
Page 149
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Use of Chubb locks at Albert Docks. 'Liverpool
Mail'
1,500 Chubb patent locks ordered for the doors
of Albert Docks.
1846 Aug 1
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/114D
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'For Assassinating Mr Chubb and Burning
Down the Club Houses in St James's'. 'Punch'
Satirical article about smoking and drinking in
London clubs.
1846 Aug 1
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/114E
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'Fire At St John's Newfoundland'. 'Liverpool
1846 Aug 1
Mail'
Letter from Chubb reporting that 'books papers,
and other valuable property belonging to the
Bank of British North Amercia' were uninjured in
the fire that destroyed the town.
1 advertisement with caption
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/114F
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'Illuminations'
With image of illuminations on Chubb's shop
front - in Liverpool?
1 newspaper cutting
1846
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'Railway Accidents'. 'To The Editor of The
Times'
Letter from Chubb suggesting safety measures
for the Brighton Express that would prevent a
repeat of the recent accident.
1 newspaper cutting
1847 Jan 8
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Apology to Chubb and Sons.
From R. Myers. Apology relates to the misinvoicing of a safe sold with a Chubb lock as
being a safe of Chubb manufacture. £10 given
to Chubb in recompense.
1 newspaper cutting
1846 Jul 1
Page 150
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'Fergusson versus Bagnall'.
Report of a court case involving mis-selling of
cloth.
1 newspaper cutting
184- May 28
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Caution by Chubb and Sons.
A caution that Chubb safes can only be bought
directly from their London or Liverpool
premises, and that only imitations are available
elsewhere.
1 advertisement
184-
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'Domestic servants'. 'Liverpool Courier'
Article concerns current poor relations between
masters and servants. It states that Chubb
locks should be used in preference to others to
ensure the security of lockers and cupboards.
1 newspaper cutting
184-
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/116
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'Spottiswoode versus Clark, Court of Chancery'. 1846 Dec 12
Detailed report of a case about infringement of
publishing rights. The case concerns the use of
the term 'Pictorial Almanack'.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/117
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'Chubb's Improved Patent Detector Lock'.
184'Pigott's Pirectory'
Points out the deficiencies in a great number of
contemporary locks. Includes a testimonial,
dated November 1825, from the Honorable (sic)
Board of Ordnance recommending Chubb
locks.
1 advertisement
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/118A
access
'Chubb and Son having Disposed of Their
Business at 28 Liverpool Street'. ' Liverpool
Mail'
C. Chubb and Company are now agents to C.
Chubb and Son, London.
1847 Feb 6
Page 151
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'Chubb and Son having Disposed of Their
Business at 28 Liverpool Street'. ' Liverpool
Journal'
C. Chubb and Company are now agents to C.
Chubb and Son, London.
1847 Feb 6
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/118C
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'Extract of a Letter From a Principlal Agent of
one of the England Branch Banks'.
Letter is dated October 7 1829. Is quoted as
part of an advertisement for 'Chubb's NewlyInvented Patent Combination Latch For Front
Doors, Counting Houses, Etc.'.
1 advertisement
184-
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/119
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'Chubb's New Patent Lock' and 'The Diagonal
Lock'. ' Pictorial Times'
Detailed images of two locks and two keys
together with descriptions of how both locks
work.
1847 Mar 13
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/120A
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Price List of Chubb's New Patent Detector
184Locks
Details of all detector locks and prices, followed
by announcement about Chubb versus Cooper
case. It is illegal for anyone, apart from Chubb,
to use their name or trade mark
1 advertisement
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/120B
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Price List of Chubb's New Patent Locks
Caption states '1847 Period'
1847
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/120C
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'Prices of Pitt's Patent Locks'
Sold by Chubb and Son 'Proprietors of the
Patent'. Caption states 'Vol 1/80'
184-
Page 152
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'Specifications of Patents Recently Enrolled'.
'The Patent Journal and Inventors' Magazine'
3 images of lock designs. Detailed description
of improvements to Chubb locks.
1847 Jul 10
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/122A
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'Specifications of Patents Recently Enrolled'.
'The Patent Journal and Inventors' Magazine'
Continuation of previous item,
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/122A, detailed
description of improvements to Chubb locks.
1847 Jul 10
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/122B
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Hampton Court Locks. 'The Builder'
Concerns the type of locks used for the Gallery
and the King's Chambers in 1699. 'My lord
Ranelagh had desired me to employ one Keys,
who is the most ingenious man in Europe'.
1849 Jul 14
CLC/B/002/10/01/002/123
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Improvements in latches and other locks. 'The
Patent Journal and Inventors' Magazine'
2 images. Detailed description
1847 Jul 24
CLC/B/002/10/01/003
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'Chubb Collectanea' (indexed in
CLC/B/002/10/01/002)
1 volume
1847 - 1851
[184- - 198-]
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/001
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'Fire-Proof Safes'. 'Builder'
1847 Dec 4
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/002A
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'New Cards of Prices'
Caption for CLC/B/002/10/01/003/002B-C
1 item
1847 Aug
Page 153
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'Prices of Chubb's steel, copper and solid brass 1847 Aug
warded tumbler locks, not patent, with casehardened keys'
Printed
1 advertisement
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/002C
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'Prices of Chubb's patent detector locks, with
six tumblers, and two keys each'
Printed
1 advertisement
1 advertisement
1847 Aug
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/003
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'Bullock's Improved Drawback Lock for House
Doors'
Short description only. Printed
1 advertisement
1 advertisement
184-
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/004
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Edward Tann and Sons: 'patentees of the
double lever-guarded reliance lock, latch and
double body fire-proof, chemical compound
filled safes, chests'
With images
1 advertisement
184-
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/005
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Jeremiah Chubb's Death Certificate
Photocopy of entry registered 13 Nov 1847.
Annotated with notes by Richard Tarling
1 item
1975
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/006A
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'Caution to lock manufacturers, dealers, and the 1847 Dec 15
public generally. Carpenter and Tildesley vs
Wootton'. 'Wolverhampton Chronicle'
Printed
Page 154
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'Vice Chancellor of England's Court' 'Carpenter
and Tildesley v Wootton'
Printed. Court decision on case brought by
Carpenter and Tildesley against Enoch
Wootton, of Willenhall, Staffordshire. Injunction
granted against Wootton to prevent him
copying and selling locks
1847
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/006C
access
'Indian lock'. 'Illustrated News'
1847 Dec 18
Printed. Image of bird-shaped lock representing
Garuda, Hindu God
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/006D
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'Institution of Civil Engineers' 'Morning Post'
Printed. Meeting held 7 Mar. Mr Chubb
exhibited iron box for transmission of money or
bullion on railways
1848 Mar 9
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/007A
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Thomas Milner and Son's letter of offer to
Liverpool Polytechnic Society of fire-resisting
safe. 'Liverpool Mail'
184-
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/007B
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Chubb strongroom lock invented, operated by
one key with four bits, keyhole protected by a
separate detector lock. 'Morning Chronicle'
Printed
1848 Jan 17
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/007C
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Gold robbery on the Great Western Railway.
'Weekly Despatch'
Printed. As a result of the robbery GWR
Directors decided that Chubb locks and safes
should be fixed at every station on the line.
Chubb also asked to devise a box or safe to
convey money and valuables on the railway.
1848 Jan 17
Page 155
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Gates of Temple Bar to be fitted with Chubb
locks and a pair of patent hinges. 'Punch'
Article satirising the motion by the Alderman of
the City of London to fit locks in case of
invasion by the French
184
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/007E
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Allusion to Chubb door key
184
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/008
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'Chubb's Patent Inventions'. 'Pigot's Directory ,
Liverpool Echo'
Text with 3 images, lock, chest and iron door
1848
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/009
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Thomas Milner and Son to open display shop
on Lord Street, Liverpool.
John C. Harrison to be manager. Previously
Manager of Chubb in Lord Street, Liverpool for
three and a half years, and with Chubb in
London and Manchester before that.
1 leaflet
1846 Apr
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/010
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Leadbeater, 125 Aldersgate Street, City of
London: fireproof safe and detector lock
manufacturers. 'Worthy the notice of architects'
'Leadbeater many years Manufacturer for
Chubb'. Coloured images of detector locks,
keys and bolts
1 advertisement
184-
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/011
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'Chubb's Registered Railway Cash Box'
Manuscript description of the strongbox design,
including its practical use in operation, and
processes for stationmasters to follow. Letter
states that 'it has been adopted by Great
Western, South Eastern, and various other
lines of Railway'. Manuscript
4 pages
184-
Page 156
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'Chubb's Bullion Chest for Railways', 'Morning
1848 Mar
Advertiser'
Detailed description of the strongbox design,
including its use in operation, and processes for
chief cashier and stationmasters to follow. Used
GWR, also on South Eastern railway to carry
'bullion landed by the Boulogne steamers at
Folkestone and Dover'.
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/012B
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W. Croon, 'Late foreman to Messrs. Chubb and
Son'
Manufacturer of safes, chests iron doors.
Osborn Street, Whitechapel
1 calling card
184-
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/012C
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'Chubb's New Railway Safe'. 'Patent Journal'
Description of railway strong box and its use
1848 Mar 25
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/013A
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'De La Fons Patent Rotary Locks'. 'Builder'
Description of De La Fons lock, retailed by
Barlow of Long Acre
1848 Mar 20
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/013B
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'Payne's patent for Preserving Wood and
Against Fire'. 'Times'
Demonstration, to Admiralty officials, of fireresistant wood.
1848 Aug 16
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/014
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'Public office despatch boxes should use Chubb 1848 Sep 16
locks to save costs'. ' Birmingham Journal'
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/015A
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'La Presse est Morte; Vive La Presse'. 'Punch'
Satirical article about French press restrictions.
Jokingly advises that Chubb locks should be
used on French newspaper offices.
1848 Oct 21
Page 157
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'Ordnance Safes'. 'Builder'
1848 Oct 28
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/016
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'Extract from Minutes of Evidence of Select
Committee on Miscellaneous Expenditure'
Manuscript. Relates to the cost of locks on
Government despatch boxes. Chubb locks
could be used at a fraction of the cost.
1 document
1848 Mar 24
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/017A
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'The Late Sacrilege at Winchmore Hill'. 'The
Times'
Burglary and fire at Saint Paul's Chapel,
Winchmore Hill.
1 newspaper cutting
1844 May 30
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/017B
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'Bank Architecture'. 'The Economist'
Letter to the Editor. Recommends uses of
strong rooms dug into the floor, refers to an
unnamed West End bank that uses such a
method that protects against theft and fire.
1 newspaper cutting
184-
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/017C
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Leadbeater, 125 Aldersgate-Street, City,
London
Advertisement for Leadbeater products. Can
supply similar products to Chubb's but at prices
forty per cent cheaper.
1 advertisement
184-
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/017D
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'Patent Fire-Proof Cement'. 'Manchester Times' 184Report of a test of fire-proof cement. It
protected the paper contents of a red-hot strong
box.
1 newspaper cutting
Dates
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'Caution to Lock Makers'
Admission of guilt and regret, by Thomas Davis
imprisoned in Warwick Gaol, that he put the
Chubb name on locks that he made and sold.
In recognition of the distress to his family
Chubb and Sons have agreed to his discharge
so long as he promises not to repeat the
offence.
1 newspaper cutting
1845 Feb 4
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'That writings shall not burn in the fire'
Instructions for making paper inflammable,
using vinegar, egg-white and quicksilver.
1 newspaper cutting
184-
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/018A
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'To The Editor of The Times'
Letter from Chubb quoting an extract from the
Stamford Mercury. Describes an unsuccessful
burglary at solicitors' offices in Peterborough
1849 Jan 22
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/018B
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'Your man will report to you how he found my
iron chest'
Manuscript letter from Nelson Wilkinson
regarding the unsuccessful theft from a Chubb
safe at his offices in Peterborough.
1 document
1849 Jan 19
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/018C
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'Mr Pattision presented a petition'
Newspaper cutting. Petition requesting
protection for Chubb against illegal use of their
name and trade marks.
1849 Mar 19
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/018D
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'Chubb's Patent Fire-Proof Safes'
1849 Mar 13
Announcement cautioning that Chubb products
should only be bought direct from the company,
to avoid fraudulent copies.
1 newspaper cutting
Page 159
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'Fires in London'
Fire-proof chest in the Royal Exchange
subjected to 12 hour fire, undamaged. Chest
made by W.M. Marr.
1 newspaper cutting
184-
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/019
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Copy of Chubb invoice found in Montreal,
Canada
Dated 1849 January 20, with manuscript note
and newspaper cutting depicting Maurice
Rickards, Chairman of the Ephemera Society.
3 items
1976 Jan 28
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'Milner's Portable Safety Boxes'
Includes testimonial dated 1830 Feb 15
1 advertisement with 2 images
184-
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'Ladies Have Strange Notions'. 'Punch
Magazine'
Short letter
1 newspaper cutting with 1 caption
1849 Jun 30
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/021
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'On Public Petitions'
Chubb petition to House of Commons.
Requests legal protection similar to that given
to cutlery manufacturers by the Cutlery Act of
1819 and the Copyright of Designs Act.
1849 Mar 12
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/022
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'On The Preservation of Documents From Fire' 1843
A paper presented to the Liverpool Polytechnic
Society by Samuel Wood Junior.
1 document of 24 pages
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/023
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'Milner's Patent Fire-Resistant Booksafes,
Deed-Boxes'
Images of various fire-resistant boxes made by
Milner, with addresses of the Liverpool factory
and the London depot.
1 advertisement
184-
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'Chubb's Patent Inventions For The Security of
Property From Depredation or Fire' . 'The
Builder'
Descriptions of Chubb locks, safes and strong
rooms.
Caution against Joseph Taylor and Francis
Cooper, who have been convicted of using the
Chubb name on their products.
Report of the unsuccessful burglary of
Wilkinson solicitors' offices in Peterborough.
1 advertisement
1849 Mar 31
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'Ornamental Safe, Manufactured by Chubb and
Exhibited at the Society of Arts'. 'Journal of
Design, No 4'
Text, with image, applauding the decoration
work on a Chubb safe exhibited at the Society
of Arts
1 newspaper cutting
1849 Jun 4
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/026
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'To the Editor of The Times'
1849 May 5
Suggestion for extinguishing fires aboard ships,
using carbonic acid. No signature, only initials
'S.H. Lonson 2 May'. Manuscript with transcript
letter to The Times
2 items
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/027
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'Metals: Ornamental Keys. Review of Patterns'.
'Journal of Design'
Article, with 2 images, praising the decoration
Chubb have introduced on some keys.
1849 Jul
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Correspondent suggests new treatment for
Cholera. Refers to 'Chubb's Patent' when
describing the certainty of some other cures to
exacerbate the disease.
1849 Sep 14
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'Picturesque Sketches of London, Past and
Present'. 'Illustrated News'
Text concerns 'Old Model London Lodging
Houses' and how food would go missing.
Refers to the use of Chubb locks on tea
caddies.
1849 Nov 24
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'How to Astonish a Pilfering Landlady'. 'Family
1849 Sep 15
Herald'
Contains idea for protecting ones tea and sugar
from Landladies. Refers to it being as effective
as one of 'Mr Chubb's detector locks'.
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'Fishing for Chubb'
Punning reference to 'chubb-y' faced children
having skin that seldom breaks out.
1 newspaper cutting
184-
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'Times - California, Ho!'. 'The Times'
Refers to previous lack of law and order in
California, the introduction of very harsh
penalties by Judge Lynch, and the resulting
improvment in security for one's belongings, '
as if deposited in a metal safe under the
guarantee of a patent Chubb'.
1849 Sep 30
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'Edwin Cotterill's Climax Detector Locks'
Text with 12 images. Describes the design and
benefits of Cotterill's patent locks. Carries an
endorsement by Luke Herbert, Editor of 'The
Engineer's and Mechanic's Encyclopaedia'.
1 leaflet of 3 pages
1849 Sep 30
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/030
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'James' (?) 'Specification of Patent'
Description of materials used in construction of
the safe, with coloured image
1 manuscript
184-
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'Spark's Railway Dispatch and Cash-Box'. 'The
Transactions of the Society of Civil Engineers'
Text, with 5 images, describing the design and
security features of the cash box.
184-
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'Uninflammable Clothes'
'M.M. Merat-Guillot, father and son,
apothecaries at Auxerres' have shown 'that the
acidulous phosphate of lime' renders several
fabrics, paper and straw inflammable.
1 newspaper cutting
184-
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'Locks that open with A, M, E, N'
Manuscript. Undated. Refers to 'a padlock
formed of rings marked with letters' which open
the lock when a particular word, for example
AMEN, is spelled out. Cites as a reference a
play called 'Noble Gent, Act 5', by 'Beaum. and
Fletch'. States that Beaum was born in 1585
and died in 1615.
184-
Also refers to 'Nares Glossay of Locks, 292' for
another description of a letter-operated lock.
1 item
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'Baruch 6 ch. 180'
184Possibly a Biblical reference? Cites priests
locking their temples 'lest their goods be spolied
with robbers'. Manuscript note
1 item
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/033
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'Isiah 22 chapter, 22 verse'
Concerns ancient references to keys being
carried on shoulders. Cites Homer's Odyssey
21, Ariston's Anthologia, book VII and other
references. Manuscript
184-
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'Protection to English Trade Marks in the United 1850 Feb 9
States', 'Sheffield Times'
Report of successful case brought in
Pennsylvania by R. Low, soap manufacturer,
against American company that copied their
products. Case would set precedent for other
British manufacturers
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'Sent by Mrs Millar', 'New Lock'
Mr Alexander Gray, at meeting of Scottish
Society of Arts, presented a description and
drawings of an improved safety lock, claiming
double the security of any current lock.
1850 Apr 5
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'Burglary - Notice - Ten Pounds Reward'. 'The
Times'
Iron box, made by Milner, number 19,596,
stolen in burglary from George Spencely,
Coleman Street, City of London. £10 reward
offered.
1850 Oct 11
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'Notes from Ninenveh and Travels in
Mesopotamia, Assyria and Syria by the Rev
P.J. Fletcher'. 'Illustrated News'
Describes the key to his lodgings in Mosul, that
is over one foot in length and made of wood.
1850 Aug 24
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'The Fire in Seething Lane'. 'Morning Chronicle'
Two items, one following the other. The first
concerns the destruction in a fire of warehouse
books held in a Milner's safe owned by W.M.
Smith. The safe was crushed when the building
collapsed.
1850 Sep 25
The second item, printed immediately below,
concerns a fire in Mark Lane. It appears to be
an advertisment for Chubb's Patent Wrought
Iron Fireproof products.
Page 164
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'Cotterill's Climax Lock detector'. 'Times'
Announcement of the sale of the patent, tools
and patterns, due to the retirement of the
patentee.
1850 Oct 11
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'Infamous Proceedings'
Description, published by Thomas Milner and
Son, of comparative fireproof tests on a Tann
box made by Harrison and a box made by
Milner. Tests were witnessed and verified by
three observers. Milner's box apparently came
out better.
1850 Feb 23
States that Harrison's shop displayed the boxes
apparently used in the tests, but falsified the
results.
1 leaflet
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'Tann's Patent Fire-Resisting Safes, Chests,
and Boxes'
Refutation by Harrison and Company of the
claims made in leaflet by Thomas Milner and
Sons describing test on fire-proof boxes.
Harrison and Co. claim that their box was half
the size of Milner's and was therefore less able
to resist the effects of fire.
1849 Dec 15
Their claim is supported by six witnesses and
attested in the High Court of Chancery.
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/037
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'Milners' Patent "Holdfast" and Fire-Resisting
(non-Conducting and Evaporating) Safes,
Chests, and Boxes'
Detailed description of a comparative fire test
conducted on Milners' and Tanns' fire chests.
The leaflet challenges other results that show
Tanns's safe to be more fire-resistant, with
various witness affirmations.
1 leaflet, 3 pages
1849 Dec 15
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'Dickenson College'
Concerns which safes are available to
purchase in the writer's country of residence.
The country is unspecified. Writer was
previously recommended safes made by three
makers, Gayles, Rich, and Herring. Manuscript
1 letter
1846 Nov 27
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/039
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'To Robert Linory Esquire, Carlisle'
1846 Nov 24
Mr Gaylor, New York to Robert Linory. Contains
details of his safes and internal fittings together
with dimensions and weights. Manuscript with
diagram
1 letter of 2 pages
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/040
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'The Following May Be Put As Footnotes'
Instructions to add three footnotes, referring to
Polybius, King of of France, to an unspecified
document. In manuscript
1 item
184-
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'Paublan Serrurier Membre de l'Academie de
l'Industrie Honore de Plusiers Medailles'
Paris based manufacturer of safes
1 advertisement
184French
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'Institution of Civil Engineers'. 'Private Press'
Report of talk given by John Chubb to the
Institution of Civil Engineers, on the history of
lock design from Egyptian times to the present
day.
1850 Apr 9
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'Young and Smith, Wholesale Ironmongers,
Wolverhampton'
Makers of patented locks.
1 calling card
185-
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'A New Lock - Mr. Edwin Cotterill, of
Birmingham'. 'The Family Herald'
Description of a newly patented detector lock.
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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'Institution of Civil Engineers'. 'Private Press'
Report of talk, given by John Chubb to the
Institution of Civil Engineers, following up on a
talk the previous week to the Institute.
Description of Chubb locks in comparison to
their competitors.
1850 Apr 16
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'Marlborough Street. Two Notorious
Characters'. 'The Times'
Report of a prison escape from a cell equipped
with a Chubb lock.
1850 May 3
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Letter from John Chubb about the escape of
two prisoners from a Chubb locked cell at
Marlborough Street. No attempt had been
made to pick the lock.
1850 May 4
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'Metropolitan Police Office, 4, Whitehall Place'. 1850 Jul 1
'The Times'
Report, by a Police Superintendent. Affirms that
the Chubb lock on a police cell had not been
picked. Two prisoners had recently escaped
from the cell in Marlborough Street.
1 advertisement, with caption
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'On The Degree Of Security To Property
Attainable By Locks'
Numbered page 71 so probably a book extract.
Descriptions of Barron, Bramah and Chubb
locks.
1 page
185-
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'On The Degree Of Security To Property
Attainable By Locks'
Letter, from anonymous writer, on the
deficiencies of many locks.
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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'Milners Patent Holdfast and Fire-Resisting
Safes, Chests, and Boxes'
Leaflet issued by Milner. Concerns the
apparent falsification of results in comparative
fire tests with Harrison's safes. Arbitrators have
awarded Milner £99 from to be paid by
Harrison.
1 leaflet, 3 pages
1850 Apr 24
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/046
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'Deane's Improved Double-Action Levered
Lock'. 'Mechanic Magazine'
Description, with 2 images, of Deane's lock
1 newspaper cutting, 2 items, with caption
1838 Oct 20
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/047A
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'Caution to Manufacturers, Purchasers and
Vendors of Fire-Proof Safes''. 'Tann's Patent
fire-Proof safes'. 'Liverpool Journal'
First article is an announcement by Milners
about fire-proofing patents.
1850 Jun 15
The second article is an announcement by
Harrison's concerning their Tann's fire-proof
safes and the comparative test conducted on
them and on Milner's safes.
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'By The Queen's Royal Letters Patent, J.G.
Harrision and Co.'. ' Liverpool Journal'
Tann's new patent double-chambered fireresistant safes.
1 advertisement
1850 Jun 15
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'Preservation of Deeds, Books From Fire'
Report of fire-proof trials, in Islington Market, of
Milner and Tann safes.
1 newspaper cutting
1850 Jun 15
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'Deane's Improved Double-Action Levered
Lock'.
Detailed images and description of lock.
1 advertisement
185-
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'Construction of Locks and Keys'. 'The Engineer 19-and Machinist'
Copy article dated May 1850. Report of talk
given by John Chubb to the Institution of Civil
Engineers on 9 April.
1 newspaper cutting
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'The Detector Being At Present The Favourite
Atrribution'
Henry de Bode to Chubb. Offers Chubb first
refusal on using the writer's improvement on
detector lock design.
1 letter, 3 pages
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'Robert Simpson and Son'
185Manufacturer of weighing equipment, and agent
for Chubb products
1 calling card
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/050C
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'Test of a Fire Safe'. 'Liverpool Standard'
First item is a report of fire test at Blythwood
Holm on a Tann safe, made by Harrison and
Company.
1850 Aug 15
1850 Oct 22
Second item is a fire test report from the New
York Courier.
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'Bramah Locks. Bramah and Prestage'.
'Liverpool Standard'
Bramah and Prestage caution about imitation
locks for street doors sold under the Bramah
name. All genuine locks of Bramah and
Prestage manufacture are stamped with "J.
Bramah, 124 Piccadilly".
1850 Oct 22
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'On the Construction of Locks and Keys. By
John Chubb, Assoc. Inst. C.E.'
Detailed images. Journal abstract of two talks
given to the Institution of Civil Engineers
36 pages
1850 Apr 9
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'Reviews: On the Construction of Locks and
Keys. By John Chubb, Assoc. Inst. C.E.'
'Weekly Times'
Report on talks given to the Institution of Civil
Engineers by J. Chubb, with particular
reference to the Letter Lock.
1 newspaper cutting
1850 Nov 2
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'Chubb's Constru Locks and Keys'. 'John
O'Groat's Journal'
Very small cutting with missing text
1850 Nov 15
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'Locks and Keys.- London: Clowes and Sons,
Stampford Street'. 'Somerset County Herald'
Recommends the information contained in the
referred to pamphlet, no further detail.
1 item with caption
1850 Nov 16
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'The vast amount of property lodged at railway
1850 Nov 11
stations'. 'Railway Times'
Refers to Mr Chubb's History of Locks. Draws
the attention of Superintendents to Chubb locks
made for Westminster Bridewell.
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'Books. On the Construction of Locks and Keys. 1850 Nov 2
By John Chubb'. 'Builder'
Review of Chubb's 'History of Locks' lecture to
Institution of Civil Engineers and subsequent
pamphlet. Refers to discussion following the
lecture, on picking locks.
Former Reference: 123BM
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John Chubb'. 'Brighton Guardian'
Institution of Civil Engineers. Refers to Chubb
locks resisting a 'Jack-in-the-Box' tool recently
used by London burglars.
1850 Nov 2
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'The Construction of Locks and Keys. By John
1850 Nov 2
Chubb'. 'Bell's Weekly Messenger'
Institution of Civil Engineers and its subsequent
publication.
1 item with caption
Former Reference: 123BR
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'On the Construction of Locks and Keys. By J
Chubb'.
Institution of Civil Engineers.
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'On the Construction of Locks and Keys. By J
1850 Nov 9
Chubb'. 'Waterford Mail'
Institution of Civil Engineers. Refers to a convict
lockmaker offered a reward of £100 and a free
pardon if he could pick a Chubb lock; reward
unclaimed after three months.
2 items with caption
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/053C
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'Literature, Science, and Art'. 'Poole Herald'
Institution of Civil Engineers. Mentions that no
Chubb lock has ever having been picked.
1 newspaper cutting
1850 Nov 7
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'Marlborough Street. Burglary Prevented'.
'Herald'
Report on court case of burglary in Falconberg
Court. Bramah locks could be picked, but
Chubb locks could not.
1850 Oct 29
1850
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'Locks and Keys'. 'Allen's Indian mail'
Refers to John Chubb's lecture and pamphlet
for Institution of Civil Engineers.
Former Reference: 125ML
1850 Nov 2
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New Publications'. 'Plymouth Times'
Recommends John Chubb's pamphlet on
lecture to Institution of Civil Engineers.
1 newspaper cutting
1850 Nov 2
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/054D
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'Construction of Locks and Keys'. Morning
Advertiser'
A review of John Chubb's pamphlet and lecture
to the Institution of Civil Engineers.
1850 Nov 1
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/054E
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'On the Construction of Locks and Keys'.
'Berwick Warder'
A review of John Chubb's lecture to the
1850 Nov 15
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/054F
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'Locks and Keys'. 'Portsmouth Guardian'
Reference to John Chubb's pamphlet for the
1850 Nov 27
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/054G
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'Chubb on Locks and Keys'. 'Dover Chronicle'
Reference to John Chubb's pamphlet for the
1850 Nov 13
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/055A
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'Important Case'. 'Stockport Mercury'
Report of court case on fraudulent copying of
'Holloway's Pills and Ointments'.
1850 Nov 9
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'Sunday Times'
Review of Chubb's lecture to the Institution of
Civil Engineers
1850 Nov 15
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/055C
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'On the Construction of Locks and Keys'. 'Critic'
Review of Chubb's pamphlet for the Institution
of Civil Engineers
1850 Nov 16
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/055D
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'Reformer's Gazette'
of Civil Engineers
1850 Nov 16
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/055E
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'Manchester Spectator'
of Civil Engineers
1850 Nov 16
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/055F
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'Chubb on the Construction of Locks and Keys'. 1850 Nov 23
'Gardener's Chronicle'
of Civil Engineers
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/055G
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1850 Nov 16
'Meath Herald'
Review of Chubb's lecture and pamphlet for the
Institution of Civil Engineers
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/056A
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1850 Nov 8
'Welshman'
Page 173
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1850 Nov 9
'Tradesman's Advertiser'
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/056C
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'On the Construction of Locks and Keys'
1850
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'Locks and Keys'. 'Morning Chronicle'
1850
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/056E
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'Reporter'
of Civil Engineers.
1850
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James Clothier, 12 Pall Mall to Mr Chubb
offering invention. 'The ne plus Ultra'
Offering his invention to make chests
unforceable
1 letter, with caption
1850 Jun 6
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'The Carriage Department'. 'The Illustrated
1851 Jul 26
London News'
Text with multiple images. Descriptions of many
products including locks and safes by Chubb
and by Newton. And duplicates
2 items
Page 174
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G.L. Chesterton apologising for the delay in
replying to John Chubb
Writer is unwilling to have his name used in
connection with endorsing Chubb prison locks,
although he believes them to be of superior
quality.
1 letter, 2 pages
1850 Apr 5
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A.T. Tracey, Governor of Westminster House of 1850 Mar 11
Correction endorsing the locks used in the
prison
Name of addressee not given.
1 letter, 3 pages
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'John Tallis's "London Street Views", 18381840, St Paul's Churchyard'
Map and street views of Saint Paul's
Churchyard, shows Chubb's premises at
number 57. Copy print. Loose
2 items
197-
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'1847 Edition. John Tallis's "London Street
Views", 1838-1840, St Paul's Churchyard'
Map and street views of Saint Paul's
Churchyard, 1847 edition. Chubb's premises
indicated by arrow. Copy print. Loose
1 item
197-
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'Fire Proof Safe and Detector Lock
Manufactory'
Manuscript on printed advertisement from John
Leadbeater to R. Bayham at Ordnance
agreeing "to supply locks for the safes you are
under contract to supply of your own
construction in lieu of Chubb's manufacture".
Multiple printed and manuscript images.
1 item, 3 pages
1850 Nov 14
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'The pamphlet is the substance of a lecture'.
'Portsmouth Guardian'
Short description of lecture and pamphlet for
Institution of Civil Engineers
1850 Nov 29
Page 175
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'Palmer v. Palmer'. 'The Times'
Description of case involving labelling a
commercial item to make it appear made by
another manufacturer. Various cases cited in
evidence.
1850 Nov
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/062C
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'Construction of Locks and Keys'. 'Morning
Herald'
Description of Chubb pamphlet and lecture for
1850 Dec 30
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/062D
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'Manchester Examiner'
Description of Chubb pamphlet for Institution of
Civil Engineers.
1851 Jan 29
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/062E
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'Metropolitan News. Society of Arts'.
1851 Jan 12
'Athenaeum'
Description of Chubb lecture to the Institution of
Civil Engineers.
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/062F
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'Cheltenham Journal'
Description of Chubb pamphlet for the
1851 Jan 27
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/062G
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'Chubb's Locks. At the seventh ordinary
meeting of the Society of Arts'. 'Illustrated
News'
Description of Chubb lecture given to the
1851 Jan 25
Page 176
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'The Essay On the Construction of Locks and
Keys'.
One sentence to Chubb lecture. No publication
details.
1 newspaper cutting
1851
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'The Lock Controversy'. 'The Morning Post'
1851 Aug 6
Letter from Chubb and Son to the editor of the
Morning Post. Refutes 'Illustrated News' item
stating that Mr Hobbs formally accepted a
challenge, made at the Institution of Mechanical
Engineers, to pick a Chubb lock.
1 newspaper cutting, with caption. Duplicate
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'The Lock Controversy'. 'The Company Morning 1851 Aug 2
Post'
Letter from Bramah and Co. to the Editor. Mr
Hobbs has failed to pick a Bramah lock after
trying for four days.
1 newspaper cutting, with caption. Duplicate
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/064A
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'The Lock Controversy'. 'The Morning Post'
Bramah Lock Company assurance that their
locks cannot be picked. Have offered 200
guineas to a noted American lock picker if he
can pick one of their locks, which he has failed
to do after six weeks of trying.
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Aug 12
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/064B
access
Duplicate of four headlines from 'The Morning
Post'
Noted that the newspapers "are deposited in
Hobbs Hart archive - S/R Leyton".
1 item
197-
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/065
access
'Newspapers in Hobbs Hart archive S/R Leyton
6.5.82' 'The Morning Post'
Dated 1851 Aug 2 about newspaper stamps.
Annotated 'of general interest'. Duplicate
1 newspaper cutting
198-
Page 177
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'John Chubb Tailor and Draper
Queen street, Cheapside, London
1 calling card
185-
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/067
access
'A Sketch of the History of Ancient Door
Fastenings'
A monograph on Bars, Bolts, Locks and Keys
by Edward Higgin of the Manchester Natural
History Society. Multiple detailed images.
Annotated 'John Chubb Esq from the author'.
12 pages, 1 leaflet of 12 pages
1850 Feb 7
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/068
access
'The Editors of the Chemical Gazette'
1850 Nov 10
'With Mr Chubb's compliments'. Manuscript and
text
1 letter
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/069
access
'Stop Thief, or Hints to Housekeepers to
Prevent Housebreaking'. 'By George
Cruikshank'
Practical advice on burglary prevention
measures. With multiple images.
185-
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/070
access
'On the Construction of Locks and Keys'. The
Magazine of Science'
Precis of lecture given by John Chubb to the
Institution of Civil Engineers. With 2 images
1857 Jan
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/071A
access
'Ornamental keys'. 'Expositor'
Text to accompany detailed images of
ornamental keys supplied by Chubb. See
CLC/B/002/10/01//03/071B-D for images.
1851 Jan 11
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/071B
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Detailed image of Chubb ornamental key
supplied by Chubb.
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Jan 11
Page 178
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Detailed image of Chubb ornamental key
supplied by Chubb.
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Jan 11
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/071D
access
4 detailed images of Chubb ornamental keys.
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Jan 11
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/071E
access
'Oxford Herald'
Short review of Chubb treatise that detailed the
lecture to the Institution of Civil Engineers.
1851 Feb 2
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/071F
access
'Exposition Express'
Short review of Chubb treatise that detailed the
lecture to the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Former Reference: 135BR
1851 Feb 2
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/072
access
Extract from Chubb's 'On the History and
1851 Jan 22
Construction of Latches and Locks' lecture to
the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Pages 37- 42 (not in order) with image of
detector lock, from unnamed publication. Pages
are in the wrong order and start at 39.
5 pages
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/073A
access
'Society of Arts'. 'Morning Advertiser'
1851 Jan 23
A review of Mr Chubb's lecture to the Society of
Arts on the construction of latches and locks..
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/073B
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'Society of Arts'. 'Chronicle'
1851 Jan 23
Arts on the construction of latches and locks..
Page 179
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'Society of Arts'. 'Patent Journal'
1851 Jan 25
Arts on the construction of latches and locks.
1 newspaper cutting, 7 items with 2 captions
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/075A
access
'Society of Arts'. 'Watchman'
1851 Jan 29
Arts on the construction of latches and locks.
States that the Council of Civil Engineers has
awarded the Telford Silver medal to Mr John
Chubb.
Newspaper cutting, 3 items with 1 captions
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/075B
access
'McGregor and Lee'
185132 Frith Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
of America. Manufacturer of bank, jail, store
and house locks.
1 calling card
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/076A
access
'Chubb's locks like others are made in series'
Extract from Chubb's lecture to the Society of
Arts. Unattributed, no publication given.
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/076B
access
'Wilks vs Lawson, Court of Queen's Bench'.
1851 Feb 20
'Times'
Report on a case brought by a 'turnkey' from
whose cell a prisoner, Hackett, had escaped.
Case of defamation brought against The Times.
Plaintiff awarded one farthing in damages.
Article extends over two pages, see
CLC/B/002/10/01/03/077A for final section.
1 newspaper cutting, 2 items with caption
185-
Page 180
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'Cross-examined. The plaintiff was discharged
after the enquiry'
Final section of report on a case brought by a
'turnkey' from whose cell a prisoner, Hackett,
had escaped. Case of defamation brought
against The Times. Plaintiff awarded one
farthing in damages.
Article extends over two pages, see
CLC/B/002/10/01/03/076B for first sections.
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Feb 20
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/077B
access
'The pleasures of grumbling are so great that it
may be doubted'
Report and comments on a case brought by a
'turnkey' from whose cell a prisoner, Hackett,
had escaped. Case of defamation brought
against The Times newspaper. Plaintiff
awarded one farthing in damages.
No publication details.
1851
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/078
access
'Milners' Fire-Proof Safes'. 'Courier'
Detailed description of Milners' fire-proof safes.
The article contains a total of 4 items with
caption, 2 items and caption appear on the
following page, CLC/B/002/10/01/003/79A
1851 Mar 12
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/079
access
'Milners' Fire-Proof Safes'. 'Courier'
Continuation of a detailed description of
Milners' fire-proof safes and how they work.
The items are in the wrong order. The article
contains a total of 4 items with caption, 2 items
appear on the previous page
CLC/B/002/10/01/078
1851 Mar 12
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/080A
access
'Notches About Safes. Mr Milner at the
Exhibition'. 'Liverpool Times'
Description of Milners' safes on display at the
Great Exhibition in Hyde Park.
1851 Mar 27
Page 181
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'Fire Proof Iron Safes by S.I.Arnheim at Berlin'
'Artificial locksmith to His Majesty the King of
Prussia'
1 advertisement, 3 pages
185English,
French and
German
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/081A
access
'Spurious Pianofortes'. 'Wolverhampton(?)
Chronicle'
Report of a 'worthless' piano sold under the
name of a prestigious maker, Collard and
Collard.
1851 Mar 26
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/081B
access
John Chubb'. 'Indian News'
Article recommends the use of Chubb safes for
Indian banks
1851 Apr 17
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/081C
access
'A Curious Irish Lock, with Self-Acting Register'
To be raffled
1 calling card
185-
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/081D
access
'The Catch Key Lock'. 'The Inventor, Class 7,
Number 158'
Description of a lock that will retain any key
except the real one. At 'the Exhibition at
Birmingham'.
1 advertisement
185-
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/082
access
'General Hardware'. 'Official Description and
Illustrated Catalogue of the Great Exhibition of
1851'
Duplicate of page 664 from catalogue held in
Wimbledon Library. Brief listing of some
lockmakers, including Bramah.
1 item
1978 Feb 18
Page 182
Reference
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'India Turns Acquisitive Eyes on the Koh-iNoor'. 'The Times'
Article concerns the return of treasures to their
country of origin, highlighting the Koh-i-Noor
diamond because Queen Elizabeth is due to
visit India, and the Indian press has been
raising the issue. Chubb made a special case
to display the case in the Great Exhibition of
1851. With duplicate
1983 Nov 8
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/084
access
'Including Locks and Grates'. 'Official
Description and Illustrated Catalogue of the
Great Exhibition of 1851'
Duplicate of page 663 from catalogue held in
Wimbledon Library. Listing of Chubb and Sons,
text with images, including Chubb's Koh-i-Noor
diamond case. Duplicate
1 item
1978 Feb 18
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/085A
access
'Messrs. Chubb and Son'. 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'
Detailed descriptions of items displayed in the
Great Exhibition by the following lock
manufacturers and retailers:
Chubb and Son
Mr Taylor, Meridale Street
Mr Aubin, Poulteney Street
Mr Yates, St. John's Square
Mr Gibbons, St. John's Square
Also lists all exhibitors from Wolverhampton
1851 Apr 2
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/085B
access
'A detector lock, invented and manufactured by
a young mechanic named Wolverson'.
'Birmingham Journal'
Brief description of lock intended for display at
the Great Exhibition.
1851 Apr 5
Page 183
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'Paublans Locksmith, Rue St Honore No 366,
near the Place Vendome, Paris, France'
Manuscript advertismen, member of the
Academy of Industry. Possibly text for a printer.
1 advertisement
185-
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access
'Henry Bigford, Bell Hanger, Patent Lever
Detector Lock and Latch Manufacturer,
Wolverhampton'
'The inventor is willing to dispose of his right to
the invention'
1 advertisement
185-
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access
'The Koh-i-Noor appeared to be the chief object 1851 May 3
of attraction'. 'Times'
Report on the cage designed by Chubb for the
Great Exhibition.
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/087C
access
'We must leave unnoticed the enormous buffalo 1851 May 9
horns'. 'Morning Chronicle'
Short reference to Bramah and Chubb displays
in the Great Exhibition
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/087D
access
'Though there is, as we were saying, no one or
more items that predominate over all others'
Description of the Koh-i-Noor diamond display
at the Great Exhibition
1851 May 10
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/087F
access
'First however let us first describe the safe for
the Koh-i-Noor'. 'Builder'
Description of the locking mechanism for the
Koh-i-Noor diamond display at the Great
Exhibition
1851 May 10
Page 184
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'Locks'
Description of the display at the Great
Exhibition, preceded by a short history of locks.
Unattributed
1851
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/089A
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'The Koh-i-Noor'. 'Berrows Worcester Journal'
Brief description of Chubb's display cage.
1851 May 9
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/089B
access
'Manufacturers of the safe which contains the
Koh-i-Noor'. 'Family Herald'
Description of Chubb's products.
1851 May 31
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/089C
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'The Great Diamond'. 'Morning Advertiser'
Description of Chubb's protective cage on
display at the 'Crystal Palace' in Hyde Park.
1851 June 6
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/089D
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'Various contrivances to protect books, papers
and valuable documents against the ravages of
fire are exhibited'. 'Illustrated News'
Short description of Chubb's heat resistant
safes
1851 May 24
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/090
access
'Notes on the History of the Koh-i-Noor
diamond since its discovery in 1550'
Manuscript.
3 pages
185-
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'The Lock Controversy', 'The Times'
Brief description of various gems displayed at
the Great Exhibition. Refers to Chubb
protective cages and an American who has
volunteered to pick Chubb and Bramah locks.
1851 Jun 9
Page 185
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'The Lock Controversy, to the Editor of the
1851 Jun 10
Times', 'The Times'
Letter from Chubb and Son contesting the claim
by a New Yorker that he has picked Chubb and
Bramah locks. The letter offers the lock-picker
an opportunity to demonstrate this in public.
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/091C
access
'The Lock Controversy, to the Editor of the
Times'
2 letters. The first, from A.C. Hobbs, in reply to
challenges from Chubb and Bramah to pick
their locks. The second letter, from Bramah,
repeats the offer of 200 guineas to anyone who
can pick the lock on display in their window.
1851 Jun 11
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/091D
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'Hobbs, Who Can Pick Any Lock Made in
England Has Declined the Challenge We Gave
Him', 'Birmingham Journal'
Advertisement. Chubb locks, safes and chests
1 advertisement, with caption
1851 Jun 14
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/091E
access
Description of an attempt to force a Bramah
lock. 'The Times'
Unsuccessful attempt made on a despatch box
belonging to a Colonel Rawlinson while on a
French railway journey.
1851 Jun 11
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/091F
access
'The Lock Controversy. To The Editor of The
1851 Jun 12
Times', 'Times'
From Chubb and Son. Repeats the offer to Mr
Hobbs for him to try and pick a Chubb lock, with
a Chubb foreman in attendance.
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/092
access
Copy Ledger page relating to the sale of Chubb 19lock number 142356
Highlighting the sale, in June 1844, of the lock
allegedly picked by A.C. Hobbs. Modern copy.
For original see CLC/B/002/05/02/01/006
1 item
Page 186
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'The Lock Controversy, To the Editor of The
Times'
From Clavis. Suggests that Chubb and Bramah
should allow Mr Hobbs to publicly attempt to
pick their locks.
1 newspaper cutting
1851
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/093B
access
'English and American Locks. Challenge By
1851 Jun 14
Chubb, Bramah and Cotterill'. 'Birmingham
Journal'
Report of the lock controversy, quoting Chubb's
letter to The Times
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/093C
access
Letters from A.C. Hobbs, Bramah and
Company and Chubb and Son relating to the
lock controversy.
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Jun
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/093D
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Letter from Edwin Cotterill about the lock
controversy. Offers Mr Hobbs a public
demonstration of his lock-picking skills.
1851 May 21
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/094A
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'Law Report. Court of Queen's Bench, June 23'
No source. Report of a case about patent
infringement of Milner safes. June 23, year
unknown
1 newspaper cutting
185-
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/094B
access
'Institution of Mechanical Engineers'
Newspaper cutting, no source. Report of a
lecture given on the American safety lock.
1 newspaper cutting
185-
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/094C
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'Institution of Mechanical Engineers'
Report of a lecture given on the American
safety lock.
185-
Page 187
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'Notes for Strangers'. 'The Morning Post
Duplicate. Lists entry times and admission
prices to the Industrial Exhibiton in Hyde Park.
1 newspaper cutting
1851
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/096
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'The Newspaper'
Report of a successful demonstration of lockpicking, by Mr Hobbs, of a Chubb lock in under
10 minutes.
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Jul 26
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/097
access
'The Newspaper'
1851 Jul 26
Report of successful Bramah lock-picking by Mr
Hobbs. The witnesses recommend that Bramah
pay him 200 guineas reward.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/098
access
Description of picking Bramah and Chubb locks 1851
Report, with images, of the lock-picking tools
and methods employed by Mr Hobbs to pick
Chubb and Bramah locks.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/099
access
'Picking of the Bramah Lock by Mr A.C.Hobbs'.
Description, with images, of the Bramah lock
picked by Mr Hobbs.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/100A
access
'The Lock Controversy. Our American
1851 Sep 6
Brethren'. 'Builder'
Description of the process used by Mr Hobbs to
pick a Bramah lock .
1851 Sep 6
Page 188
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'The Lock Controversy. To the Editor of The
Times'.
Two letters. First letter from Chubb and Son
clarifying the offer made to Mr Hobbs for lockpicking. Second letter is from a "Joint Stock
Bank Manager" and describes a theft from the
Greenock Bank Company twenty years before.
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Sep 9
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/100C
access
'The Lock Controversy'. 'Edinburgh Courant'
Description of the controversy. Some text
missing
1851 Sep 9
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/101
access
'Great Exhibition'.
1851 Sep 9
Description of different types and makes of lock
available, and on display. Some text missing in
first item.
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/102A
access
Lock designs. 'Wolverhampton Herald'
Description of different types and makes of
locks.
1851 Sep 24
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/102B
access
'Mr Cotterell's Lock'. 'Wolverhampton'
Description of Cotterell's lock, followed by a
description of Newell's American lock. Some
text missing.
1851 Sep 10
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/102C
access
'To the Editor of The Times'. 'Times'
Some text missing. Letter from Walter H.
Tucker about the security of various locks.
1851 Sep 8
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/103
access
'Newell's Patent Parautoptic Bank Lock'
1851
Issued by A.C. Hobbs, proprietor. Contains
details of the bank lock with various affirmations
as to its security.
1 leaflet
Page 189
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'You Can But If You Are Beaten Lose With A
Good Grace'. 'The Times'
Text missing. Letter from "Common Sense",
advising Chubb and Bramah to accept that Mr
Hobbs can pick their locks
1 newspaper cutting
1851
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/104B
access
£500 offered to pick Mr Hobbs' lock. 'Dispatch'
Part of article. No-one has attempted to pick Mr
Hobbs' lock.
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Sep 7
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/105
access
'A Challenge to Mr Hobbs, the Celebrated
Amercian Lock-Picker'
Issued by Joseph Richards of Wolverhampton
offering £10 to Mr Hobbs, or anyone else, who
can pick the detector rim lock.
1 leaflet
1851
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/106
access
'Locks and Lock-Picking'. 'Illustrated News'
2 Images of Newton's Permutation "Bitt" keys.
Article describes Newton's lock which has so
far defied attempts at lock-picking.
1851 Aug 9
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/107A
access
'Diamond Dialogues'. 'The Times'
Fictitious, satirical dialogue between two
policemen discussing the Koh-i-Noor diamond.
1851 Jul 2
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/107B
access
'The Pick Lock Question'. 'The Times'
1851 Jul 2
Article questions, humorously, whether the
current interest in lock-picking might allow
criminals to escape justice, with the excuse that
they were attempting to gain a reward from
Bramah or Chubb.
1 newspaper cutting
Page 190
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'Advertisement. Locking'. 'The Times'
Letter from Edwin Cotterill challenging Mr
Hobbs to pick a Cotterill lock.
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Jun 30
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/108A
access
'A Walk in the Hardware Department'
Part of an article that refers to Wolverhamptonbased Walton and Company's exhibits of
enamelled ware being surrounded by locks on
display.
1 newspaper cutting
1851
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/108B
access
'Locks. For some time past it has been wellknown that Mr Hobbs, an American exhibitor of
locks'.
Mr Hobbs picked a Chubb Detector lock in a
vault of the State Paper Office, with witnesses
present.
1 newspaper cutting
1851
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/108C
access
'The Lock Controversy'. 'The Times'
Letter from Bramah and Company describing
Mr Hobbs progress in attempting to pick one of
their locks, under witness supervision.
1851 Aug 1
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/108D
access
'The Lock Controversy'. 'The Times'
Letter from Mr Hobbs describing his attempt to
pick a Bramah lock. He states that the lock in
question was made specifically for the test and
was not a commercial lock.
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Aug 1
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/108E
access
'Challenge to Mr Hobbs'. 'Punch'
Satirical article about Mr Hobbs's claim to have
picked a Bramah lock.
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Sep 20
Page 191
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'The Pick of the Exhibition'. 'Punch'
Satirical article questioning whether the Koh-iNoor diamond is now safe, after Mr Hobbs
picked a Chubb lock.
1851 Sep 20
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/109A
access
'Locks and Lock-Picking. With a Portrait of Mr
1851 Aug 2
Hobbs'. 'Illustrated News'
Daguerottetype image, of Mr Hobbs lockpicking. Article describes the picking of
Chubb's detector lock. Finishes with Mr Hobbs
offer of £1,000 to anyone who can pick any one
of his Newell patent locks.
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/109B
access
'Advertisement. The Lock Controversy'. 'The
Times'
Letter from Chubb questioning the 'Illustrated
News' account of Mr Hobbs lock-picking.
1 newspaper cutting, with loose caption
1851 Aug 4
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/109C
access
Times'
Letter from Bramah and Company questioning
Mr Hobbs's account of lock-picking. This is
followed by a short letter from Hobbs correcting
the date on which he lock-picked.
1 newspaper cutting, with loose caption
1851 Aug 5
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/109D
access
'In consideration of the interest very naturally
excited in the public mind'. 'Journal'
Description of the Chubb lock picked by Mr
Hobbs in 1850 Nov (probably erroneous,
should be 1851)
1 newspaper cutting, with caption below
185-
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/110A
access
'The Lock Controversy. The American picklock,
Mr Hobbs, has accomplished the opening of
Bramah's patent lock'. ' Globe'
Article concerns whether Hobbs is entitled to
the reward for picking the Bramah lock.
1 newspaper cutting
185-
Page 192
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Times'. 'Times'
From Chubb, refuting Mr Hobbs acceptance of
a challenge to try and open a Chubb lock.
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Sep 2
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/110C
access
The Lock Controversy. Bramah should pay
reward to Hobbs. 'Times'
Article that recommends Mr Hobbs should
receive 200 guineas reward from Bramah for
opening their lock. Includes 'Report of the
Arbitrators'.
Article is followed by a letter from A.C. Hobbs
attaching two enclosures concerning his
opening of Chubb's lock in front of witnesses.
1851 Sep 4
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/111
access
'The Catch Key Lock'. 'Bisford's'
Lottery tickets, the winner of which will own the
patent of a new lock designed to resist picking
by Mr Hobbs. Value of patent is £10,000.
Winner will be offered £5,000 if he or she
wishes to sell it.
1 advertisement
1851
CLC/B/002/10/01/003/112
access
'Bank Robberies Prevented by Newells' Patent
Parautoptic Bank Lock'
With 2 images of a medal awarded by National
Mechanics Institute of Austria.
Contains numerous affidavits and certificates
from various institutes, companies and banks
attesting to the security of Newell's lock.
32 pages
1850
CLC/B/002/10/01/004
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'Chubb Collectanea'
1 volume
1851 - 1854
[17-- - 198-]
Page 193
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Bramah and Company, 124 Piccadilly: 'The
Bramah Lock'
Includes printed letters concerning counterfeit
locks. Printed by T Brettell, Rupert Street,
Haymarket
1 advertisement
Former Reference: A
1851
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/002
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'Volume 2' label
1 page
Former Reference: B
191- - 193-
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/003
access
Lock Controversy'
Printed. Describes Mr Hobbs' unsuccessful
picking of Bramah lock
1 letter
Former Reference: C
1851 Aug 1
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/004
access
'Great Exhibition - prize medal'. 'Morning
Herald' 1851 Oct 31
Milner's Safes. Copy only
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: D
196- - 198-
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N Penner[?], Superintendant of Police, [Great]
Exhibition Hyde Park, to Chubb and Son
Manuscript. Concerns his purchase of a Chubb
lock for Mr Hobbs to attempt to pick it, with
testimonial to efficacy of Chubb's locks
1 letter of 3 pages
Former Reference: E
1851 Oct 29
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/006
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Institution of Mechanical Engineers: 'Report of
Proceedings at the Special General Meeting'
Printed by Waterlow and Sons, London Wall.
'Machine for Blooming Iron' by Joseph Beasley
of Smethwick, Birmingham; 'On the Progress of
Improvements in Locks in the United States of
America' by Paul R Hodge of London. With
plates
1 volume of 35 pages
Former Reference: F
1851 Jun 30
Page 194
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Institution of Mechanical Engineers: 'Excerpt
Minutes of Proceedings'
Printed by W. Clowes & Son, Stamford Street.
'On Fire-proof Buildings, by James Braidwood'
Former Reference: E
1850
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/008
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Bramah Lock Controversy'
Extracts from contemporary press coverage.
Describes Mr Hobbs' successful picking of
Bramah lock and subsequent award of cheque
for 200 guineas following decision by
arbitrators.
1 pamphlet of 24 pages
Former Reference: H
1851
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/009
access
'Mr Hobbs picking locks in New York,
Philadelphia and New Orleans'. 'The American
Magazine'
Mr Hobbs testing bank vault security by picking
locks in New York, Philadelphia and New
Orleans.
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 1 3B
1851
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/010
access
Bramah Lock'
Reverse contains 'Table of Permutations of the
Bramah Lock'
1 advertisement
Former Reference: I
1851
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/011
access
Lewis Jennings: 'Jenning's Patent Rotary
Permutation Lock'
Advertising leaflet for New York manufactured
lock as exhibited at the London Exhibition
[1851]. Printed by Davidson, Carey Street.
1 leaflet
Former Reference: 2
1850-1851
Page 195
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Milner v. Harrison. 'Infringement of Patent. In
Chancery - Injunction'
Notice of court proceedings in Bath brought by
William Milner seeking an injunction against
John German Harrison for infringement of
Thomas Milner's patent for fire-proof safes of
1840. Vice Chancellor Sir George Turner
granted the injunction. Unidentified source.
1 newspaper cutting (?)
Former Reference: 2
185- - 186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/012B
access
R. Noake and Son: 'Testing of a new
1851 Sep
description of Wrought Iron Book Safe'
Notice by R. Noake and Son, Wolverhampton
advertising the testing of fire-proof book safe on
September 29 1851.
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 3
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/012C
access
'The Protector Lock [and] Chubb's Patent Iron
185--186Safes and Locks'
Report on displays (at the Great Exhibition?) on
The Protector Lock, by Mr Restell of Clark and
Company and on Chubb's Patent Iron Safes
and Locks. Unidentified source.
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 3
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/013A
access
Henry Howard Paul: 'Hobbs, The American
Lock Picker' 'Morning Chronicle'
Biographical article on Alfred Hobbs, the
American lock picker
1 newspaper cutting in 2 parts
1851 Oct 4
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/013B
access
'Chubb's locks' 'The Optimist'
A Chubb lock belonging to Captain Balcarras
Ramsay in Madras was successfully picked by
a native artisan named Chand
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Oct 13
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/013C
access
'Lock picking made an impossibility'
Tittley's protection segmental slide cap for
locks, registered for Joseph Taylor, lock
manufacturer, Wolverhampton
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Oct 1
Page 196
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'Mr Hobbs picking locks in New York,
Philadelphia and New Orleans'. 'The American
Magazine'
Mr Hobbs testing bank vault security by picking
locks in New York, Philadelphia and New
Orleans.
1 newspaper cutting
184--186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/013E
access
'The lock controversy' 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'
Editorial comment on advertisement entitled
'Lock picking made an impossibility: Tittley's
protection segmental slide cap for locks,
registered for Joseph Taylor, Lock
manufacturer, Wolverhampton
1 newspaper cutting
1851 Oct 1
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/013F
access
C.J. Gaylor, 90 John Street, New York:
'Salamander Safes'
Advertising card for Gayler's fireproof
Salamander Safes
1 advertisement
Former Reference: 3
1851
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/013G
access
Charles Chubb: 'Chubb v. Hobbs'. 'The Daily
News'
Published letter from Charles Chubb to the
Editor of 'The Daily News', dated Oct 24 1851
concerning the American lock-picker Hobbs.
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 3
1851 Oct 27
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/014B
access
'The Lock Controversy'
Report of lecture given at the Society of Arts by
Mr Hobbs on locks, including locks
manufactured by Bramah, Chubb and Newall.
Unidentified newspaper. The lecture was given
on 15 Jan 1852.
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 4
1852 Jan
Page 197
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Chubb and Son, 57 St Paul's Churchyard:
'Burglaries at the Dundee Bank and at
Manchester'
Advertisement in the form of testimonials about
attempted burlaries foiled by the use of Chubb
locks.
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 4
1852 Feb 9
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/014D
access
'Robbery'. 'Bristol Mercury' 1852 Jan
Report of robbery at the Coalbrookdale
Company, Castle Street, Bristol, suggesting
that a Chubb lock had been picked
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 4
1852 Jan
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/014E
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'Chubb's Lock'. 'Bristol Mercury'
Correction to earlier report of robbery at the
Coalbrookdale Company, Castle Street, Bristol,
suggesting that a Chubb lock had been picked.
The lock had not been picked, but the safe
doors had been forced open.
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 4
1852 Jan 24
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/014F
access
Society of Arts: 'Mr A.C. Hobbs read a Paper on 1852 Jan
the Principles of the Construction of Locks'
Brief report from 'Transactions of the Society of
Arts' on the Second Extra Ordinary Meeting of
the Session on January 15 1852 at which A.C
Hobbs read a paper on the construction of
locks.
Former Reference: 4 4BM
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/014G
access
'Mr Hobbs in Liverpool'. 'Liverpool Journal'
Published letter from Mr Milner, dated January
31 1852, correcting its report on Hobbs' visit to
Liverpool in connection with the sale of Milner's
safes in his new premises in London.
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 4
1852 Feb
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/015
access
Hobbs' Patent American Lock Company: 'Form
of Application for Shares'
Blank form regarding the allocation of shares at
£5 each.
1 leaflet
Former Reference: 4
1852
Page 198
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Hobbs' Patent American Lock Company:
'[Prospectus] Capital £50,000, in 10,000 shares
of £5 each'
Prospectus for share issue.
Former Reference: 5
1852
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/017A
access
A.C. Hobbs, 16 Ovington Square, Brompton:
'The American Lock'. 'Banker's Magazine'.
Letter from Hobbs dated November 27 1851
regarding his description of the Day and Newell
locks to the Banking Institute.
Former Reference: 6 6LB
1852 Jan
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/017B
access
Lewis H. Haslewood, 15 Angel Court,
Throgmorton Street: 'Hobbs' Patent American
Lock Company'. 'Berrow's Worcester Journal'
Published advertisement concerning share
issue.
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 6 6TR
1852 Jan 29
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/017C
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'Hobbs' Locks'. 'Berrow's Worcester Journal'
Report on share issue in Hobbs' Patent
American Lock Company.
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 6
1852 Jan 29
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/018
access
E. Hunter, to Mrs Chubb [?]
1852 Jan 5
On Mrs Chubb's recovery from a serious illness
and declining her invitation to London on
account of his age (79). Mrs Chubb is not
named, but he thanks her for a lock of her
daughter's hair, describing it as "A true Chubb's
Lock".
1 letter of 3 pages
Former Reference: 7
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Account of dinner held in Wolverhampton in
1851 Nov 12
honour of Mr Chubb
[Start of cutting missing] Begins with description
of Hobbs' presentation to the mechanical
engineers at the Society of Arts' London and of
Hobb's refusal to attempt to pick Chubb locks.
At the dinner, toasts were responded to by
John Hunter and Mr Danks. Mr E. Hunter
proposed toast to Mr Chubb, who responded
with speech in praise of his workforce. The
following day the Chubb workmen celebrated,
together with Captain Russell and assembled
soldiers of the 50th regiment. A brief description
of a test of Milner's fireproof safes is also
included.
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/020A
access
Samuel Whitfield: 'Begs respectfully to call your 1850
attention to his Manufactures'
Printed by James Grove, 20 Great Charles
Street, Birmingham. Includes details of wrought
iron safes and deed boxes, fitted with Cotterill's,
Mordan's or Chubb's patent locks.
Former Reference: 9
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/020B
access
L.H. Haslewood, 15 Angel Court, Throgmorton 1852
Street: 'Hobbs Patent American Lock Company'
Advertisment [undated] from unknown
newspaper regarding the issue of shares in
Hobbs Patent American Lock Company.
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 9
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/020C
access
1852 Feb
'[Advertisement] Burglaries at the Dundee Bank
and at Manchester'. 'The Morning Advertiser'
Testimonials about attempted burglaries foiled
by the use of Chubb locks.
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 9
Page 200
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Chubb safe purchased by Queen Victoria and
1852 Feb 28
presented to the Duchess of Gloucester. 'The
Wolverhampton Chronicle'
Brief note on Queen Victoria's purchase of
Chubb safe as exhibited at the Great Exhibition.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/021C
access
Chubb safe purchased by Queen Victoria and
presented to the Duchess of Gloucester. 'The
Liverpool Mail'
Brief note on Queen Victoria's purchase of
Chubb safe as exhibited at the Great Exhibition
1 newspaper cutting
1852 Feb 24
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/021D
access
'Fire-protector for iron safes, registered for Mr
T.W. Stephens, St James-Street, Dublin'.
'Liverpool Mercury'
Short report on Mr Stephens' fire-resistant
safes.
1 newspaper cutting
1852 Mar 2
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/022
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Arthur A Smith, Bristol to Chubb and Son, 57 St 1852 Feb 17
Pauls Churchyard
Regarding unsuccessful attempt to pick a
Chubb lock - thieves had to resort to drilling to
rob repository.
1 letter
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/023A
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A.C. Hobbs: 'Hobb's American Lock'.
Published letter from Hobbs, 97 Cheapside,
dated April 2 1852, in response to letter from
Jer. Smith published 28 March. Hobbs refutes
the claim that Smith was not given the
opportunity to pick his lock as displayed at the
Great Exhibition. Mr Potter of South Africa had
made duplicate key which Smith had used in a
previous attempt to pick the lock. Hobbs
challenges Smith to pick lock - place: 97
Cheapside, time: 4 p.m., with prize of £1,000
on offer.
1 newspaper cutting
1852 Apr
Page 201
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J.G. Harrison and Company.: 'Patent Fire-Proof 1852 Jan 20
Safes. Milner versus Harrison: Judgment'
Reprint of judgment by Vice-Chancellor Sir
George Turner in the case of 'Patent Fire-Proof
Safes. Milner v. Harrison', dated December 19
1851. Case refers to Tann's and Milner's
patents on fire-proof safes.
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/024A
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Architectural and Archaeological Society
1852
[Liverpool]: 'Mr William Brown, M.P., on locks'
Report [undated] of a fortnightly meeting of the
Architectural and Archaeological Society,
including a letter from William Brown describing
his own design of lock, which was read by the
Secretary and a letter from T.G. Code written
on behalf of Chubb and Son, denying that Mr
Hobbs had ever picked one of their locks.
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/024B
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Fragment of interview [unknown source]
1852
5-lines: ... "The general effect of his answers to
my questions was that he had nothing to
disclose, that he knew nothing whatever of the
matter" ...
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/025
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Edwin Cotterill, 105 New Street, Birmingham:
'The principle of Edwin Cotterill's Patent Climax
Detector Lock'
With testimonials.
1 advertisement leaflet of 4 pages
1851-1852
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/026
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Edwin Cotterill, 105 New Street, Birmingham:
[circular letter]
Circular letter advertising his new premises at
105 New Street, Birmingham.
1 letter of 2 pages
1852 Feb 25
Page 202
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'Bald Facts'. 'Punch'
1852 April 24
Short article suggesting that Chubb's Patent
Safety Locks would provide a good alternative
to a hair restorer advertised under the slogan of
"A beautiful head of hair for one shilling".
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/027B
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Michael Leopold Parnell, of Little Queen Street, 1852 May 15
Ironmonger: 'For certain improvements in locks.
Patent dated November 6 1851'. 'The
Mechanical Magazine'
Brief description of Michael Leopold Parnell's
patent for improvements to tumbler locks.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/027C
access
Thomas Restell, of the Strand, Watchmaker:
'For improvements in locks or fastenings.
Patent dated December 8 1851'. 'The
1 newspaper cutting
1852 Jun 19
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/027D
access
George Dismore, of Clerkenwell-Green,
Jeweller: 'For improvements in locks. Patent
dated December 8 1851'. 'The Mechanical
Magazine'
1 newspaper cutting
1852 May 15
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/027E
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Michael Parnell: 'Parnell's specification'. 'The
1852 May 22
Correction to brief description of his patent for
improvements to locks as described in previous
issue of The Mechanical Magazine.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/027F
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Willliam Sinclair: 'For certain improvements in
locks. Patent dated November 13 1851'. 'The
1852
Page 203
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'Mr. A.C. Hobbs of America will deliver a lecture 1852
on the principle and construction of locks'
Lecture to be given by Hobbs at the London
Tavern, Bishopsgate Street on Thursday 27th
instant in aid of the Iron, Hardware and Metal
Trades' Pension Society.
1 advertisement
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/029
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Bramah and Company, 124 Piccadilly:
'Bramah's newly invented Double Security
Patent Locks'
Circular letter advertising Bramah's locks.
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/030
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'Fusible Metal Fire-Plugs'. 'Mechanical
1852
Magazine'
Article referring to Granville Sharp's Prize
Essay on fire-resistant safes, published in Issue
1500 of the 'Mechanical Magazine' and
comparing his methods to those of Mr Mackay
as published in 'The Builder' of 4 December
1847 and the 'Mechanical Magazine' of 27
October 1849.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/031A
access
A shared fireproof safe. 'Mechanical Magazine'
Part of article suggesting shared use of large
fireproof safes for storage of important
documents, enabling the ready insurance of
such items.
1 newspaper cutting
1852 Jun 5
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/031B
access
Alfred Hobbs' improved lock. 'Wolverhampton
Herald'
Part of article only.
1 newspaper cutting
1852 Sep 8
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/031C
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'The Fire-proof Safe Controversy'
1852
Notice from unidentified newspaper announcing
a dinner at the Adelphi Hotel [Liverpool] in
honour of Mr Milner of Lord Street.
1 newspaper cutting
1852 April
Page 204
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'Hobb's American Lock Again'. 'The Observer'
Report of Mr Hobbs' challenge to Jeremiah
Smith, following report in 'The Observer' of 28
March that Smith was willing to attempt to pick
the Exhibition Lock. Hobbs had arranged for
Jeremiah Smith to attempt to pick one of his
commercial locks, rather than the Exhibition
Lock, for a sum of £200. Jeremiah Smith failed
to turn up at Hobbs' Cheapside office for the
challenge.
1 newspaper cutting
1852 Apr
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/032
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'Parnell's Patent dated 6th Nov 1851 [and]
Restell's Patent dated 8 Dec 1851'
Manuscript note [undated], with pencil drawing,
concerning Parnell's and Restell's patents and
protective tumblers for locks.
1 document
1851-1852
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/033A
access
'Threatened invasion of Cuba, by the
1852 Sep 30
Americans'. 'Berrow's Worcester Journal'
Comment on Mr Jennings' improvements on
the Colt revolver and on his locks exhibited at
the Great Exhibition, which were of inexpensive
construction, yet of equal security to those of
Hobbs. The author is surprised that Jennings'
lock was not patented in England, as the
attempt to launch Hobbs' company in England
had failed.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/033B
access
'Re John German Harrison'. Report from
1852
unknown Liverpool newspaper on Harrison's
bankruptcy
Report on the appointment of an assignee in
the bankruptcy of John German Harrison.
Proposals for the appointment of Mr John Tann,
Mr Norton or Mr Milner as assignee were
objected to by Mr Lloyd, solicitor acting on
behalf of Harrison. It was agreed to suggest
"an indifferent party", i.e. Mr Harmood Banner,
jnr., and the hearing was adjourned to ascertain
whether he was willing to act in this capacity.
Page 205
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'Burglaries and Chubb's locks and safes'
Advertisement from unknown newspaper
reporting on the unsuccessful attempts to pick
Chubb's patent locks during attempted
burglaries on the Dundee Bank and on Mr
Clarke's warehouse in Cross Street,
Manchester. The advertisement also refers to
the Koh-i-Noor Safe and Cage as displayed at
the Great Exhibition and to testimonial for
Chubb's fireproof safes by Mr Braidwood,
Superintendant of the London Fire Brigade.
1 newspaper cutting
1852
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/033D
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'For the invention of a good and cheap lock'.
'Society of Arts ... Session 185'
Notice from the Society's list of subjects for
premiums.
1 newspaper cutting
1852 Nov 1
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/033E
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George French, Bandon, Ireland:
'Improvements in axles or axletrees' Patent
dated June 27 1853.
Note [source unknown] of Patent no. 1557.
1 newspaper cutting
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1853
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/033F
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Alfred Charles Hobbs of New York: 'For certain
improvements in the construction of locks and
other fastenings' Patent dated February 23,
1852. 'The Mechanical Magazine'
1852 Sep
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/033G
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Notice of a meeting of the Polytechnic Society
[of Liverpool]. 'Liverpool Mercury'
Meeting at which Thomas Webster, a patentlaw barrister is to read paper entitled 'The
protection of invention in the arts and
manufactures ...'
1 newspaper cutting
1852
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/033H
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'Protection against thieves'. 'Manchester
Guardian'
Advertisement for Chubb's Detector Locks.
1 newspaper cutting
1852 Sep 29
Page 206
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'The last appendix to "Yankee Doodle' 'Punch'
1852
magazine
Satirical verse commenting on the superiority of
the United States over Great Britain, in such
things as Transatlantic clippers, The Panama
Canal, steamships, the Colt Revolver and
Hobbs' success in picking Chubb's and
Bramah's locks.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/035A
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Charles Chubb, 57 St Paul's Church Yard:
'Chubb's New Patent Lock'
Including testimonial from M.J. Brunel.
1 advertisement leaflet
1852
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/035B
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'Locks and Keys' 'Illustrated Exhibitor and
Magazine of Art' 24 July 1852
Article from 'The Illustrated Exhibitor and
Magazine of Art' , Vol., 2 no. 20, dated July 24
1852. A short history of locks, with illustrations
and descriptions of Ancient Egyptian locks, a
warded lock and key, Barron's lock and key,
Bramah's patent lock, Chubb's patent lock,
Chubb's patent quadruple lock, Chubb's
bankers' lock and Day & Newell's locks.
1 newspaper cutting of 6 pages
1852 Jul 24
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[Blank page]
Former Reference: -
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'Provisional Protections under the New Laws'.
Brief newspaper cuttings relating to patents for
locks.
Each item annotated to show when "Notice to
Proceed" was published in the 'London
Gazette', and several items also marked as
"Sealed", with date. Includes information on the
following Chubb patents:
No. 602. John Chubb: Improvements in Locks,
1 Nov 1852, Notice to Proceed 16 Nov 1852,
Sealed 17 Jan 1853 ; No.. 160. John Chubb
and John Goater. Improvements in locks and
latches, 21 Jan 1853, Notice to Proceed 8 Feb
1853, Sealed 16 May 1854.
1 page of 51 newspaper cuttings
1852-1854
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/038A
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'Hobbs and Co.'s "Solid-key" Lock' [and]
'Parnell's Defiance Lock'. 'Mechanical
Magazine'
Brief descriptions locks as exhibited at The
Society of Arts.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Jan 8
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/038B
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Australian orders for Chubb iron rooms and
1853 Jan 1
safes. 'Mechanical Magazine'
On Australian trade with the United Kingdom in
iron and tin goods. Reference is made to recent
orders from Australia for Chubb strong rooms
and safes, due to the quantity of gold
production.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/038C
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Henry Chubb and Company, Prince William
Street, New Brunswick: 'The New-Brunswick
Courier'
Advertising weekly newspaper 'The NewBrunswick Courier' to be published by Henry
Chubb and Company.
1 newspaper cutting
1853
Page 208
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'In Re J.G. Harrison' Report of bankruptcy
proceedings against Harrison. 'Liverpool
Courier'
Report from 'Liverpool Courier' 15 Jan 1853 on
proceedings in bankruptcy of John German
Harrison. Mr Bardswell appeared for John
Harrison and Mr Blair appeared on behalf of
Messrs. Milner. Previous court actions in 1851
and 1852 were decided in favour of Messrs.
Milner. Mr Bardswell questioned whether the
original court action should have been against
Messrs. Tann, who manufactured the safes
sold by Harrison, rather than against Harrison,
who had previously been employed by Milners.
The case was adjourned until Tuesday 18th
January 1853.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Jan 15
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/038E
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'Nixey's Patent Revolving Till'
Description [unknown source] of a revolving till
patented by Mr Nixey, of Moor Street, Soho.
Former Reference: 21 21RB
1853
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/039
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'Court of Bankruptcy: John German Harrison's
Certificate Meeting'. 'Liverpool Courier'
Proceedings in bankruptcy of John German
Harrison. Mr Bardswell appeared for John
Harrison and Mr Blair appeared on behalf of
Messrs. Milner. Previous court actions in 1851
and 1852 were decided in favour of Messrs.
Milner. A declaration of insolvency was signed
on September 30 1852. The decision of Mr
Commissioner Perry was that the certificate
should be suspended for six months and that
protection should be granted to the bankrupt.
1 newspaper cutting of 2 parts
Former Reference: 22 22RT
1853 Jan 19
Page 209
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Thomas Milner and Son: 'Safes! The Rationale
of a "Safe!" affording security against fire,
robbery, or violence
Issued by Milners, including testimonials for
Milner's fire-proof safes and warning against
the purchase of Tann's Patent Safes as sold by
J.G. Harrison, Liverpool, on the grounds of an
Injunction of Chancery regarding the
infringement of Milner's patent.
1 advertisement
185-
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Paul and Dominic Colnaghi and Company, 13 & 1852 May
14 Pall Mall East: Invitation to a private view of
a portrait of Sir George Grey
At Colnaghi's from 15-31 May 1852 of portrait
of Sir John Grey by Francis Grant A.R.A.
Addressed to E.B Denison Esq., 42 Queen
Anne Street.
1 invitation
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/042
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E.B Denison, 42 Queen Anne Street to Mr
Chubb
Suggesting improvement to Hobbs' design of
lock with an eccentric keyhole, with diagram.
1 letter of 2 pages
185-
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/043
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'Locks and Picklocks'. 'Chambers's Edinburgh
Journal'
Article on the history of locks and lock-picking,
pages 405-407. Includes brief description of
Chubb and Bramah locks, reference to the
1851 lock controversy and to methods of lockpicking by taking wax impressions of the
interiors of locks.
1852 Dec 25
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Daniel Brooke Robertson, Shanghai, China, to
John Chubb.
Incomplete [?] letter, with diagram.
1 letter of 2 pages
1851 Apr 16
Page 210
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Daniel Brooke Robertson, Shanghai, China, to
John Chubb.
On a Chinese lock design, suggesting its
similarity to Ancient Egyptian designs, with
diagram.
1 letter of 4 pages
1851 May 3
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'Parnell's "Master-Key Detachment"'.
1853 Feb 19
'Mechanical Magazine'
Description of adaptation to Parnell's "DefianceLock".
1 newspaper cutting
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'Extraordinary lock'. 'Home Companion'.
Description of Yale's Magic Lock, as described
in the 'American Artisan' magazine. Yale
offered reward of 500 dollars to anyone who
could pick the lock through the key-hole.
1 newspaper cutting
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S. Berrisford, 3 Ducie Street, Exchange,
1853 Mar 12
Manchester: 'Hobbs's American Protector
Locks fitted to Berrisford's Phoenix wrought-iron
fire and fraud-proof safes'. 'The Builder'
Advertisement.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/046D
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Hart and Son, 53, 54, 55 Wych-Street, Strand:
'Restell's Patent Protector Lock'.
Advertisement [unknown source].
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Feb 12
1853
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Court of Chancery, Feb 22: Law report
1853 Feb 23
regarding Rodgers v. Nowill, before the Lords
Justices of Appeal. 'The Times' [?]
Regarding breach of injunction of December
1847 restraining William Rodgers from using
trademark of V.R. with a crown, and inscription
"I. Rodgers and Sons" on cutlery. Lord Justice
Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner ruled that
Rodgers should be committed, unless he
proposed an acceptable alternative trademark.
He was ordered to pay costs.
1 newspaper cutting
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Bramah Locks'
Including press reports on the Lock
Controversy and Mr Hobbs from 'The Times',
'The Morning Chronicle' and 'The Bankers'
Magazine'.
1 advertising leaflet of 22 pages
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Court of Chancery, March 18: Law report
1853 Mar 1853
regarding Burgess v. Burgess before the Lords
Justices of Appeal. 'The Times'
On a motion for an injunction of behalf of Mr
William Robert Burgess, of 107 Strand to
restrain the defendant (his son) William Harding
Burgess of 36 King William Street from selling
any sauce manufactured by him and described
as Burgess's Essence of Anchovies. Lord
Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner
ruled that the injunction must be refused, with
costs.
1854 Mar
Page 212
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A.H. Layard: 'Discoveries in Nineveh and
1853
Babylon' [extract]. John Murray, Albermarle
Street.
Manuscript note with drawing of a Ketch (key)
as described on page 596 of 'Discoveries in
Nineveh & Bablyon' by A.H. Layard. Annotation
suggests this is same shape as an Egyptian
key.
Reverse of note contains manuscript notes
relating to sources of newspaper cuttings
[CLC/B/002/10/04/050A-D].
1 document
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'Robberies' [in Liverpool].
Reports [unidentified Liverpool newspaper]
about robberies and burglaries in Liverpool,
including a safe-blowing at the North Shoremills factory.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Mar
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Thomas Milner and Son: 'Safes! The Rationale
of a "Safe!" affording security against fire,
robbery, or violence
Advertisement including testimonials for
Milner's fire-proof safes and warning against
the purchase of Tann's Patent Safes as sold by
J.G. Harrison, Liverpool, on the grounds of an
Injunction of Chancery regarding the
infringement of Milner's patent. Published in
various Manchester newspapers.
1 advertisement
1853 Apr
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Mary Griffin was charged with having stolen
1853 Apr 8
several sovereigns out of her master's cashbox.
'The Times'
Report of theft by Mary Griffin from Mr Green,
a wholesale clothier of Bevis Marks. The
cashbox was fitted with one of Chubb's patent
locks.
1 newspaper cutting
Page 213
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'Rose's Patent Lock' (Patent dated October 21
1852). 'The Mechanical Magazine'
Brief description, with diagrams.
1853 May 7
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[Blank page]
Former Reference: -
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George Palmer, London and North Western
1853 May 16
Railway, Liverpool to C. Chubb and Son, 28
Lord Street, Liverpool.
Acknowledging receipt of letter from Chubb and
Son dated 15 May 1853 and promising official
reply on 17th May.
1 letter of 1 page
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Hobbs and Company, 97 Cheapside: 'Patent
Protector Locks'
Hobb's Patent Protector Locks, with tumbler
mechanism.
1 advertising leaflet
1853
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'Closed Key-Hole Detector Lock, Walter H.
Tucker, Inventor'.
With two diagrams.
1853
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George Palmer, London and North Western
Railway, Liverpool to C. Chubb and Son, 28
Lord Street, Liverpool.
In reply to Chubb's letter of 15 May 1853
testifying to the efficacy of Chubb's iron door
and locks which foiled an attempted burglary.
1 letter of 2 pages
1853 May 17
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S. Mordan and Company: 'On Mr E.B Denison's 1853 May 17
New Lock' [Part 1]. 'Liverpool Standard'
Report from Society of Arts [Liverpool].
Seventeenth Ordinary Meeting, 20 April , in
which E.B Denison delivered a paper on the
construction of his new tumbler lock, which
was designed to be simple and cheap, yet
difficult to pick.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/057
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S. Mordan and Company: 'On Mr E.B Denison's 1853 May 17
New Lock' [Part 2]. 'Liverpool Standard'
Report from Society of Arts [Liverpool].
Seventeenth Ordinary Meeting, 20 April, in
which E.B Denison delivered a paper on the
construction of his new tumbler lock, which
was designed to be simple and cheap, yet
difficult to pick [continuation of report, including
discussion with contributions by Mr Hensman,
Mr Hobbs, Mr Mordan and Mr Denison]
1 newspaper cutting
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Fitzhenry and Company, Capel Street, Dublin:
'Milner's Patent "Holdfast " and Fire-resisting
Safes'
Including testimonials from Butterworth and
Brookes, Manchester, Coubro and Potter, The
Minories, W.D. Roberts and Company,
Glasgow and the London and North-Western
Railway, Coventry.
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H.H. Cathray, 8 Great Vine Street to C. Chubb 1853 May 3
and Son.
From H.H. Cathray, Superintendant of Police, C
Division returning a damaged lock for repair,
which had prevented burglary at his house.
1 letter of 2 pages
1853
Page 215
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'Chubb and Sons's Locks, &c.'. 'Wolverhampton 1853 May 11
Chronicle'.
Description of Chubbs' specimen locks as sent
to the Dublin Exhibition. Items included a
selection of ordinary locks, wood stocklocks
with ornamental steel mountings, a 22-inch
wheel lock, a Chubb's patent Bank lock, a suite
of locks in various sizes, a very small gold
padlock set in a finger ring, a permutation lock
and a selection of fireproof safes.
1 newspaper cutting
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Thomas Lawless, Dundalk to C. Chubb and
Son.
Offering to sell Lawless's locks to Chubb for a
moderate sum, and enclosing a printed
testimonial from Sir John Macneill, Mount
Pleasant, dated May 10 1853.
1 letter of 2 pages
1853 May 17
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Sir John Macneill, Mount Pleasant, to Thomas
Lawless, Dundalk.
Printed copy of testimonial letter from Sir John
Macneill to Thomas Lawless, offering to
arrange for Mr Hobbs to see his tumbler lock,
once patented [unknown source].
1 letter
1853 May 10
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Chubb and Son, 28 Lord Street, Liverpool:
1853 May
'Messrs. Chubbs' Locks'
Advertisement quoting letter from George
Palmer of the London and Northwestern
Railway Company of 17 May regarding the
efficacy of Chubbs' iron door and locks in foiling
a burglary.
1 newspaper cutting
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Iron keys of the Tudor period. 'The Builder'
Illustration of 5 French iron keys.
Former Reference: 38 38M
1853 Mar 2
Page 216
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Hart and Son, 53, 54 and 55 Wych Street,
Drury Lane, London: 'Restell's Patent Protector
Lock'
Advertisement.
1 newspaper cutting
1853
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P.L.O.: 'Locks'. 'Society of Arts Journal'
1853 Jul 1
Anonymous reply to letter from A.C. Hobbs
dated 21 June concerning the award of the
Society of Arts Premium to Mr Saxby of
Sheerness for the construction of an
inexpensive secure lock. The writer agrees that
Saxby's lock is similar in principle to those of
Cotterill and Yale, but suggests that prize was
deserved, as it followed the Society's stipulation
of producing a "good common lock" at an
affordable price.
1 newspaper cutting
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Chubbs' locks at the Dublin Exhibition.
'Exhibition Expositor' [?]
Description of Chubbs' display.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Jun
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Thomas B. Heath [?], Manchester to Chubb,
London.
Regarding his design for a Permutation Lock.
He offers to show the lock to Chubbs' agent at
16 Martlet Street, and encloses a reply
envelope which Chubb may return "with or
without communication".
1 letter of 3 pages
1853 Jun 22
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'The Key to the Russian Question'. 'Punch' [?]
Satirical article, with cartoon, regarding the
question as to whether the Porte or Russia
should keep the key of the Greek Church.
Solution is that either Chubb of St Paul's
Churchyard or Bramah of Piccadilly should
provide a duplicate key for each party.
1 newspaper cutting
1853
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List of sealed patents, 4-5 July 1853
1853 Jul
[unknown source, possibly the London Gazette]
Including improvements in looms and other
machinery for the textile trade, atmospheric
engines, welding and iron casting.
1 newspaper cutting
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O.P.Q.: 'Locks'. 'Society of Arts Journal'
1853 Jul 8
Anonymous reply to anonymous letter from
P.L.O. dated 21 June concerning the award of
the Society of Arts Premium of £10 to Mr Saxby
of Sheerness for the construction of an
inexpensive secure lock.
1 newspaper cutting
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W.H. Tucker, Tiverton, Devon: 'Locks'. 'Society
of Arts Journal'
Letter from W.H. Tucker, an unsuccessful
competitor for the Society of Arts Premium of
£10 won by Mr Saxby, offering Mr Hobbs a
prize of £100 to pick his lock.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Jul 8
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'Mr Saxby's Lock'. 'Society of Arts Journal'
Further letter [cutting incomplete, author
unknown] concerning the award of the Society
of Arts Premium of £10 to Mr Saxby of
Sheerness for the construction of an
inexpensive secure lock.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Jul 8
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Thomas Restell: 'Locks'. 'Society of Arts
Journal'
Letter concerning The Society of Arts Premium
of £10 for an inexpensive and secure lock,
stating that his own English Protector Lock
would have been a prime candidate for the
prize, had he known of the competition.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Jul 15
Page 218
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E.H. Saxby: 'Locks'. 'Society of Arts Journal'
Letter concerning his award of the Society of
Arts Premium of £10 for an inexpensive and
secure lock, stating that the lock supplied for
the competition had been made in hurry and
was therefore more easily picked by Mr Hobbs.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Jul 15
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Walter H. Tucker: 'Locks'. 'Society of Arts
1853 Jul 22
Journal'
Letter further to his letter published on 15th July
stating that Mr Hobbs had not responded to his
challenge to pick his lock for a prize of £100,
although he had responded to another
challenge pubished in 'The Times'. The
challenge was still open to Hobbs.
1 newspaper cutting
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Charles Tomlinson: 'Society of Arts' Premiums'.
'Society of Arts Journal'
Letter questioning whether the principle of the
Society of Arts offering monetary premiums or
medals for the improvement of the industrial
arts is better than promoting such arts by the
publication of learned papers.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Jul 22
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'Mr Hobbs and the English Locksmiths'. 'The
Times'
Report from the 'Bankers' Circular' on the
award of the Society of Arts Premium of £10 to
Mr Saxley (sic) of Sheerness despite the ease
with which the lock was picked by Hobbs and
the similarity of design to locks produced by
Cotterill. The article questions Chubb's
expertise as a member of the committee
awarding the prize.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Jul 7
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'Sij weet 'tsecreet'
Engraving, possibly showing an early
combination lock, inscribed 'ISRAEL'.
1 print
1700-1799
Page 219
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Edwin Cotterill, 105 New-Street, Birmingham:
'Cotterill versus Hobbs'. 'The Times'
Letter, fromCotterill to the Editor, 'The Times'
concerning Hobb's abilities as a lock-picker,
following the report of the award of the Society
of Arts' Premium of £10 to Mr Saxley (sic).
Cotterill issues a further challenge to Hobbs to
pick one of his commercial locks for a prize of
50 guineas, with a further prize of 200 guineas
if he can successfully pick one of his best locks
fitted to an iron door.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Jul
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A.C. Hobbs: 'The Lock Question'. 'The Times'
Letter from A.C. Hobbs, dated 13 July, to the
Editor, The Times in response to Cotterill's
letter issuing further challenges. Hobbs would
be pleased to make a comparison between
Saxby's and Cotterill's locks and asserts that it
should not be taken for granted that he will
respond to every challenge presented,
depending on the reward offered.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Jul
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'Rudimentary Treatise on the Construction of
1853
Locks. Edited by Charles Tomlinson'
Book review [source unknown] of 'Rudimentary
Treatise on the Construction of Locks'. London:
Weale, 1853, edited by Charles Tomlinson, with
contributions by Hobbs, Chubb, Bramah and
George Dodd.
1 newspaper cutting
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'Lock-Picking as a Fine Art' [and] 'Cotterill
1853 Jul 23
versus Hobbs'. 'Ladies Own Journal'
Report reprinting letter from Edwin Cotterill to
the Editor, 'The Times' concerning Hobb's
abilities as a lock-picker, following the report of
the award of the Society of Arts' Premium of
£10 to Mr Saxley (sic). Cotterill issues a further
challenge to Hobbs to pick one of his
commercial locks for a prize of 50 guineas, with
a further prize of 200 guineas if he can
successfully pick one of his best locks fitted to
an iron door.
Page 220
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John Chubb, St Paul's Churchyard and John
Goater: 'Improvements in locks and latches'.
Brief report on patent dated 21 January (no.
160).
Former Reference: 43 43MB
1853 Jul 30
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H. and T. Pickford. 'Church Times, Halifax Nova 1853 Aug 13
Scotia'
Report on the opening of Pickfords' shop,
Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, with
description of a large and intricate lock,
weighing 23 lbs.
1 newspaper cutting
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'Rudimentary Treatise on the Construction of
Locks'. Edited by Charles Tomlinson.
Book review. Review criticises Hobbs for
advertising his own achievements as a lockpicker.
Former Reference: 44 44TM
1853 Jul 30
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Barlow and Aston, Solicitors, TownhallBuildings, Manchester: 'In the matter of certain
Letters Patent granted to Thomas Milner of
Liverpool'
Solicitors' notice of application by William
Milner, as executor of the late Thomas Milner,
to extend the duration of patents for 'Certain
improvements in boxes, safes, or other
depositories for the protection of papers or
other materials from fire'.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Jul 30
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Francis Whishaw, 9 John-Street, Adelphi,
Middlesex: 'An improved lock or system of
locks'. 'Mechanical Magazine'
Brief description of patent application dated 29
January 29 (no. 229)
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Jul 30
Page 221
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William Choppin, of London: 'Improvements in
locks'. 'Mechanical Magazine'
February (no.367)
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Jul 30
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Lewis Jennings, of Fludyer-Street,
Westminster: 'An improved construction of
lock'. 'Mechanical Magazine'
January 29 (no.238)
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Jul 30
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'Berrisford's Fire and Fraud-Proof Safes'.
1853
'Stockport Advertiser'
Report on an experimental trial of Samuel
Berrisford's fire-proof safe, fitted with one of
Hobbs' locks. The trial was carried out in the
presence of Mr Davis, and agent for the
competing firm of Milner and Son. David
alleged that the safe infringed Milner's patent,
but this was disproved and the General
Purposes Committee agreed that a certificate of
merit would be granted to Berrisford.
1 newspaper cutting
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Hobbs, Ashley, and Fortescue, 97 Cheapside:
'The Lock Controversy, arising out of the recent
award of the Society of Arts'
Pamphlet produced by Hobbs following the
controversy of the award of the Society of Arts
Premium of £10 to Saxby, reprinting
correspondence on the topic from the 'Society
of Arts Journal', 'The Times' and 'The
Observer'.
Former Reference: 45 45L
1853
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'A dialogue which ought to have taken place 1853
(only it didn't)' [Dialogue between Henry VIII
and the Catholic Archbishop of Westminster]
Cartoon [unknown source], numbered No. 5,
depicting Henry VIII and "Cardinal Foolishman".
The cardinal is attempting to enter Westminster
Abbey using his "Vatican Picklock', which will
not open the large Chubb's Patent lock on the
entrance door.
1 print
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W.A. Beever: 'Newell's impts. in locks'.
'Repertory - Conjoined series' - Plate VII
Diagram by W.A. Beever illustrating Newell's
patent for improvements to locks.
1 diagram
1853 Apr 15
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Charles Chaplin, 2 Providence Place, Prospect
Row, Woolwich to Mr Chubb, Patent
Lockmaker, Chubb and Company, London
Postmarked 4 August. With diagram of an
"unpickable" lock, using a key in 2 parts. Letter
annotated as "declined"
1 letter of 3 pages
1853 Aug 1
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'To Robert Newell, of the City of New York, in
the United States of America, lock
manufacturer, for certain new and useful
improvements in the construction of locks'.
'Repertory'
Description of Newell's patent, as published in
'Repertory', dated 15 April. The patent was
sealed on 15 April 1851 and inrolled October
1851.
1 journal cutting of 9 pages
1853 Apr
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William Beales, Louth, Lincoln: 'Fireproof
Cement'. 'Civil Engineers and Architects'
Journal'
Brief description of patent dated 6 January
1843 (no. 46)
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Aug
Page 223
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J. Farrel: 'Lining for Fireproof Safes'. 'Civil
Engineers and Architects' Journal'
Brief description of an American patent.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Oct
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Superior American manufacturing, citing Hobbs' 1853 Nov 1
locks and Samuel Colt's revolvers. 'The Times'
Brief extract from article.
1 newspaper cutting
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'Daring Burglary' and 'Singular Robbery' [in
1853 Nov
Liverpool]
Brief report from unnamed Liverpool newspaper
on a burglary carried out on the premises of Mr
Leicester, at 189 Brownlow Hill. It was reported
that a safe was removed and blown open using
gunpowder.
1 newspaper cutting
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'Daring and Extensive Robbery in TarltonStreet' [Liverpool]
Report from unnamed Liverpool newspaper on
a burglary carried out on the premises of Mr
Robert Williams, tailor of 14 Tarlton Street. It
was reported that the burglars had succeeded
in breaking open a Milner's patent safe and
stealing 30 sovereigns.
1853 Nov
1 newspaper cutting
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'Daring Robberies'. 'Liverpool Courier'
Report on burglaries at premises of Mr
Leicester, baker, of Brownlow Hill and of Mr R.
Williams, tailor, of Tarlton Street. In each case
a safe was blown open or broken open and
money stolen.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Nov 1
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George Frederick Goble: 'Improvements in
1853 Nov
Locks. Patent dated May 3, 1853 (no. 1074)'.
Brief report regarding Goble's patent for doubleacting lever locks.
1 newspaper cutting
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Correction to reports that cash had been stolen
from a Milner's safe [unknown Liverpool
newspaper]
A brief correction to reports in several Liverpool
newspapers that cash had been stolen from a
Milner's safe during a robbery on Mr Williams'
shop in Tarleton Street. The cash had been in
a small tin box, rather than the safe.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Nov
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'For the Invention of a simple Machine, by
which plates of cold iron may be readily cut'.
'Society of Arts Premium List'
A brief note regarding a patent for the cutting of
plate iron.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Nov
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'For improvements in Letter Locks'. 'Society of
Arts Premium List'
A brief note regarding a patent for
improvements in letter locks preventing the
easy ascertation of combinations.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Nov
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'Brook v. Sultzer'. 'Daily News' November 1853
Report of court case concerning an injunction
obtained by William and Charles Brook of
Meltham Mills, Almondbury, Yorkshire
preventing Sultzer of Norwich from passing off
their own cotton thread as "Brook's Patent
Cotton"
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Nov
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'Counterfeiting Names on Merchandise. The
Law of Trade Marks'. 'Merchant's Magazine'
A report on trade mark legislation in the United
Kingdom and the United States of America.
1853 Nov
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Parnell and Puckridge, 52 Strand: 'Parnell's
Patent Defiance Lock'. 'The Mechanical
Magazine'
Advertisement.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Dec 17
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B. Hyam, 86 & 88 Market Street, Manchester:
'By Whom were Keys Invented?'. 'The
Manchester Advertiser'
Advertisement by B. Hyam, tailor and clothier,
in the form of a verse about Chubb's locks and
keys, the history of locks and of the exploits of
Hobbs, the lock-picker. 'A simple key will unfold
the thousand beauties of Hyam's Warehouse
...'
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Oct
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...land, banker: 'Improvements in Locks. Patent 1853 Dec 10
dated May 23, 1853 (no. 1266)'. 'Mechanical
Magazine'
Brief report regarding a patent for double-acting
locks [Patentee's name is incomplete].
1 newspaper cutting
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'Iron Strong-Room for Australia'. 'Daily News'
1853 Dec 10
Report [advertisement] regarding Chubb's
completion of an iron strong-room for the
Adelaide branch of the South Australian
Banking Company. The external dimensions
were 7 x 7 x 7 feet and the room was lined with
hardened steel plates, with fireproof doors fitted
with Chubb's Patent Detector Locks.
1 newspaper cutting
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'Strong Room for the Australian Bank'. 'Morning 1853 Dec 10
Advertiser'
Regarding Chubb's completion of an iron
strong-room for the Adelaide branch of the
South Australian Banking Company. The
external dimensions were 7 x 7 x 7 feet and the
room was lined with hardened steel plates, with
fireproof doors fitted with Chubb's Patent
Detector Locks.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/076F
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'Large Iron Room'. 'Illustrated London News' [?]
Report regarding Chubb's completion of an iron
Detector Locks.
1853 Dec 17
1 newspaper cutting
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'An Improved Lock, by Mr J. Lidstone,
Devonport'. 'Mechanical Magazine'
Description of a simple lock to be used to
secure sliding panels on board ship.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Dec 17
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William Henry Bentley: 'Improvements in Locks
and Keys. Patent dated May 27 1853 (no.
1310)'. 'Mechanical Magazine'
Refers to a future report on Bentley's
improvements to locks applicable to sash
windows and doors.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Dec 17
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Decimus Julius Tripe: 'Improvements in Locks.
Patent dated July 5 1853 (no. 1600)'.
Brief report on Tripe's improvements to prevent
pressure being applied to the tumblers of locks.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Jan 14
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William Edward Newton: 'Improvements in
Locks and Latches. Patent dated July 6 1853
(no.1617)'.'Mechanical Magazine'
Brief report on Newton's low-cost lock using a
system of twin bolts.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Jan 14
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'Milner's Fire Safes'
185Brief report (source unknown) on Dublin test of
Milner's Patent Fire-Resisting Safes. Bank of
England £100 notes were exposed to fire for up
to six hours and emerged unscathed, as
testified to by Robert H. Kinahan, Lord Mayor of
Dublin, Ireland.
1 newspaper cutting
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Banking Institute: 'Report of the Proceedings'
1852
from October 1851 to April 1852
Reprinted by Waterlow and Sons, London Wall,
from 'The Bankers' Magazine'. Issue includes
report (pages 15-29) of the first ordinary
monthly meeting, 25 November 1851 at the
London Tavern, Bishopsgate Street. Mr J.S.
Dalton, the Hon. Secretary read paper entitled
'How far is the Security of Bankers' Locks
affected by the recent scientific and ingenious
Experiments on Patent Locks?' The paper
included a detailed report of the Locks
Controversy and of Hobbs' lock picking exploits.
The meeting concluded with brief descriptions
of the construction of the Chubb lock (by Mr
Chubb), the Bramah lock (by Mr Bazalgette)
and the Newell lock (by Mr Hobbs).
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/078A
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'Parnell's Patent Defiance Locks'. 'Expositor'
Part of article on improved lock by Parnell.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Dec 10
Page 228
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'Fireproof Strong Rooms'. 'Banker's Magazine'
Report on Chubb's completion of an iron
Detector Locks.
Dates
1854 Feb
1 newspaper cutting
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'Tit Bits'
Collection of riddles from unknown source,
including 'Why is Hobbs like Rammohun Roy?
Because he has attacked the belief in Bramah'
1 newspaper cutting
1853
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E. Whimper: Parnell's Patent Defiance Locks.
'Expositor'
10 diagrams by E. Whimper showing
construction of the locks.
1 newspaper cutting
1853 Dec 10
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Liddiard and Sons, 61 Friday Street, to Chubb
and Sons, St Paul's Churchyard
Letter from Liddiards regarding the efficacy of
Chubb's fireproof doors in protecting their
premises during a recent fire at Townsend's
neighbouring premises in Bread Street.
1 letter
1854 Jan 6
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/081A
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'Bank Robbery at Burntisland'. 'Fife Herald'
Report from 'Fife Herald', reprinted in unnamed
Edinburgh newspaper. The robbery seems to
have been carried out by the bank agent's
groom or footman by the use of stolen keys,
without needing to break into the safe by other
means.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Jan
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'Hobb's Locks Picked'. 'Liverpool Chronicle'
1854 Feb 25
Letter to the Editor, 'The Times' 24 February as
reprinted in 'The Liverpool Chronicle'. The letter
describes John Goater's 2 successful attempts
at picking Hobbs' Patent Protector Locks.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/081C
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'Extraordinary Inquest Yesterday - A Burglar
Discovered'. 'Liverpool Standard'
Report of coroner's inquest on Thomas Regan
who died at the Northern Hospital, Liverpool
following compound fractures to both legs. It
appeared that Regan had been involved in a
safe-blowing at Comer's Leather Warehouse in
School Lane.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Feb 14
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'Another instance of the utility of Milner's Fireproof Safes'. 'Glagow Mercury'
Brief report on fire at Fortunes' feather
warehouse, Union Street and the neighbouring
premises of M'Connechy, coachbuilders. One
of Milner's fire-proof safes had protected its
contents with every book and paper "quite
moist"
1 newspaper cutting
1854
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/082
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'Milner's Specification of Certain Improvements 1850 Feb 19
in Boxes Safes or other Depositories for the
protection of papers or other materials from fire'
Dated 22 August 1840. Enrolled 26 August
1840
Copy of Thomas Milner's patent for fireproof
safes. Does not include descriptive drawings.
1 patent of 4 pages
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/083
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'Milner's New Patents. 1851'. 'Liverpool
Standard'
Advertisement, including testimonials to
Milner's fireproof safes from Thomas F. Major
and Company, Belfast and Butterworth and
Brookes's, Manchester.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Feb 14
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The Privy Council: 'In re Milner's Petition for
Grant of New Letters Patent. Order of Her
Majesty in Council dismissing Petition dated
18th February 1854'
Manuscript copy of Order in Council dismissing
Thomas Milner's Petition for grant of new
Letters Patent, and ordering the payment of
£60 towards the costs of William Marr, Samuel
Whitfield and John Tann.
1854 Feb 14
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'Hobb's Locks Picked'. 'Times'
Advertisement in the form of a Letter to the
Editor, 'The Times'. Describes John Goater's 2
successful attempts at picking Hobbs' Patent
Protector Locks.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Feb 24
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Chubb and Son: 'Recent Testimonials of the
Practical Worth and Efficient Security of
Chubb's Locks and Strong Room Doors'. 'Bell's
Life'
Advertisement in the form of testimonials from
The London and North-Western Railway,
Liverpool and C. Otway, Superintendant of
Police, C Division, Vine Street.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Feb 25
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'Lock Picking'. 'Sun'
Brief article describing how Hobbs had
previously described a slight defect which
would enable his locks to be picked, so it was
no surprise that Mr Chubb's employee (Goater)
had managed to pick Hobbs' locks.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Feb 25
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'Mr Hobbs Chubbed at Last'. 'Ladies' Own
1854 Feb 25
Journal'
Report of meeting at Institution of Civil
Engineers at which Hobbs read a paper
describing the defects of English locks and the
superiority of his own designs. Later in the
evening John Goater, an employee of Chubb's
described how he had picked 4 of Hobbs' locks.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/085E
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A.C. Hobbs: 'Hobb's Locks'. 'Morning
Advertiser'
Advertisement in the form of a letter to the
Editor in which he gives his own account of the
recent meeting at the Institution of Civil
Engineers. He criticises the methods by which
John Goater, an employee of Chubb's had
picked 4 of Hobbs' locks, as these locks were
not fitted to doors, but merely packaged in
paper.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Feb 27
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'Chubb versus Hobbs'
Description of meeting of Institution of Civil
Engineers at which John Goater described his
method for picking Hobbs' patent lock.
Incomplete cutting, unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Feb
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John Goater: 'Hobb's Locks Picked'. 'Morning
Advertiser'
Editor, in which John Goater describes how he
had picked Hobbs' "Unpickable American
Locks" 18 months before the meeting of the
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Feb 27
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John Goater: On picking Hobbs' "Unpickable
1854 Feb 23
American Lock"
Incomplete letter to unknown newspaper, dated
February 23 1854, in which John Goater
describes how he had picked Hobbs'
"Unpickable American Locks" using a piece of
watch-spring and 2 common picks.
1 newspaper cutting
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'To Correspondents' Editorial from unknown
newspaper.
Includes Lord John Russell's Great Reform Bill,
American innovations by Samuel Colt and
Hobbs as displayed at the Great Exhibition and
the recent Lock Controversy. The editorial
concludes with a description of the recent
meeting at the Institution of Civil Engineers at
which John Goater picked the "Unpickable
American Lock" using part of a watch-spring
and 2 common picks. Hobbs' employees
subsequently offered a prize of £50 if Goater
was able to pick one of Hobbs' latest improved
locks.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Feb
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John Goater: 'Hobbs' Locks Picked'. 'The
Times'
Editor, in which John Goater describes the two
meetings of the Institution of Civil Engineers on
14th & 21st February at which he described the
picking of Hobbs' locks. He also states that
Chubb was not present at either meeting.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Feb 28
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Advertisement from unknown Liverpool
newspaper for Thomas G. Codde, Chubb's
Liverpool agent.
Concerning Thomas G. Godde's recent
importation of locks and safes from across The
Channel.
1 newspaper cutting
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Hobbs, Ashley and Fortescue, 97 Cheapside:
'Hobbs' Patent Protector Locks'
Brief description of the tumbler stump in Hobbs'
Patent Protector Lock.
1 advertisement
1854
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A.C. Hobbs: 'Hobbs's Locks' and 'Hobbs's
Locks - Challenge of Fifty Pounds'. 'The Times'
Advertisement in the form of 2 letters to the
Editor, in which A.C. Hobbs and his workmen
issue challenges to John Goater for 200
guineas and 50 pounds respectively to pick
Hobbs' "Unpickable American Locks"
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Mar 1
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John Goater: 'Hobbs's Locks Picked'. 'M.S.
1854 Mar 1
Advertiser' (?)
Advertisement in the form of letter to A.C.
Hobbs and his workmen in reply to their letter of
1 March.
1 newspaper cutting
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John Goater: 'Hobbs's Locks Picked'. 'The Daily 1854 Mar 3
News'
Advertisement in the form of letter to the Editor,
from John Goater stating that, unlike Mr Hobbs,
he does not pick locks for money, but to
maintain the superiority of English locksmiths.
1 newspaper cutting
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The Workmen of Hobbs and Co.: 'Hobbs's
Locks' . 'The Times'
Editor, in which Hobbs' workmen comment on
John Goater's decline of their challenge to pick
Hobbs' lock for a prize of 50 pounds.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Mar 4
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'Locksmiths at Loggerheads'. 'Punch'
Report on recent correspondence between
Hobbs and Goater in the form of
advertisements in 'The Times'
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Mar 1
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'Love lost between Locksmiths'. 'Diogenes'
States that "Mr Chubb has made it pretty clear
... that whether he can pick a lock or not, he is
very skilful at picking a quarrel"
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Mar 13
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'Lock "Jaw" - the dispute between Hobbs and
his opponents'. 'Punch'
A one-liner only.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Mar 18
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A.C. Hobbs: 'On the Principles and
1854 Mar
Construction of Locks'. 'Civil Engineers and
Architects Journal'
Description of Hobbs' paper read at the meeting
of the Institution of Civil Engineers on March 14
1854. Hobbs described the three principles of
lock construction and the additional security
provided by Robert Newell's permutating bank
lock.
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Hobbs, Ashley and Fortescue, 97 Cheapside:
'Hobbs' Patent Locks'.
Advertisement from unknown newspaper.
1 newspaper cutting
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A discussion on Hobbs' paper on the principles 1854 Mar
and construction of locks. 'Civil Engineers and
Architects Journal'
Description of the discussion on Hobbs' paper
at the meeting of the Institution of Civil
Engineers on 21 February. References were
made Denison's lock, Whishaw's electromagnetic lock and Cotterill's "Patent Climax
Detector Lock", and John Goater's success in
picking three of Hobbs' till locks. Hobbs
concluded that "whosoever might be the maker,
the most secure locks at the lowest prices
would eventually take the lead with the public"
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S. Maw, 11 Aldersgate Street, and others
1854 Feb 20
Concerning the purchase of 2 of Hobb's Patent
Protector Locks on 13 February 1854 and of
John Goater's successful picking of both locks
on 15 and16 February. Letter is signed by S.
Maw of 11 Aldersgate Street, J.M. Copeland of
2 Vernon Place, Bloomsbury Square, William
Lobb of 12 Aldersgate Street, William Liddiard
of 41 Friday Street, G. Sherriff of 61 Friday
Street, Arthur Lobb of The Stock Exchange and
J. Goater of 14 St James Walk.
1 letter of 2 pages
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Institution of Civil Engineers, February 21 1854, 1854 Feb 21
James Simpson, Esq., President, in the chair: A
discussion on Hobbs' paper on the principles
and construction of locks
Report on Hobbs' paper read at the meeting of
the Institution of Civil Engineers on March 21
1854. References were made Denison's lock,
Whishaw's electro-magnetic lock and Cotterill's
"Patent Climax Detector Lock", and John
Goater's success in picking three of Hobbs' till
locks.
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L.A. Samuel, 60 South Castle Road, Liverpool
to Chubb and Son.
Describing an unsuccessful attempt to pick one
of Chubb's safes after 5-6 hours of an
attempted break-in at Mr Samuel's premises in
Liverpool.
1 letter
1854 Feb 20
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S. Maw, 11 Aldersgate Street, and others:
Letter dated 20th February 1854 concerning
John Goater's picking of 2 of Hobbs' Patent
Protector Locks.
Manuscript copy of letter concerning the
purchase of 2 of Hobb's Patent Protector Locks
on 13 February 1854 and of John Goater's
successful picking of both locks on 15 and 16
February. Signed by S. Maw of 11 Aldersgate
Street, J.M. Copeland of 2 Vernon Place,
Bloomsbury Square, William Lobb of 12
Aldersgate Street, William Liddiard of 41 Friday
Street, G. Sherriff of 61 Friday Street, Arthur
Lobb of The Stock Exchange and J. Goater of
14 St James Walk.
1 letter of 2 pages
1854 Feb 20
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J.H.H.: 'The Great HOBBS-tacle overcome' and 1854 Mar 2
'Yankee Hobbs and his Goater'.
Satirical leaflet concerning Goater's successful
picking of Hobbs' locks. It includes song
"proposed to be sung in a new farce to be
called the "Wandering Tinker", Mr Hobbs taking
the principal character" The song entitled
"Yankee Hobbs and his Goater" is to be sung to
the tune "Villikins and his Dinah"
1 leaflet
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/095A
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'Locks and their Makers - Institution of Civil
Engineers'.
From unknown source describing the
discussion on Hobbs' paper on lock
construction held at the meeting of the
Institution of Civil Engineers on February 21
1854. Descriptions were given of recent
modifications to locks, including Mr Denison's
lock, Whishaw's electro-magnetic lock,
Cotterill's Patent Climax Detector Lock and the
American permuating lock. It was shown that
John Goater had succeeded in picking three of
Hobbs' locks, and there are further comments
on the subsequent press advertisements in the
form of correspondence between Hobbs and
Goater.
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1854 Mar
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'Hobbs's Locks Picked'. 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'
Compilation of recent newspaper coverage
concerning John Goater's picking of Hobbs'
locks. The article reprints correspondence by
John Goater and Hobbs from 'The Times' and
'Morning Advertiser' dated February 1854 and
concludes that the infallible lock-maker, Hobbs,
is beaten.
1854 Apr 1
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[unknown - cutting pasted down on wrong side]
1 newspaper cutting
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1854
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'Mr Hobbs' Locks Picked'. 'Mechanics
Magazine'
Report on the ease with which Hobbs' tumbler
stump locks had been picked by John Goater
and on the ensuing press correspondence
between Hobbs and Goater. The article
criticises the printed warranties for the locks
stating that "the tumbler stump ... renders the
lock secure against picking"
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Mar 4
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'Fire at Rylands & Sons, Manchester'.
1854 Mar 4
'Manchester Examiner & Times'
Report on fire at Rylands & Sons during which
a large Chubb fireproof safe had protected the
company's ledgers and account books. It was
originally reported that items stored in one of
Milner's fireproof safes had been destroyed, but
this information was later corrected - a small
Milner's cash box had been destroyed. Items
stored in a Milner's Fireproof Safe in Joseph
Gill's warehouse had also been protected from
the fire.
1 newspaper cutting
Page 238
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Fire at Rylands & Sons, Manchester
Incomplete report [unknown source] on fire
during which items stored in a large Chubb
fireproof safe had been protected, while those
stored in a Milner's patent safe had been
completely destroyed.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Mar
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Joseph Gill, 61 Bread Street, Manchester:
'Great Fire in High Street, Bread Street, etc.'.
Advertisement [unknown source] in form of
testimonial letter from Joseph Gill to Thomas
Milner & Sons declaring that Milner's fireresisting safe had preserved his books and
documents during the great fire of 1 March.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Mar 3
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'Song of an Unsuccessful Angler' - 'Model
Melodies' - No. 5
Verse [unknown source], including the lines "I
can't pick up a chub (sic), though on the lock all
day I stick; They say it is impossible a lock of
Chub (sic) to pick"
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Mar
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Chubb and Son: 'Great Fire in Tib-Street and
Bread-Street, Manchester, March 1, 1854'.
Advertisement [unknown source] stating that a
large Chubb safe owned by Rylands and Sons
of Tib Street, Manchester, had fully protected
its contents despite being exposed to fire for
fourteen hours.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Mar
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Fire at Rylands and Sons, Manchester.
1854 Mar 4
'Manchester Guardian'
Report on fire at during which items stored in a
large Chubb fireproof safe had been protected,
and a Milner's double chamber safe in Gill's
next-door warehouse had been severely tested.
1 newspaper cutting
Page 239
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Fire at Rylands & Sons, Manchester.
'Manchester Courier'
Report on fire during which items stored in a
large Chubb fireproof safe had been protected.
Reports had stated that one of Milner's patent
safes in Gould's warehouse had failed, but Mr
Milner stated that this was not a fire-resistant
safe, but merely a single-chambered tin box. A
Milner's fire-resistant safe had protected books
and documents in Mr Gill's warehouse.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Mar 4
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Thomas Milner and Son: 'Great Fire in
1854 Mar 6
Manchester, etc... 'Liverpool Albion'
Advertisement in form of testimonials for
Milner's safes. Testimonials from Joseph Gill
(Great fire in Manchester), John Dodds
(Extensive fire in Glasgow), Forrest & Bromley
(Desperate attempt to blow up Milner's Holdfast
Safe with Gunpowder) and James T. Hunter
(Great fire in Belfast).
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/097I
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Thomas Milner and Son, Liverpool: 'The Late
1854 Mar 11
Fire'. 'Manchester Weekly Advertiser'
Letter from Thomas Milner and Son to the
Editor,denying reports that papers belonging to
Mr Rylands which had been stored in a Milner's
safe had been destroyed. He refers to a letter
from Mr Rylands on this topic in the Manchester
Examiner of 4 March.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/004/097J
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'Destruction of warehouses at Manchester by
1854 Mar 4
Fire'. 'Manchester Weekly Advertiser'
Reporton fire at Rylands and Sons during which
a large Chubb fireproof safe had protected the
company's ledgers and account books. Paper
contained in a Milner's Patent Safe had been
destroyed.
1 newspaper cutting
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Robbery at the offices of the London and
1854 Mar
Northwestern Railway. 'Liverpool Times'
Report on robbery at Waterloo Station, during
which one of Milner's safes was opened using a
duplicate key, but a second safe resisted all
efforts to break into it.
1 newspaper cutting
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1854 Mar
Bramah Locks'.
Containing extracts from press coverage on the
Bramah Lock Controversy and of John Goater's
successful attempts at picking Hobbs' locks.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005
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'Chubb Collectanea'
1 volume
1854 - 1856
[1796 - 1890]
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/001A
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Invention of a gunpowder-resistant lock by Mr
Milner
Detailed account of the new mechanism is
expected soon
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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Lock-picking challenge to Mr Hobbs.
'Manchester Papers'
Challenge by Mr Cotterill for Mr Hobbs to pick
two types of lock. 50 guineas and 200 guineas
offered for successful lock-picking
185-
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'Lock-Making in the United States'. 'Builder'
Description of lock-making in Pittsburgh and
New Haven. Claims that padlocks made there
are of superior quality to similar English-made
items
1854 Apr 10
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Satirical reference to Chubb locks in reference
to the Russian fleet's security. 'Illustrated
People's News'
Refers to the 'precious fleet at Sebastopol'
keeping intruders out with a gigantic Chubb
lock. Also refers to Hobbs's picking of a Chubb
lock and vice-versa.
1854 Apr 10
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'Pige, Alexis, of Greek Street Soho.
Improvements in Locks and Their Keys'
Patent dated 15 August 1853 for keys with
collapsible wards or levers
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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Improvements in locks. Patent dated 9
September 1853
Michael Leopold Parnell, Strand, Middlesex.
Manufacturer
1 newspaper cutting with caption (unreadable)
1854 Mar 11
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Mr Hobbs to pick a Cotterill lock. 'Daily News'
Manchester. Lock-picking began the previous
day in the presence of 'properly nominated
persons'
1854 Apr 21
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'Great Lock-Picking Experiment'. 'Manchester
Weekly Advertiser'
Mr Hobbs's attempt to pick a Cotterill 'twelveslide climax detector lock', with a reward of 50
guineas if achieved within 12 hours.
1854 Apr 29
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'Mr Hobbs at Manchester'.
Mr Hobbs's attempt to pick a Cotterill lock
unsuccessful within the stipulated 12 hour
period. Hobbs said a time extension would not
have helped.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Apr -
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'Martin James of Faversham, Kent.
Improvements in Locks'. 'Mechanics Magazine'
Description of improvements. Loose caption
states 'Patents Not Proceeeded With'
1 newspaper cutting with loose caption
1854
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/002B
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'Dubost, Hippolyte Laurent, Paris'.
Improvements in Locks. 'Mechanics Magazine'
Description of improvements. Page header
loose caption states 'Patents Not Proceeded
With'
1854 Jul 1
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/002C
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John Rushbury, locksmith, Wolverhampton.
Description of improvements. Page header
loose caption states 'Patents Not Proceeded
With'
1854 Jul 1
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/002D
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Descriptions of improvements by John Bush of
Derby, Thomas Pugh, and William Kennard of
London. Loose page header caption states
'Patents Not Proceeded With'
1854 May 27
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/002E
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Improvements in Locks. 'Mechanics
Magazine'[?]
Descriptions of improvements by Lemuel
Wellman Wright of Birmingham. Loose page
header caption states 'Patents Not Proceeded
With'
1 newspaper cutting
1855
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Short, partial description of improvement.
Loose page header caption states 'Patents Not
Proceeeded With'
1854 Sep 2
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Description of improvements by Robert Lewis
Jones of Chester. Loose page header caption
states 'Patents Not Proceeded With'
1855 Jun 1
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Description of improvements by John Gedge of
Wellington Street, South, Middlesex. Loose
page header caption states 'Patents Not
Proceeded With'
1855 Jan 1
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Description of improvements by Barthelemy
Martin Giroux of Lege, Belgium. Loose page
header caption states 'Patents Not Proceeded
With'
1855 Jul 21
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Description of improvements by W.A. Bullard.
Proceeded With'
1856 May 3
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Description of improvements by W. Parsons.
Proceeded With'
1856 Oct 18
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Description of improvements by S. Fenton.
Proceeded With'
1856 Dec 27
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Description of improvements by W.H. Smith
and by B. Browne. Loose page header caption
states 'Patents Not Proceeded With'
1856 Nov 8
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Description of improvements by J. Dortet.
Proceeded With'
1856 Sep 20
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Bullion theft involving the copying of Chubb
185keys
Court case involving Agar and Pierce, who are
accused of railway bullion theft, by gaining
impressions of the Chubb keys at Folkestone in
October 1854. The two cuttings are noncontiguous; the first part details making the
copies. The second part includes part of the
court hearing.
The page is erroneously captioned 'Patents not
proceeded with' which only related to item
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/003B
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Improvements to Locks. 'Mechanics
Magazine'[?]
Description, no name.
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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'Milners "Holdfast" and Fire-Resisting Safes'
Advertisement. Multiple images with
dimensions and prices of safes. Followed by 3
pages of testimonials citing instances of
Milners' safes resistance against fire, damage
and robbery: between 1841 and 1854
185-
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'Admiral Napier Putting a Padlock on The
1854 Mar 25
Baltic!'. 'Punchinello'
Front cover of magazine showing a satirical
image that includes a large padlock displaying
"Chubb's Patent". Refers to the blockading of
the Baltic to prevent the Russian fleet emerging
during the Crimean War
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/006
access
'Specification of Patent Granted to John
1853 July
Chubb'. 'Repertory'[?]
Multiple images illustrating the lock
improvements described in the text. Cutting
containing the images is displayed upside down
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/007
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Cotterill's Fireprooof Safes and Chests
Advertisement. First 2 pages specify
dimensions and prices. The last 2 pages show
multiple images.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/008
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'Grand Experiment in Lock Picking at
1854 May 17
Manchester'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Detailed description of Mr A.C. Hobbs attempt
to pick a Cotterill "Patent Climax Detector Lock"
for a reward of 50 guineas.
4 newspaper cuttings with 1 caption (loose)
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/009A
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Theft of £300 from a cheese wharehouse.
1854 May 8
'Times'
Account of a theft from premises with a front
door secured by a Chubb lock. The cuttings are
erroneously separated by a caption for the
Liverpool Journal - it is unclear what this
caption relates to.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/009B
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Bullion robbery from Folkestone train.
Partial account of the means of carrying the
bullion. Robbery by Agar and Pierce.
1 newspaper cutting
185-
1854 Jun 24[?]
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'Experiments With Fire-Resisting safes'.
'Birmingham'
Tests successfully conducted on two safes
made by Samuel Whitfield
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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'Fire in a Cotton Mill. 'Manchester Guardian'
Description of a fire on premises, with a Chubb
safe which protected company books
1854 May 17
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/009E
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'Improvements in Locks'. 'Mechanics Magazine' 1854 Jun 10
Patent application by Walter Henry Tucker and
William Rashleigh Rees of Tiverton, Devon
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/009F
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'Tucker and Reeves's Closed Key-Hole Lock'.
'Builder'
Description of how the lock works in
comparison with others
1854 Jun 20
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Mr Hobbs successfully demonstrated lockpicking at the Union Bank in Liverpool.
'Liverpool Journal'
Caption erroneously placed above
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/009A. Strongroom lock
picked in 'a few minutes'. Mr Hobbs to supply
the bank with one of his own American locks
1854 Jun 10
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'The Recent Lock Controversy'.
Various articles and letters claiming and
counter-claiming the security of Hobbs's locks.
John Goater, of Chubb locks, is the main
protagonist with A.C. Hobbs defending his
products.
1 leaflet of 10 pages with caption
1854 Apr 5
Page 247
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George Price's Fire-Proof Safes.
Appeal to bankers, solicitors, merchants and
others to attend a public demonstration of a
fire-proofing test in Woverhampton on June 29
1854 Jun 27
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George Price's Wrought-Iron Book Safes
4 images. Specifcations and prices of 4 models
of fire-proof safes
1854 Jul
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McFarland's Safes, New York
Advertisement. Contains affidavit about
undamaged safe contents in a fire
1 newspaper cutting
1853
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Test of Price's fire-proof book safes
Contents partially destroyed. Article states that
the heat was much greater than they would
normally experience in a fire. Mr Price has
challenged other makers to undergo the same
test.
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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'Defiance Salamander Safes!'
1854
Advertisement for New York based company.
Has received an award from the Metropolitan
Mechanics' Institute, Washington, United States
of America
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/012D
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'Murmur at the Charges of Chubb Locks'. 'News 1854 Jul 2
of the World'
Short extract from article, the topic of which is
unclear. Included solely for the Chubb
reference
Page 248
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Parnell's Patent Defiance Lock and other
Parnell products
Advertisement with multiple images.
Description of the lock, followed by various
safes and strongboxes together with their
dimensions. And annotated with prices
185-
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Workmen at Hob's [Hobb's] and Company,
1854 Jun 29
Cheapside, to Mr Chubb requesting information
on the wages he pays his workmen for piece
work
Manuscript. Signed 'Your Fellow Workmen', as
they believe that Hobb is offering them too little.
Erroneous spelling
1 letter of 3 pages
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/015
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Testimonials for Whitfield's Safes and other
products. Advertisements for Parnell and
Puckeridge's safes and chests, annotated with
prices
Mutiple images and testimonials for the fireresistance of Whitfield's safes and the
unpickability of Cotterill's Patent Climax
Detector lock, with which they are fitted.
Followed by advertisement for other Whitfield
products and for Parnell and Puckridge's
products, with one full-page image.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/016A
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Thefts from safes of various manufacturers
1854 Mar
Brief descriptions of 6 thefts from various safes,
either broken into or 'blown-up'. Sums stolen do
not exceed £30
1 manuscript
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/016B
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James Gibbon of Wolverhampton,
Improvements in Locks. 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'
Descriptions of patented improvements
1854
1854 Jul 26
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James Gibbon of Wolverhampton, patented
improvements in locks. 'Mining Journal'
Descriptions of patented improvements
1 newspaper cutting
1854
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/017A
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'Window Sash Fasteners and Stoppers'.
'Mechanics' Magazine'
Image and description of a patent for a
springless, gravity-operated window fastener
granted to E.G. Connelly of Indianopolis,
Indiana
2 newspaper cuttings with loose caption
1854 Jul 8
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/017B
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Alfred Daniel of Wolverhampton'. 'Mechanics'
1854 Aug 19
Magazine'
Part of a description of a patent granted for lock
improvement
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/017C
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John Simon Holland, of Woolwich and John
Tann of Hackney Road, London. 'Mechanics
Magazine'
Descriptions of a recent patents granted for
lock improvements
1854 Sep 30
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/018
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Lock-Picking. 'Denison's Lock'
Issued by Hobbs and Company, Cheapside,
London, citing various instances of successful
picking of Chubb locks. Also challenges
successful picking of a Hobb's lock by Mr
Goater, a Chubb employee
1 leaflet of 2 pages, only 1 page visible
1854
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/019A
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'List of Prices of M.L. Parnell's Patent National
Locks'
Lock dimensions and prices
1 advertisement
185-
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'List of Prices of M.L. Parnell's Patent Defiance
Locks'
Lock dimensions and prices
1 advertisement
185-
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'Parnell's Patent Defiance Lock Has Not Been
Picked Anand Is Unpickable'. 'cester Journal'
[missing text]
Advertisement. Challenges Chubb's account of
picking a Parnell lock and claims that Chubb
visited the Parnell display at Crystal Palace,
during closed hours, and damaged the Parnell
lock there
1 newspaper cutting with shared caption
1854 Aug 12
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/020B
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'Parnell's Patent Lock Picked'. 'Daily News'
Advertisement. Statement, by John Goater,
Chubb and Son, that he picked a Parnell lock
on display at Crystal Palace and for which a
reward of 200 guineas had been on offer. This
was witnessed by several people, as well as
'some hundreds of persons then present'.
Goater questions why he has not been given
the reward
1854 Aug 11
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/020C
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Crystal Palace lock-picking demonstration.
1854 Aug 12
'Morning Advertiser'
Report about public picking of a Parnell lock, by
John Goater of Chubb and Son, on display at
Crystal Palace and for which a reward of 200
guineas had been on offer. Parnell forbade
Goater from any further attempt, withdrew the
lock on display and refused to pay the reward.
It is likely to be the subject of litigation
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'Lock-picking At The Crystal Palace'.
1854 Aug 11
'Manchester Weekly Advertiser'
Report about public picking of a Parnell lock, by
John Goater of Chubb and Son, on display at
Crystal Palace and for which a reward of 200
guineas had been on offer. Parnell forbade
Goater from any further attempt, withdrew the
lock on display and refused to pay the reward.
It is likely to be the subject of litigation
1 newspaper cutting with caption, to the right of
the cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/020E
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Railway bullion theft. 'Morning Advertiser'
1854 Aug 11
Account of a robbery from the South Eastern
Railway, committed by Agar, Pierce and Tester
1 newspaper cutting with caption, erroneously
placed
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/021
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'Adjusting Rigging Supporters' and other
inventions by Captain G.F. Goble
Advertisement. Various patented inventions
listed, with some described in greater detail.
One half of the patent, or a license to
manufacture, offered for sale
185-
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'Goble's Patents'
Advertisement. 'Multi Potent Marine Propellor'
and 'Triumph Door Lock' patents offered for
license. Annotated with a change of address
1 leaflet of 3 pages with annotated, but
unreadable caption
1853
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/023
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'Successful test of Price's Fire-Proof Safes'
Advertisement offering inspection of the safes
used in a recent fire test in Wolverhampton
1 poster
1854 Sep 2
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'Trial of Price's Fire-Proof Safes'
Report of a recent fire test, in Wolverhampton,
of Price's safes
1 newspaper cutting
1854
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'Price's Safes and the "Chronicle'' ',
'Wolverhampton Journal'
Witness refutation of the recent fire test, in
Wolverhampton, of Price's safes. Thomas
Turner states that the safe contents 'were
considerably shrivelled by the action of the fire'
1854 Sep 2
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/024C
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'Cheapness Combined with Strength and
Security'. 'Builder'
Advertisement for Price's safes, with prices
1854 Oct 14
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/024D
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'Attempt to Explode An Iron Safe With
1854
Gunpowder'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Report of unsuccessful robbery attempt to blow
open a Chubb safe in John Blair's office in Long
Millgate
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/024E
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' An Attempt to Explode One Of Chubb's Safes'. 1854 Sep 9
'Manchester Weekly Advertiser'
Report of unsuccessful robbery attempt to blow
open a Chubb safe in John Blair's office in Long
Millgate
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/024F
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'Apprehension of Samuel Wilkes Esq.'.
1854 Oct 10
'Liverpool Standard'
On a charge of obtaining money under false
pretences from Reuben Plant, bailed for £1,600
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/024G
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'Milner's Safes at The Great Fire at Newcastle'
Letter from Milner's agent reporting that two
'Holdfast' safes protected their contents from
damage
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Oct 7
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Patent for improvements to Milner's Safes
Description of improvement, patent dated
February 20
1 newspaper cutting
1854
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/024I
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Telford Medal awarded to Mr Hobbs.
'Mechanics Magazine'
Institution of Civil Engineers award of medal
observed 'with surprise and regret' by the
magazine which believed that Hobbs did not
deserve the medal
1854 Nov 4
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Parnell's Defiance lock picked by Chubb
employee. 'Crystal Palace Herald'
Report of the successful lock-picking under
witness supervision, and Parnell's refusal to
pay 200 guineas reward
1854 Sep
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/025A
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Report of a fire-test on a safe manufactured by
George Price
Detailed account of the test, held near the
Methodist Chapel, Lever Street. Contents were
undamaged
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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Mr Hobbs and the Lock Controversy
Part of an article, some text missing. Mr
Hobbs's attempts to pick the locks of other
manufacturers have only boosted the sales of
those makers, according to a speaker at a
council meeting. Location and other details
unspecified
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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'The Rival Locksmiths'
Letter from Charles Cutler contesting an article
in the Crystal Palace Herald that a Mr John
Goater had picked a lock made by Parnell and
Puckridge
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Sep 22
Page 254
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'Mr Chubb's Dinner To His Workmen'
185Report of a dinner held at the Cock Inn, Berry
Street (town unspecified) for 70 Chubb
employees in commemoration of the award of a
prize medal by the jury of the Great Exhibition
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/026
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'Grand Lock-Picking Experiment at
Manchester'. 'Birmingham Journal'
Detailed account of Mr Hobbs's attempt to pick
a Cotterill's lock. Is followed by an account of
the same attempt published by 'The Guardian'.
The lock-picking attempt was unsuccessful and
this is attested by various parties. The attempt
was followed by a dinner at the Clarence Hotel
which both Cotterill and Hobbs attended in
good spirit
1854 May 6
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/027
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'Edwin Cotterill's Fire-Proof Safes, Chests,
Fitted with the Patent Climax Detector Lock'
Advertisement with multiple images.
Descriptions include dimensions and prices
185-
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/028
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'The Principle of Edwin Cotterill's Patent Climax 185Detector Lock'
Multiple images on first page with an
explanation of the images on the last page.
Pages 2-3 include testimonials, including one
from 'The Eminent Engineer Robert Stevenson'
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/029
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J. Long, Putney, to Mr Chubb offering a new
lock design for sale
Manuscript. Includes address with penny red
stamp. Long claims the design is based on a
new principle
1 letter of 2 pages
1854 Sep 11
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'Provisional Specifications under the New
Patent Laws'
Cuttings of various lock-related patents pasted
onto a two-column annotated sheet. Continues
as CLC/B/002/10/01/005/031
1 item of 2 pages
1856
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'Provisional Specifications under the New
Patent Laws'
Cuttings of various lock-related patents pasted
onto a two-column annotated sheet.
Continuation of CLC/B/002/10/01/005/030
1 item
1856
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/032
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"A Book In A Bustle - A True Tale Of The
Warwick Assizes", 'Punch, Or The London
Charivari'
Satirical poem that contains a one-line
reference to Chubb locks and Milner safes,
annotated
1 newspaper cutting
185-
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/033
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Testimonial of the fire-proof qualities of a
Chubb safe
Manuscript. From the Manchester, Sheffield
and Lincolnshire Railway's the Secretary's
office. Attests that all the contents of Chubb
safe were undamaged in a recent fire.
1 letter of 2 pages
1854 Nov 28
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/034
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A lock design, on a new principle, offered for
sale
Manuscript. Last page unreadable as it is
pasted down. From V. Bendred[?], Barradury
House, Bathington[?], County Wiclow [sic],
Ireland. Partial description of his lock, which is
offered for sale as the inventor is not in a
position to apply for a patent .
1 letter of 4 pages.
1853 Oct 17
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'Safety Lock. Experiment at the Phoenix
Foundry'
Report of gunpwder and gun cotton tests on
locks, one of which was of Milner manufacture
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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Witness statement about the theft of £3,000
185Case is about a witness, involved in the
robbery, giving evidence in court. Witness lived
at Stanley Place, Paddington Green with a
Fanny Campbell. A Mr Pierce was also involved
in the theft of £3,000 in banknotes, gold and
bonds
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/036
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'Extensive and Destructive Fire In Manchester'
Testimonial from F.H.Thode as to the
effectiveness of a fire-resistant Milner safe,
which fell 3 floors during the fire. Includes an
order for two more safes
1 leaflet of 1 page
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'To The Editor'. 'The Times'
1854 Nov 29
Letter from Chubb and Son noting that a fire, at
the London Road Station, Manchester, involved
undamaged items in a safe of Chubb
manufacture
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/037B
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Fire at London Road Station, Manchester.
'Daily News'
The books and money were 'saved in one of
Chubb's safes'
1854 Nov 29
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/037C
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'Fire at London Road Railway Station'.
'Liverpool Mercury'
The books and accounts were undamaged in a
Chubb safe
1854 Dec 5
1854 Oct 26
Page 257
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'Fire at London Road Railway Station'.
Fire originated in the cashier's office. A Chubb
safe protected douments housed in the
Engineer's office of the Sheffield Company.
1854 Nov 29
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Gunpowder experiment on a Milner's safe.
'Liverpool Journal'
Description of tests conducted on two Milner
safes, one with the latest gunpowder-proof lock
mechanism, which held against the explosive
effects. Tests held under witness supervision
1854 Dec 9
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'Fire At The Railway Offices, Manchester'.
'Illustrated News'
Chubb safe in the cashier's office protected
valuable books and documents against fire
1854 Dec 2
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/038
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Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire
1854 Nov 30
Railway, Secretary's Office to Chubb and Son
Manuscript, on headed notepaper. Attests that
the fireproof Chubb safe, purchased 6 weeks
before, had protected all its contents in a recent
fire
1 letter of 1 page
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/039
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'Court of Queen's Bench, Parnelle versus
1854 Dec 22
Goater'
Account of a case about a lock-picking attempt
at Crystal Palace by Mr John Goater, defendant
and foreman at Chubb. He had attempted to
win a £200 reward, if successful. Court found in
favour of the plaintiff, Mr Parnell, and awarded
him £10 on each count plus costs..
Page 258
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'Court of Queen's Bench, Parnelle versus
1854 Dec 22
Goater. Alleged Libel'. 'Daily News'
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/041
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'Court of Queen's Bench, Parnelle and Another 1854 Dec
Versus Goater'
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/042
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'Court of Queen's Bench, Parnelle and Another 1854 Dec 22
Versus Goater'. 'Morning Post'
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/043
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'Court of Queen's Bench, Parnelle and Another 1854 Dec 22
Versus Goater'. 'Times'
Page 259
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"The Rape Of The Lock"
1854 Dec
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'The Rival Locksmiths'. 'Wolverhampton Herald' 1854 Dec 27
Short summary of a case about a lock-picking
attempt at Crystal Palace by Mr John Goater,
defendant and a foreman at Chubb. Damages
of £30 against defendant.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/044C
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'The Lock Picking Business, Parnell and
Another versus Goater'
Summary of a case about a lock-picking
attempt at Crystal Palace by Mr John Goater,
defendant and a foreman at Chubb. Damages
of £30 against defendant.
1 newspaper cutting
1854 Dec 28
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/044D
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'Parnell and Puckridge versus John Goater'.
'Morning advertiser'
Editor from Parnell and Puckridge about their
successful action against John Goater of
Chubb
1854 Dec 29
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/044E
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Telford Medals Awarded. 'Crystal Palace
Herald'
'To Mr Hobbs, on locks, eulogising particulalrly
the honesty of purpose and temperate
enunciation of startling facts.'
1854 Jan 7
Page 260
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John Young of Wolverhampton, Improvements
in Locks. 'Mechanics' Magazine'
Patent claim dated June 12 1854. ' Making the
edges of the tumblers of locks serrated for the
purpose of preventing the picking...by forcing
back the bolt'.
1855 Jan 1
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'Another Unsuccessful Attempt To Explode One 1854 Dec 9
Of Milner's Holdfast Safes'. 'Liverpool Mercury'
Attempt made at Higgs and Sons, Furnishing
Ironmongers, Lord Street. The safe was not
one of the latest gunpowder-resistant types.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/045B
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Attempted Burglary at Steam Flour Mills,
Redcliff Backs. 'Bristol Mirror'
Unsuccessful, apart from forcing 'off a strong
Chubb's padlock, other fastenings preventing
their further progress'.
1855 Jan 6
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/045C
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Benjamin Walters, Patent Granted. 'Mechanics'
Magazine'
'This invention consists in the employment of a
screw collar, which screws onto the angles or
edges of the ordinary square spindle'
1855 Jan 27
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/045D
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Hobbs Locks and Disputes as to their Security.
Refers to an article in the Scientific American
disputing the Mechanics' Magazine account of
picking Mr Hobb's locks
1855 Jan 20
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/045E
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Patent Granted to Edwin Wolverson, of Astonjuxta-Birmingham. 'Mechanics' Magazine'
Improvement comprises sliding plates attached
to the bolts of locks.
1855 Feb 3
Page 261
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'Notice of Motion. Colonel Sibthorp To Move
1855 Feb 24
For A Committee of Enquiry'. 'Punch'
One-sentence satirical piece referring to 'the
present dead lock of affairs in the East and
.....the terms Messrs Chubb would undertake to
pick it'.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/045G
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'Daring Attempt To Force Open One Of
Chubb's Fire And Thief Proof Safes'.
Advertisement. Quotes part of a letter, from T
and S Jones of Wolverhampton, stating that
thieves were unable to open a Chubb safe
1855 Feb 7
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/045H
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'The Case of Parnell And Another Versus
Gaoter'. ' Worcester Journal'
Plaintiffs awarded £30 damages against the
defendant, for slander and libel in alleging that
he had fairly picked their lock
1854 Dec 30
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/046
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Hobbs Patent Protector Locks
Advertisement. Emphasises the use of the
'tumbler stump' and the 'celebrated American
Changeable Key Bank Locks at prices varying
from Six Guineas to £50'
1 calling card
185-
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/047
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'Bramah And Chubb's Locks - Scientific Lock
Picking'. 'Bankers' Magazine'
Detailed description of the Bramah lock picked
by Mr Hobbs and the processs involved. 200
guineas reward paid by Bramah, but with their
objections. Correspondence from various
parties is included
1851 Oct
Page 262
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'Communication To The Editor'. 'Bankers'
Magazine'
Correspondence from various parties about the
picking of a Bramah lock, and the security of
locks by other manufacturers
1852
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/049
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'The Lock Controversy'. 'Bankers' Magazine'
Incomplete letter from Mr Hobbs referring to an
article in the last issue
1851 Nov
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/050A
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'The Lock Controversy - A Word In Reply'.
'Bankers' Magazine'
Incomplete letter referring to'another lock in the
states [US?] which a clever professor of lockpicking cannot open after 92 nights'.
1851 Dec
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/050B
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Chubbs' Reputation and Hobbs' Lock-Picking.
'Bankers' Magazine'
Final section of a letter from 'A Commissioner
Of The Great Exhibition And A Bank Proprietor'
concerning Hobbs lock-picking. The
correspondent states that he would never
choose a Hobbs lock.
1852 Jan
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/051
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Review of the Security of Locks and Safes.
'Bankers' Magazine'
Detailed review of locks and safes made by
various manufacturers and on display at the
Great Exhibition. Includes a short review of the
lock controversy surrounding Mr Hobbs' picking
of a Bramah lock.
1 newspaper cutting of 9 pages with caption
1852 Jan
Page 263
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'Specification Of The Patent Granted To Mr
1801
Samuel Holemburg...Of St Giles, Cripplegate'.
'Repertory, Volume XV. Pl.XVIII'
First cutting shows four images detailing the
lock improvements. Second cutting describes
the improvements, annotated 'Repertory, Vol 15
- 1801'
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/053
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'Specification Of The Patent Granted To Mr
Samuel Holemburg...Of St Giles, Cripplegate'.
'Repertory, Volume XV. Pl.XVIII'
The patent is dated 3 April 1784. Contains two
pages, at the end, with detailed images of the
lock mechanism. First sixteen pages are a
detailed description of the patent
1 leaflet (newspaper cutting) of 19 pages
1796
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/054
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'Description of a Door or Chest Lock, of a
Peculiar Construction. By Mr Thomas
Arkwright, of Chorley Moor, Lancashire'
One page shows detailed image of the doublebolted lock and key (displayed upside down).
Text descibes refers to the image and
describes the operation of the lock.
Fifteen guineas awarded to Mr Arkwright for
this invention, by the 'Society for the
Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and
Commerce'
179-
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Patent Granted to James Spears of Tilmouth,
1798
'Repertory. Volume 8'
With detailed images of locks and keys and four
pages of text describing the improvements.
Patent dated 25 August 1795
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/056A
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Joseph Wilverson of Willenhall, Staffordshire,
Improvements to Locks. 'Inventors' Advocate'
Improvements to bolts and latches
1841 Jan 16
Page 264
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'Locks for Banks. William Stillman'. 'Inventors'
Advocate'
Lock with two keys and two keyholes
1841 Feb 6
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/056C
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Lock improvements by Enoch Robinson and
William Hall, Boston, Massachusetts. 'Inventors
Advocate'
Latchbolt has an additional spring
1841 May 1
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/056D
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'For Improvements in Preserving Vegetable,
Animal and Other Substances from Decay'.
'Inventors Advocate'
Baron Charles Wetterstedt of Limehouse.
Three ideas for the prevention of fire. The first
is a means of fire-proofing cloth, the second of
protecting buildings from fire using a means
similar to the sprinkler method. The third is a
means of personal fire protection near
fireplaces.
2 newspaper cuttings with shared caption
1841 Feb 20
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/056E
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Lock Improvements by Solomon Andrews,
Perth, Amboy, New Jersey. 'Inventors
Advocate'
Use of snail wheels and consqeuent reduction
in friction and wear
1841 Jul 10
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/056F
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Lock Improvements by Benjamin Baillie, of
Henry Street, Regent's Park. 'Inventors
Advocate'
Rounded corners and screwless fixing
methods, to 'prevent tearing ladies' dresses'
1841 Jul 3
Page 265
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Questionable Attributes of an American Lock.
'Inventors Advocate'
Quotes from an American paper, "This lock has
been in use nearly eight years, and, although
frequently tried, has never yet, in any one
instance, been opened"
1841 Jul 3
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/056H
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Thomas Clarke of Wolverhampton, Lock
Improvements. 'Inventors Advocate'
Substitutes springs with weights, or weighted
levers
1841 Jul 10
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/057A
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Bullion Robbery on the London to Folkestone
Line.
Part-article describing how wax impressions of
keys were obtained
1 newspaper cutting
184-
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'Daring Burglary' at Butchers' Shop
Chubb safe resisted all attempts at opening
1 newspaper cutting
184-
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'Calumny Exposed. Parnell and Puckridge
versus John Goater, Foreman to Chubb and
Son'
Pages collated in wrong order. Account of the
trial, which awarded £30 damages and costs to
Parnell and Puckridge. Trial disputed the
process of lock-picking that was used in an
attempt to win 200 guineas reward
1855
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/058A
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Improvements to Locks. 'Inventors Advocate'
Part-article only. Describes two improvements
to sliding bolts
1841 Oct 9
Page 266
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James Hancock of Battersea, Improvements to
Locks. 'Inventors Advocate'
Describes a nozzle projection on a lock, which
can also be used on taps or cocks
1841 Apr 13
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/058C
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'Gerish's Patent Cylindrical Patent Lock'. 'Civil
Engineer and Architect's Journal'
With image. Describes the lock and the
simplicity of fitting it, due to its shape
1842 Jun
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/058D
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James Tildesley and Joseph Sanders, Lock
Manufactuer of Wolverhampton, Improvements
in Locks. 'Literary Gazette'
Part of article. Describes improvements to the
sliding bolt
1840 Sep 5
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/059
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'Calumny Exposed. Parnell and Puckridge
versus John Goater, Foreman to Chubb and
Son'
Second edition of leaflet, 20,000 printed. See
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/057C for original.
Account of the trial, which awarded £30
damages and costs to Parnell and Puckridge.
Trial disputed the process of lock-picking, for
200 guineas reward
1855
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/060A
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'Whitfield's Wrought-Iron Fire-Resisting
Impregnable Safes'. 'Register'
Advertisement with image of double-doored
safe. Includes a reference to a successful court
action against William Milner in 1854 which
awarded Whitfield £60 plus costs
1855 Mar 3
Page 267
Reference
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'Chubb and Son's Goods'. 'The Commercial
Gazette'
Advertisement with five images, including one
of a 'changeable letter puzzle' that resembles a
combination padlock using letters instead of
numbers. J. Higginbotham, agent by
appointment
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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Chubb Ornamental Key Designs
Five detailed images of ornamental key
designs, some based on 'antique models'
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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Harry Chubb's Eccentric Little Railway
The first part of this item is
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064K
Satirical description of journey delays on a
North London railway. The delays are referred
to as 'Chubb's Locks'.
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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John Simon Holland, Improvements in Locks.
Patent dated 1 August 1854. Details 21
improvements in lock design
1855 Mar 3
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/062B
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William Edward Newton, Improvements in
Locks. 'Mechanics Magazine'
First cutting is for a patent dated 3 October
1854. Details include the use of magnets.
Second cutting is for a patent dated 16 August
1854 for improvements in attaching door knobs
1855 Apr 21
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/062C
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William Charls Pitt, Improvements in Knobs and 1855 Mar 10
Roses. 'Mechanics Magazine'
Patent dated 9 August 1854
Page 268
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Part-article. Possibly a continuation of
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/062C[?]
1855 Mar 24
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First cutting is for a patent to George Lewis on
September 2, 1854. No further details.
Second cutting for a patent dated to Robert
McConnell, dated September 25 1854, with
description.
Third cutting is for a patent to Jos Mayer, dated
December 13 1854, with description.
1855 Apr 7
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/062F
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'A Machine For Cutting Keys'. 'Mechanics
Magazine'
Patent dated December 13, 1854. Describes a
lathe using a circular cutter and a slide rest
1855 Apr 21
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/062G
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Lock and Spindle Improvements. 'Mechanics
1855 Jul 7
Magazine'
First cutting is for a patent dated September 28,
1854 granted to Frederick Clark for an
improved spindle and bush for door-knobs.
Second cutting seems erroneous and contains
a part-sentence only
Third cutting is for a patent for 'A method of
dividing lock-springs in strips or fingers'
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063A
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Lock Improvements. 'Mechanics Magazine'
Patent to Richard Larkin, dated December
12,1854 listing twelve improvements
Loose caption sheet also relates to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064O
1855 Jul 7
Page 269
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Improvements in Safes. 'Mechanics Magazine'
Patent to William Milner, dated December
20,1854 for preventing gunpowder use in safeblowing.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064O
1855 Jul 14
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063C
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Improvements in Locks. "Mechanics Magazine"
Patent to John Turray [surname struck out].
Loose caption is annotated 'Imray' in place of
Turray.
Patent to George Price. Three improvements
are detailed, interior paint, case-hardening, and
gunpowder prevention.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064O
1855 Aug 25
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'A New And Improved Lock For Sliding Doors'.
"Mechanics Magazine"
Patent to Auguste Bellford, dated April 1855.
No details provided.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064O
1855 Dec 15
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Improvements to Locks. "Mechanics Magazine" 1855 Dec 22
Patent to Constantine Henderson, dated May
1855. Auxiliary lock has to be opened to allow
access to main lock.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064O
Page 270
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'Improvements in Locks'. "Mechanics
Magazine"
Patent to Walter Tucker, dated May 1855.
Details of a 'combination stump'.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064O
1856 Jan 12
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063G
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Improvements in Spindles for Locks.
Patent to J.D. Kind, dated June 1855. Loose
caption sheet also relates to items
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064O
1856 Jan 12
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Improvements in Locks. Mechanics Magazine'
Patent to J.S, E.J., and J.H. Nettleford, dated
June 1855. Seven improvements listed. Loose
caption sheet also relates to items
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064O
1856 Jan 12
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064A
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Patent to V. Scully and B.J. Heywood. 'A swivel
pin which is provided with a helical rib'.
Loose caption sheet also relates to items
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063H
1 newspaper cutting with caption on loose
multi-caption item
1856 Feb 9
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064B
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Burglar Alarm. 'Mechanics Magazine'
Patent to C. Curtice. A bell-spring and match
holder are activated.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063H
multi-caption item
1856 Feb 23
Page 271
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'A New Manufacture of Fire and Burglar Proof
Glass'. 'Mechanics Magazine'
Patent to A.V. Newton. Glass incorporates wire
mesh.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063H
multi-caption item
1856 Jan 5
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'A Portable Alarm-Apparatus, For the
Prevention Of Robbery By False Keys'.
Patent to L. Turlette. Rings an alarm, lights a
candle and fires a percussion cap.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063H
multi-caption item
1856 Mar 22
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064E
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Patent to T. Butler. 'Revolving stops are formed
grooves through which stumpas pass'.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063H
multi-caption item
1856 Mar 22
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064F
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'An Improved Changeable Lock'. 'Mechanics
Magazine'
Patent to C.F. Stansbury. 'A key with
changeable bits'.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063H
multi-caption item
1856 Mar 29
Page 272
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'Apparatus For Moving Property Into And Out
Of Strong Rooms'. 'Mechanics Magazine'
Patent to R. Longsdon. 'Applying hydraulic
pressure to the elevation of books'.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063H
multi-caption item
1856 Apr 12
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064H
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Improvements in Locks'. 'Mechanics Magazine'
Patent to C.G. Mueller. Patent description
requires drawings - not supplied.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063H
multi-caption item
1856 Apr 19
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064I
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Patent to A.V. Newton. Restoring tumblers to
postition.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063H
multi-caption item
1856 Jul 12
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064J
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Patent to Price G. 'A box... for the preservation
of parchment deeds'.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063H
2 newspaper cuttings with caption on loose
multi-caption item
1856 Jul 19
Page 273
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'Chubb's Locks Applied to Railways'.
185Refers to journey delays on a north London
railway. The secretary of the railway is a Mr
Harry Chubb, presumably no relation. The
article continues in CLC/B/002/10/01/005/061B.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063H
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064L
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Improvements in Locks and latches. 'Mechanics 1856 Sep 13
Magazine'
Patent to H. M'Evoy. Three improvements
specified.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063H
2 newspaper cuttings with caption on loose
multi-caption item
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064M
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'Improvements in Fastening Travelling-Bags'.
Patent to J. Schloss. Use of a piston bolt for
travelling bags, desk drawers etc.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063H
multi-caption item
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/064N
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'An Improved Door-Lock and Latch'. 'Mechanics 1856 Oct 4
Magazine'
Patent to J.R. Day. Loose caption sheet also
relates to items CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063H
multi-caption item
1856 Sep 13
Page 274
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'Improvements in Connecting Spindles'.
Patent to N. Ager. 'This invention cannot well
be described without illustration'.
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063A to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/063H
multi-caption item
1856 Oct 4
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Improvement in Lock Construction. 'Mechanics 1856 Nov 11
Magazine'
Patent to M.L. Parnell. 'The object of this
invention is to frustrate the known method of
picking lever locks'. The annotated note begins
'This appears to be similar to Chubb's Repelling
spring'.
2 newspaper cuttings with caption and 1
annotated note
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/065B
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'Improvements In The Construction Of Locks'.
Patent to Louis Player Miles
1856 Nov 29
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'A New Barrel Bolt Has Recently Been
Patented'
With image of the bolt. Patent to John Phillips
of Birmingham. 'It differs from the ordinary bolt
in its being manufactured without a single rivet'
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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'Improvements In Trunks Or Portmanteaus, And 1856
An Improved Lock to The Same'. 'Mechanics
Magazine'
Patent to S. Last
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/065E
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'Improvements The Manufacture Of Keys And
Locks'. 'Mechanics Magazine'
Patent to A. Daniel
1 newspaper cutting
1856
Page 275
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'Improvements in Keys And Locks'.
Seven improvements listed, some as patents.
One item is illustrated with 3 images of a
Tucker and Reeves 'Closed Key-hole and
Safeguard Lock'
185-
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'The Largest Stock Of Chubb's Goods To Be
Seen At Shaw And Company'.
Advertisement with various images of patent
detector locks and of a cash box. Lock
dimensions are given but no prices
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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Chubb Locks at the Paris Exhibition. 'Illustrated
News'
Describes one particular lock, of Gothic design
as bearing 'comparison with the far-famed
metalwork of the mediaeval ages'
1855 Apr 21
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'Milner's Safes. Water Versus Fire'.
Advertisement in the form of a testimonial
relating to a recent fire at Egerton Mill,
Manchester
1 newspaper cutting with caption underneath
1855 Jun 6
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'An Improved Lock, Letter To The Editor.
From Samuel Long, Watchmaker, of Putney.
Offers a lock of his own design to be tested by
'respectable witnesses'
1855 Apr 7
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/068D
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'Milner's Holdfast and Fire-Resisting Safes'.
'Hull Paper'
Advertisement. Describes recent witnessed
tests on their safes, in Liverpool, using
gunpowder
1855 May
Page 276
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'Milner's Holdfast and Fire-Resisting Safes'.
'Hull Paper'
Advertisement. Describes recent witnessed
tests on their safes, in Liverpool, using
gunpowder
1855 May
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Taunton and Hatton's Safes.
185Advertisement. Printed on paper that is claimed
to have been in one of their safes for six hours
'during a most severe test by Fire'. Factory is in
Oxford Street, Birmingham. The safes use
'Cotterill's Patent Climax Detector Locks'
1 leaflet
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/070
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'New Street Letter Boxes'. 'Illustrated London
News'
Annotated 'Found at Christ Church by John
Edward Chubb May 1935'. 2 images, the first
showing the interior of a new letter-box. The
second is a street scene depicting an exterior
view of the letter box with various people
around.
The text describes the introduction of the new
letter-boxes, following an example set in Paris,
and notes that the locks used are Chubb's
"patent detector".
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 114A
1855
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'Description of Parnell's Patent Defiance and
National Locks'
Multiple detailed images of their Defiance lock
mechanism, of keys, and of safes. Detailed
description of the 'Defiance' lock and of the
'Patent Noiseless Box Staple'. 200 guineas
reward is offered by Parnell and Puckridge to
anyone who can pick the Defiance lock.
185-
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Description of the 'Albion' lock.
Annotated 'Given Away at the Paris Exhibition'.
Detailed description of the lock, which was
patented by J. Simon Holland
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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'Albion' Key Guard.
A means of preventing anyone making a copy
of a key without being detected. Patented by J.
Simon Holland. Probably linked to
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/072A
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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'Daring Robbery At The Manchester Stamp
Office'. 'Manchester Daily Telegraph'
Description of the robbery which netted £2,000.
Various locks were picked to gain entry but a
Chubb lock held and the thieves had to cut a
hole in the door itself.
185-
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'At The Huddersfield Railway Station'. 'The
Times'
Report of a robbery netting £70. A drawer,
secured by a Chubb lock, in the same office
was not broken into
1855 Sep 24
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/073C
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Confidence trick using a Chubb lock. 'Daily
1855 Sep 5
Post'
Description of a con-trick by a Joseph Barnes
and one other, involving betting on whether a
patent Chubb padlock could be opened. Barnes
sentenced to three months gaol
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'Robberies At Railway Stations'. 'Illustrated
News'
Short description of a robbery at Huddersfield
Station. A more detailed description is in
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Offer to sell rights to a lock
1855 Sep 27
Manuscript. The inventor Thomas Black, who is
blind, states that it does not require a key to
lock it and that the rights can be purchased for
£2,000.
1 letter
Former Reference: 117 or 118
1855 Sep 29
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'Exposition Universelle De 1855'
Advertisement. Andre Fichet of Paris, France,
serrurier-mecanicien. Lock prices given in
French Francs
1 leaflet
1855 Aug
French
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'Coffre-Forts Incombustibles'
Advertisement for Motheau, Mecanicien
Brevete, Paris, France
1 leaflet
185French
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Joan of Arc not burned at the stake. 'Morning
1855 Sep 29
Advertiser'
Refers to a recent book proposing that in reality
'Jeunne' raised a family of several children. A
reference to Chubb fire-proof safes is satirically
referred to.
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'The Excessive Use of Hand-Labour To The
Exclusion Of Machinery'. 'The Times'
The article cites Mr Hobbs, an American,
setting up a mechanised factory in London that
can produce a lock for 6d. that would cost
3s.6d. if made in Wolverhampton. The article
suggests that British lack of mechanisation,
particularly in the lock-making and firearms
industries, gives foreign competitors an
advantage
1855 Sep 25
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Auction of Price's Fire-Resistant Safes.
'Manchester Advertiser'
Advertisement
1855 Nov 3
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'La Celebre Serrure Americaine Exposee Par
Hobbs Ashley'
Produced by 'l'Institut des Mecanicens a
Vienne'
185French
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Religious display showing Christ presenting two 1855 May 17
keys. 'Morning Advertiser'
Refers to one key resembling 'one of Chubb's
patent detectors'.
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Penny Postage Jubilee
Commemorative card and envelope, with
Penny Postage Jubilee postmark. Sent to
'Dearest Mother' addressed to Mrs C Early,
Witney Oxfordshire. [stuck down].
1 letter with special envelope
1890 Jul 2
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'Les Travaux De Monsieur Fichet, SerrurierMecanicien'
Descriptions of products with price list, in
Francs, on last page
1855 Jun
French
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'Pitt's New Patent Adjusting Mount and Spindle'
Image showing cross-section of lock and
handles through a door. Followed by a
description of its applications
1 advertisement
185-
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'Haffner-Freres, Paris, France', Safe
Manufacturer
Advertisements for safes. The second card
shows the reverse of the first and contains 2
images of a safe, 'incrochetable et
incombustible'
2 calling cards
185French
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'Edouard Schmerber, Fabrication De Serruriere
Et Quincaillerie, Rougement, Haut Rhin'
1 calling card
185French
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'J.F. Grangoir, Fabrciant De Coffre-Forts'
Paris
1 calling card
185French
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'Grand Lock-Picking Experiment At
Manchester'. 'Birmingham Journal'
Detailed account of an unsuccessful attempt by
Mr Hobbs to pick a Cotterill's Patent Climax
Detector' lock in the presence of witnesses,
whose testimonial is quoted. Reward of 50
Guineas was on offer if successful. Mr Hobbs
had previously picked locks made by Bramah
and by Chubb.
1854 May 6
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'The Barlow Papers'
3 caricature images, 'drawn by Barlow himself',
according to the article. Satirical article,
conjecturing that, after he had visited their
offices, Barlow may be an Egyptian sphinx.
Finishes with a humorous three-verse poem
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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'Iron Safes. From The Edinburgh Evening
1855 Jun 30
Courant of Saturday'
Report of a lecture delivered to the Architectural
Institute by George Price of Wolverhampton.
Concerned the manufacture of safes and recent
improvements. Is followed by a report from the
'Edinburgh Advertiser' on the same lecture.
1 newspaper cutting
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'William Hall and Company, Manufacturers of
Hall's Patent Bank and Safe Locks, 27 Dock
Square, Boston'
Annotated with 'From', replacing 'Bought of'
1 advertisement
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'New Machine For Cutting Metals, American
185Invention'
Image of a metal-cutting machine on the first
page.French with translation describing how the
machine works.
185-
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'Bramah and Company, By Appointement To
Her Majesty'
Advertisement on pages 1-2 for Bramah locks,
patent valve water-closets, pumps, safes, deed
chests, patent pens and holders. Pages 3 - 4
are a French translation, page 4 stuck down so
unreadable.
185-
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'Hobbs, Ashley and Company's Patent
185American and English Protector Locks'
Advertisement. First page is a description of the
products and various awards that have been
received. Pages 2 - 4 list the products, their
dimensions and prices
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'Russian Ingenuity'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Report from the Liverpool Herald about an
incident at Sebastopol. British soldiers had
discovered a Russian officer sheltering from
shell-fire inside a Milners' safe
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'The Paris Exhibition'. 'Manchester[?] Chronicle' 1855 Dec 19
Detailed description of a first class medal,
awarded to Chubb, at the 'Exposition
Universalle, Paris 1855'.
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'Caution. The Public of Manchester'.
1855 Dec 19[?
'Manchester Chronicle'[?]
]
Unclear whether the caption relates to this item.
Advertisement for Price's safes in the form of
an announcement that dismisses Milner Safes'
claims to be the best.
1855 Dec 26
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'Sales By Auction of Price's Patent Safes on
27th December'
Advertisement for a sale of 55 safes to which
Mr Price has invited Mr Milner, to prove the
gunpowder-resistance of his safes
1 newspaper cutting
1855 Dec
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"Testing Milner's Fire-Resisting Safes".
1855 Dec
"Brydone's Railway Directory Advertiser"
Advertisement. Detailed description of
comparative fire tests on Milner's safes and
those of other, unspecified, manufacturers. The
tests, of two hours and five hours duration,
were officially witnessed and a £100 note and
various documents were undamaged in Milner's
safes.
1 newspaper cutting
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'List of Exhibitors To Whom Prizes Have Been
Awarded By The International Jury For The
Paris Universal Exhibition Of 1855'
Only lists exhibitors from the United Kingdom
1855
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"Vue De L'Epreuve Du Feu"
Image showing three large safes being publicly
fire-tested in front of a crowd, with soldiers
present, on 19 February 1853
1 newspaper cutting
185French
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'Scene The Third'. 'Comic Times'
Extract of a comic scene describing 'MacPhail'
fumblingly opening a Chubb lock with his key.
With image portraying the scene.
1 newspaper cutting
1855 Nov 3
Page 283
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'Unficht Der Offentlichen Generprobe'[?]
Advertisement for safes, 'Anlicht Der Caffen'.
Multiple images: 2 safes, a letterpress, a
bookbindering press[?], 2 medals. Image at the
top is the same as that in
CLC/B/002/10/01/005/089A, showing a public
fire test of safes
1 poster
185German
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"New List of Prices Of Marr's Improved
Detector And Other Locks"
Image of lock mechanism and key made by W.
Marr of 52 Cheapside, London. Following
pages list the dimensions and prices of various
Marr locks
185-
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"Certificates About Jones' Patent Permutation
1848
And Combination Bank Lock"
New York. Pages 2 - 14 multiple testimonials
from satisfied clients. Remaining pages cover
abortive attempts to force Jones-made locks,
followed by accounts of successful picking or
forcing of locks made by American competitors.
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'Russian Padlock'. 'Illustrated London News'
1856 Jan 5
Image of internal mechanism and key and
description of how it works. Found at Balaclava,
the lock is of 'superior workmanship' and 'now
in the possession of Mr Chubb'. Followed by
descriptions of Chinese and Egyptian padlocks
1 newspaper cutting
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'Russian Padlock'. 'Illustrated London News'
1856 Jan 5
Same as CLC/B/002/10/01/005/093
Image of internal mechanism and key and
description of how it works. Found at Balaclava,
the lock is of 'superior workmanship' and 'now
in the possession of Mr Chubb'. Followed by
descriptions of Chinese and Egyptian padlocks
Page 284
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'"Mr Henry Box Brown's Panorama At
Cornwall's Riding School". 'Jersey Paper'
Review of a show held in Jersey, in which Mr
Brown 'has not a word to say in favour of Mr
Hobbs, the celebrated American locksmith'.
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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'Fire Proof Safes'. 'American Paper'
Advertisements for Salamander Safes; one by
the manufacturer, Robert M. Patrick, in New
York. The other by a retailer in Toronto
1855 Dec
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Auction Sale of Price's Safes. 'Jersey Paper'
Advertisements for an auction sale of 35 new
Price's safes, 'who has adopted the above
means of bringing his superior safes before the
....commercial public of Blackburn'.
1856 Feb
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'Pierce's Patent Identifying Detector Lock'.
1856 Jan 19
'Preston Guardian'
'Ingenious improvement on Chubb's patent
lock'. Possesses 'a means of identifying any
person who attempts to open it by any improper
means whatsoever'
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'Look Out!! Over 70 Thieves Caught Per Annum 185To Every 100 Locks In Use'.
Advertisement, for Brown's Patent Safety Alarm
Detector Locks, Unites States of America.
Image on page 3 of a boy caught stealing from
a shop drawer. Followed by four cases of
Brown's Patent Money Drawer preventing theft.
Contains 14 pages of testimonials
Page 285
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'Parnell and Puckridge, Iron Doors, Safes And
Chests For Banks, Offices'
Multiple images of the interior of safes and
strong-boxes, with prices and dimensions.
Images of the mechanism of 'Parnell's Patent
Defiance Lock' and key, and of their 'Patent
Noiseless Box-Staple and Striking Plate.
Also contains an open letter from George Price
'To Mr. William Milner, Liverpool' in which he
strongly objects to claims questioning the
security of Parnell safes, and threatens legal
action.
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"The Late Poet's Bank"
Poem of five verses about a theft of £50,000
from a strong room at Samuel Roger's firm in
Lombard Street on 25 Nov 1844. "The lock and
door were safe and sound. The lock was
Bramah's or perhaps was Chubb's"
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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'History of Keys'. 'Builder'
Report of a lecture at the British Archaeological
Association, decribing Homer as the earliest
writer to mention a key, continuing with
references to Egyptian, Greek, Roman and
West African keys
1856 Jan 26
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"Daring Attempt At Robbery. Value of Milner's
Strong Holdfast Safes". 'Liverpool Mercury'
Account of an unsuccessful attempt to smash
open a wrought iron safe using a 17lb
sledgehammer.
1856 Jul
Page 286
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'To The Editor Of The Mercury'. 'Stamford
Mercury'
From Chubb and Son, contradicting a report on
the burning of Stainfield Hall. The report
claimed that the contents of two Chubb patent
fireproof boxes were burnt down to ash. The
writer states that they were not of Chubb
manufacture but 'of the commonest kind made'
1856 Mar 7
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'Directions For Fitting Brown's Patent Alarm
Lock To A Drawer'
Written instructions, including a template to
ensure exact placement
1 leaflet
1856 Mar 7
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'Chubb Collectanea'
1 volume
1855 - 1857
[1842 - 1857]
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Ephraim Brown and Company, 92 Bath Row,
1856 Feb 20
Birmingham, to Mr W.H. Chalk, 29 Brunswick
Parade, Barnsbury Road, London
On Brown's previous reply to Chalk's letter
about the terms of Brown's lock agency. Brown
is concerned that his letter had not been
received and stresses that he would be pleased
to do business with Chalk.
1 letter of 2 pages
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Ephraim Brown and Company, 92 Bath Row,
Birmingham, to Mr W.H. Chalk, 29 Brunswick
Parade, Barnsbury Road, London
States that Brown and Company would be
pleased for Chalk to act as their agents in the
Home Counties.
1 letter of 1 page
1856 Jan 30
Page 287
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George Price, Cleveland Safe Works,
1856
Wolverhampton: 'The Improved Wrought-Iron,
Fire-Resisting and Thief-Proof Book Safes,
Plate Chests, Deed Boxes, Doors & Frames,
etc. etc'
Lacks front cover. Reprints press reports of
George Price's lectures on fire-proof safes
given at the Architectural Institute, Edinburgh
on 26 June 1855, the Trades' Hall, Glasgow on
30 June 1855, the Corn Exchange, Belfast on 4
July 1855 and the Rotundo, Dublin on 5 July
1855. Also reprints a report on the trial of
Price's Fire-Proof Safes from 'The Manchester
Examiner and Times' of 17 October 1854
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George Waterston, 56 Hanover Street,
Edinburgh: 'The Improved Patent WroughtIron, Fire-proof and Thief-proof Book Safes,
Plate Chests, Deed and Cash Boxes, Doors &
Frames, etc. manufactured by George Price,
Wolverhampton
Issued by George Waterston, Stationer, of 56
Hanover Street, the sole agent for Edinburgh.
1 catalogue of 16 pages
1855 Jun
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'Scully and Heywood's improvements in the
construction of locks and latches, &c. (Patent
dated 18th July 1855)'. 'The Engineer'
Description, with diagram, of Scully and
Heywood's patent for a guard to prevent the
internal mechanism of a lock from being
tampered with.
1856 May 14
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'Clever capture of three burglars (Before Mr
J.H. Smith)'. 'Liverpool Daily Post'
Report of commital proceedings before Mr J.H.
Smith for 3 men accused of commiting a
burglary at Gardner's warehouse, New Quay,
Liverpool. A large Milner's safe had been
prised from the wall, but all attempts to open
the safe had been unsuccessful - a crowbar
had been broken in the attempt
1 newspaper cutting
1856 Mar 28
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Constantine Henderson, Devereux House,
1856 Mar
Great Malvern, Worcestershire: 'Henderson's
Patent Locks'
Advertisement (reprinted from the 'Practical
Mechanic's Journal' dated 1 March).
Description, with diagrams, of Henderson's
patent for an auxiliary lock fitted to the faceplate
of the main lock to prevent picking of the lock
by a pick or false key
1 advertisement
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'Restell's Spec' [and] 'Clairins (?)' Manuscript
note (undated)
Undated manuscript note comparing Restell's
and Clairin's (?) designs for shields and plates
to improve lock security
1 document
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1855 Dec 19
Wolverhampton to Mr William Milner, Liverpool:
'The Iron Safe Controversy - Mr Price's Second
Letter to Mr Milner'
Complains of the behaviour of Milner's
employees prior to, and during, auctions of
Price's safes at Bolton on 22 November,
Preston on 5 December and Bolton on 12
December. Price states that Milner's patent for
using vapourising materials had expired in
1854, so there was no question of "plagiarism".
Price concludes by inviting Milner to a debate in
Manchester on the art and science of safedesign.
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George Price: 'Patent Fire-resisting and Thief1856 Apr
proof safe' [and] 'Air, Water and Steam-tight
Box'. 'Society of Arts Exhibition'
Brief descriptions of a fire-resistant safe and an
air-tight box as displayed by George Price, also
a patent lock for sliding doors, by E. Field and a
Patent changeable key and self-adjusting lock,
by R. Larkin
1 catalogue cutting of 2 parts
1856
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'The Hobbs Lock Picked'. 'Birmingham Journal' 1856 May 31
Based on a report in 'The Illion Independent'.
The Day and Newell lock, manufactured in New
York and commonly known as the "Hobbs
Lock" had been picked by Linus Yale, junior.
1 newspaper cutting
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'John Tann's new patent Reliance lock and
1856 Apr 26
fireproof safes' [and] 'The locks made under the
patents of Messrs. William Simpson ...' 'The
Builder'
Advertisement
1 newspaper cutting
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'American Inventions'. 'The Builder'
Supplementary report by commissioners
appointed to visit the United States of America
and report on the manufacture of fire-arms.
Brief reports on Wood screws, Machinery for
making wrought-iron nails, Padlocks, locks, &c
and File-cutting machinery
1 newspaper cutting
1856 Jul 5
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'For building a factory for Messers. Hobbs and
Co. American lock-makers, in Arlington-street,
New North-road'. 'The Builder'
List of quotes for building a factory for Hobbs
and Company - The lowest quote, for
£1,844.00, by Jay, was accepted
1 newspaper cutting
1856 Apr 19
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Captain Emmett, Thames Ditton House to
Chubb and Company, St Paul's Churchyard
Commending Chubb's for their services and
enclosing cheque for 12 guineas instead of the
£9.00 specified on their invoice
1 letter of 2 pages
1856 Apr 5
Page 290
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'The Late Extensive Conflagration in the CityRoad'. 'Morning Advertiser'
Report of a fire at Green's timber-merchants,
East Road, City Road resulting in the
destruction of all the stock. When Mr Tann
unlocked the Tann fire-proof safe after the fire,
all the documents contained in the safe had
been preserved
1 newspaper cutting
1856 Jul 15
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'Picking experiments on Hobb's Locks'.
Based on report in 'The Ilion Independent'. The
Day and Newell lock, manufactured in New
York and commonly known as the "Hobbs
Lock" had been picked by Linus Yale, junior.
The article explains the term "mapping the
tumblers" by using printer's ink or smoke
1 newspaper cutting
1856 Aug 20
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3 keys and a lock-plate.
Pencil drawing on notepaper headed
'Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire
Railway', Canal Manager's Office, 185 Ducie
Street, Manchester
1 drawing
1856
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Thomas Milner and Sons: 'Milners' Quadruple
Patent Holdfast and Fire-resisting Safes'
Reprints articles from the 'Huddersfield and
Holmfirth Examiner' and the 'Huddersfield
Chronicle', and a certificate on the testing of a
small safe signed by Jeremiah Kaye, Chief
Constable of Huddersfield and others. Items
dated between 24 May and 7 June
1856
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J. Kay Leckie, 27 North John Street, Liverpool:
'Patent Thief Detector Lock ... Patented
October 1854 and August 1855'
Advertising leaflet for a combination lock,
operated without a key, which sounds an alarm
on the first attempt to open the drawer
1856
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John Chubb, 57 St Paul's Churchyard:
'Egyptian Locks'. 'Notes & Queries'
Letter asking readers to inform him if Egyptianstyle wooden locks are in use anywhere apart
from the Faroe Islands and Singapore
1 newspaper cutting
1856 Aug 23
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'The Patent Protector Key'
1856 Sep
Manuscript note describing the Patent Protector
Key, which, when inserted in the keyhole
prevents the lock from being picked from the
other side of the door. Cutting is annotated
'Weber, Bruxelles - Sent by Jones, 46(?)
Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, September
1856'
1 document
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George Price: 'A Treatise on Fire and Thiefproof depositories and Locks and Keys'
Prospectus for George Price's treatise, to be
published in December 1856 by Simpkin,
Marshall and Company, Stationers' Hall Court
and E. and F.N. Spon, Bucklersbury
1 item
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'Masked and Armed Burglars Again'. 'Times'
1856 Oct 15
Report on armed robbery at the home of
William Harrison, colliery owner, near
Brownhills Colliery, Walsall. The robbers failed
to open the safe by blowing the lock with
gunpowder, but eventually forced the safe
using a sledge-hammer [the make of safe was
not specified]. Mr Harrison has offered a reward
of £100.00 for the apprehension of the burglars.
1 newspaper cutting
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George Waterston, Stationer, 56 Hanover
Street: 'Safety from Fire and Fraud'
Advertisement [unknown source] announcing
the appointment of George Waterston as the
London agent for Price of Wolverhampton
1 newspaper cutting
1856
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William Harrison, Norton Hall, near Walsall, to
1856 Oct 22
Chubb and Son
States that the safe opened during a recent
robbery at his premises was "a common iron
one" and not, as reported in the press, a safe
manufactured by Chubb. The Chubb lock had
resisted attempts to blow it up using gunpowder
1 letter of 2 pages
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Mr Braidwood: ['Fires; the Best Means of
Preventing and Arresting them, with a few
words on Fire-proof Structures']. 'Journal of the
Society of Arts'
Paper followed by discussion, read at meeting
of 7 May [pages 415-425, lacks beginning].
Discusses the causes of fire, including the
positioning of stove pipes, spontaneous
combustion and arson, fire-fighting and
methods of fireproof construction, using castiron and brick.
1856 May 9
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'Extra-Ordinary Meeting. Friday, May 16, 1856'.
'Journal of the Society of Arts'
Continues discussion on Mr Braidwood's paper
on fire-prevention read on 7 May [pages 448460]. Includes written communications from W.
Bridges Adams, The Fire-Annihilator Company,
and others.
1856 May 23
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'Police. Mansion House'. 'The Times'
1856 Nov 14
Report on commital proceedings at the
Mansion House of William Pierce and James
Burgess in connection with the May 1855
robbery of £15,000 worth of gold bullion from a
consignment on the South-Eastern Railway.
Pierce and Burgess, together with Edward Agar
and William Tester had conspired to steal gold
bullion by making duplicate keys and
substituting lead shot. Evidence was given by
Agar; Tester was not yet in custody.
Former Reference: 152-153
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'The Great Bullion Robbery on the South
Eastern Railway'.
Report on commital proceedings of William
Pierce and James Burgess in connection with
the May 1855 robbery of £15,000 worth of gold
bullion from a consignment on the SouthEastern Railway. The approver, Henry Agar, is
described as a habitual forger; William Tester,
the third accused, was still at liberty.
1856 Nov
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'The Bullion Robbery'. 'The Times'
Further report on commital proceedings on 17
November of William Pierce and James
Evidence about the disposal of the gold bullion
was given by Edward Agar, a co-conspirator,
and Fanny Bolan Kay, his mistress. [Part 4 of
cutting in 9 parts].
1 newspaper cutting
1856 Nov 18
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/023
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and Fanny Bolan Kay, his mistress. [Parts 1-2
of cutting in 9 parts]
1856 Nov 18
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/024
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1856 Nov 18
and Fanny Bolan Kay, his mistress. [Parts 3 & 5
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and Fanny Bolan Kay, his mistress. [Parts 7-9
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1856 Nov 18
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The Bullion Robbery. 'The Times'
Brief report on commital proceedings on 13
One of the robbers, William Agar, was a
witness for the Crown; William Tester was still
at large. [Lacks mid section of report]. [Parts 12 of cutting in 4 parts].
1856 Nov 19
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/027A-B
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Brief report on commital proceedings on 13
One of the robbers, William Agar, was a
witness for the Crown; William Tester was still
at large. [Lacks mid section of report]. [Parts 34 of cutting in 4 parts].
1856 Nov 19
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/027C
access
'The Gold Robbery on the South-Eastern
Railway'. 'Morning News'
Brief report on commital proceedings of William
Pierce and James Burgess in connection with
the May 1855 robbery of £15,000 worth of gold
bullion from a consignment on the SouthEastern Railway.
1 newspaper cutting
1856 Nov 21
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'Romance of Railway Robbery'. The Weekly
1856 Nov 22
Times'
Description of the May 1855 robbery of £15,000
worth of gold bullion from a consignment on the
South-Eastern Railway. An iron safe with two
locks used for transporting bullion was sent to
Chubb's to have a new key made and William
Tester took this opportunity to have Edward
Agar make a wax impression of the first key.
Agar and Pierce then travelled to Folkestone
and managed to obtain a wax impression of the
second key.
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/029
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Further report on commital proceedings of
William Pierce and James Burgess in
connection with the May 1855 robbery of
£15,000 worth of gold bullion from a
[Parts 1-2 of cutting in 10 parts]
1856 Nov
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and Fanny Bolan Kay, his mistress. [Part 6 of
cutting in 9 parts]
1 newspaper cutting
1856 Nov 18
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1856 Nov
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Incomplete report on commital proceedings on
2 December of William Pierce and James
1 newspaper cutting
1856 Dec 3
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/033B-C
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1856 Nov
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/034B-035A 'The Great Gold Robbery'. 'The Times'
Report that formal notice had been served to
access
the prosecution that William Tester had now
returned to the country from Sweden.
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/034C
access
1856 Dec 9
The Bullion Robbery
1856 Dec
Fragment of report on commital proceedings on
2 December of William Pierce and James
Edward Agar describes travelling to Folkestone
with Pierce to collect a box containing £200 to
£300 worth of sovereigns.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/035B-038A 'The Bullion Robbery'. 'The Times'
access
December of William Pierce, James Burgess
and William Tester in connection with the May
1855 robbery of £15,000 worth of gold bullion.
The case was adjourned until 13 December.
1856 Dec 11
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CLC/B/002/10/01/006/038B-041A 'The Bullion Robbery'. 'The Times'
1856 Dec 15
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The defendants were remanded in custody until
24 December
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Hobbs, Ashley and Company, 97 Cheapside:
'Keys Found'.
Advertisement offering reward for lost keys.
1 newspaper
1856 Dec
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/041B
access
1856 Dec 22
Report on remand hearing on 20 December of
William Pierce, James Burgess and William
Tester in connection with the May 1855 robbery
of £15,000 worth of gold bullion. The three
accused were remanded to Newgate Prison.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/042
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1856 Dec 25
Final report on commital proceedings on 24
The Lord Mayor confirmed that the three
accused should be tried at The Central Criminal
Court. Pierce reserved his defence, while
Burgess and Tester pleaded not guilty.
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/043
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George Price: 'A Treatise on Fire and Thiefproof depositories and Locks and Keys'.
Review of George Price's treatise, published by
Simpkin and Marshall, London.
1856 Dec 24
Page 298
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'Milner's Phoenix Safe Works'
[Source unknown] Description of opening
celebration at The Phoenix Hall, and extension
to Milner's Phoenix Safe Works, Windsor. The
evening was attended by 350 workmen with
their friends, families and invited guests and
included musical performances and a magic
lantern show.
1856
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/045A
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'Fire-Proof Safe'. 'The Builder'
Safe manufactured for Tessier and Company,
her Majesty's jewellers, by John Tann of
Walbrook.
1 newspaper cutting
1856 Dec 13
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/045B
access
T.H.: 'The Prevention of Robberies on
Railways'. 'Mechanics Magazine'
Letter to the Editor, suggesting container made
of boiler-plate, placed so that the carriage
wheels should always be rotating over the keyhole.
1 newspaper cutting
1856 Dec 20
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/045C
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'Attempts at Robbery'. 'Manchester Guardian'
1856 Dec 12
Four attempted robberies on 8 December foiled
by the use of Chubb's detector locks.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/045D
access
Leuchars, 38 Piccadilly: 'New Patent Lock for
Travelling Bags'. 'The Times'
Advertisement. Claims that lock has the
combined strength and security of either a
Bramah or Chubb lock.
1 newspaper cutting
1856
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/045E
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'Locks and Keys'. 'Globe'
Brief review of paper by Chubb 'On the
Construction of Locks and Keys' as read at The
1 newspaper cutting
1856 Oct 26
Page 299
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'Calcutta. Chubb's Locks'.
Reprinted from 'The Optimist'. Describes how
Chand, "a native artizan" succeeded in picking
one of Chubb's locks when Captain Balcarras
Ramsay lost his original key in Madras, India.
1 newspaper cutting
1856 Oct
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Eversfield and Horne, 40 Parliament Street:
1856 Oct
Notice of an auction, 21 October
[Unknown source] Advertisement for premises
for sale: Cement manufacturing works, Tuscany
Wharf, Regent's Canal and Builder's premises,
Portpool Lane, Gray's-Inn Lane, formerly
occupied by Locke and Nesham.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/046-047
access
'The Saward Forgery Gang and the Great Gold 185Robbery'.
Report [from The Times?] on the criminal
career of James Townsend Saward, who had
disposed of some of the proceeds of the great
bullion robbery of 1855. Saward had also been
involved in the case of uttering forged cheques
on Gosling and Company and Heywood and
Company. William Salt Hardwick and Henry
Atwell were convicted at the Old Bailey and
sentenced to transportation for life, but will be
giving evidence against Saward at the Mansion
House.
Former Reference: 184-185, 153 153L, 153MT,
153BM, 153TR
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Shaw and Company, 143 Mount Road, Madras, 185India: 'Prizes for Public Competition'
Advertisement for Japanned cash boxes, Fireproof safes and Brass Detector Till Locks
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/048B-C
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Shaw and Company, 143 Mount Road, Madras, 185India: Cheap Detector Prize Locks
Advertisement.
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Shaw and Company, 143 Mount Road, Madras, 185India: 'Japanned Paper Boxes ... fitted with
Chubb's Locks'
Advertisement.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/048E
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Shaw and Company, 143 Mount Road, Madras, 185India: 'Cheap Detector Prize Locks'
Advertisement.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/049
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George Price: 'A Treatise on Fire and Thiefproof depositories and Locks and Keys'
Advertising book published by Simpkin,
Marshall and Company, Stationers' Hall Court
and E. and F.N. Spon, Bucklersbury
185-
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/050A
access
'The Bullion Robbery'. 'Daily News'
Reports that William Pierce had previously
been employed by the South Eastern Railway,
but had been dismissed for producing forged
first-class tickets for services on the London
and North-Western Railway.
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Jan 10
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/050B-056A 'The Bullion Robbery on the South-Eastern
Railway'. 'The Times'
access
First day of the trial of William Pierce, James
Burgess and William Tester, at the Central
Criminal Court, 13 January. [Incomplete].
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1857 Jan 14
'The Bullion Robbery on the South-Eastern
1857 Jan 15
Second day of the trial of William Pierce, James
Burgess and William Tester, at the Central
Criminal Court, 14 January.
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Third (final) day of the trial of William Pierce,
James Burgess and William Tester, at the
Central Criminal Court, 15 January. The jury
returned a guilty verdict after 10 minutes.
Pierce was sentenced to be imprisoned, with
hard labour, for 2 years, with 3 months in
solitary confinement; Burgess and Tester to be
transported for 14 years. [Parts 1-15 of cutting
in 16 parts]
1857 Jan 16
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/067-068A
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Report on the May 1855 robbery of £15,000
worth of gold bullion by Edward Agar, James
Pierce, William Burgess and William Tester.
Former Reference: 206TL, 206TR, 206BR,
207TL
1857 Jan 16
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Hobbs, Ashley and Company, 97 Cheapside:
'The Great Gold Robbery' 'Bankers' Circular'
Advertisement for the "Changeable Key Bank
Lock".
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 206RL
185-
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The Great Gold Robbery. 'Daily Telegraph'
Report on the Central Criminal Court trial of
William Pierce, James Buirgess and William
Tester, 12-14 January
1857 Jan 16
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/068E
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Third (final) day of the trial of William Pierce,
James Burgess and William Tester, at the
Central Criminal Court, 15 January. The jury
returned a guilty verdict after 10 minutes.
Pierce was sentenced to be imprisoned, with
hard labour, for 2 years, with 3 months in
solitary confinement; Burgess and Tester to be
transported for 14 years. [Parts 16 of cutting in
16 parts]
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Jan 16
Page 302
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J. Higginbotham, [India]: 'Fresh Supplies of
Chubb and Sons Goods, Direct from the
Patentees'. 'Carnatic Telegraph'
Advertisement, with illustration of cash box.
1 newspaper cutting
1857 October
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/072
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Sarah Vanner to her uncle at Stamford Hill.
Concerning forthcoming visit to unnamed
uncle's house.
1 letter of 3 pages, with blank envelope
1856 Dec 8
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/073
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Shaw and Company, 143 Mount Road, Madras, 1856 Dec 1
India: 'English Detector Prize Locks'. 'Carnatic
Telegraph'
Advertisement. Also lists Bramah's Patent box
locks, Cash boxes and wrought-iron safes with
Chubb's locks.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/006/074-075
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Price list
1842 Oct 13
Manuscript, listing locks, trunks and iron chests.
Former Reference: 222, 223
CLC/B/002/10/01/007
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1 volume
1857 - 1859
[184- -1917]
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/001
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'Volume 3' label
Typescript.
1 page
Former Reference: A
191- - 193-
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Index page 1
Advertisements. Typescript.
1 page
Former Reference: B
191- - 193-
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/003
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Index page 2
Advertisements, Burglaries and Robberies.
Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 3
Burglaries and Robberies. Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 4
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 5
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 6
Burglaries and Robberies, Exhibitions.
Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 7
Exhibitions, Fires. Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 8
Fires, Fireproofing. Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 9
191- - 193Fireproofing, Latches and Locks, Notices of etc.
Typescript.
1 page
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Index page 10
Latches and Locks, Notices of etc. Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 11
Legal reports. Typescript.
1 page
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Index page 12
Locks - Descriptions and specifications of.
Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 13
191- - 193Locks - Descriptions and specifications of,
Locks - Treatises and Lectures, etc. Typescript.
1 page
Former Reference: M
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Index page 14
Locks - Treatises and Lectures, etc., Lock
Controversies, Lock Picking. Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 15
Lock Picking, "Locks and Keys" - Reviews of,
Price Lists, Circulars and Cards. Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 16
Price Lists, Circulars and Cards. Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 17
Price Lists, Circulars and Cards, Safes Descriptions and Specifications etc. Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 18
Safes - Descriptions and Specifications etc.,
Safe Controversies. Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 19
Safe Controversies, Safes Destroyed, Safes Tests of, Testimonials. Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 20
Testimonials. Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 21
Miscellanea A-B. Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 22
Miscellanea B-C. Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 23
Miscellanea C-E. Typescript.
1 page
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Index page 24
Miscellanea E-H. Typescript.
1 page
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Index page 25
Miscellanea H-J. Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 26
Miscellanea K-L. Typescript.
1 page
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Index page 27
Miscellanea L-N. Typescript.
1 page
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Index page 28
Miscellanea N. Typescript.
1 page
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Miscellanea N-P. Typescript.
1 page
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Index page 30
Miscellanea P-S. Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 31
Miscellanea S-T. Typescript.
1 page
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191- - 193-
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Index page 32
Miscellanea T-Y. Typescript.
1 page
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Sir Charles Russell, British Red Cross Society,
83 Pall Mall to Chubb
Encloses official receipt for gift to be sold for
the benefit of British Prisoners of War. Receipt
not included here.
1 letter
Former Reference: 1
1917 Feb
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'Provisional Specifications 1857-1858 (sic)'.
Each item annotated to show application date
and date of "Notice to Proceed" as published in
the 'London Gazette' Includes information on
the following Chubb patent:
No. 2481. John Chubb: Improvements in the
construction of iron safes, 25 Sep 1857
1 page of 57 newpaper cuttings
1857-1860
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'Provisional Protections 1860-61-62'.
Each item annotated to show application date
and date of "Notice to Proceed" as published in
the 'London Gazette' Includes information on
the following Chubb patents:
No. 3071. John Chubb and E. Hunter:
Improvements in locks, 13 Dec 1860
No. 599. John Chubb and H.M. Burton:
Improvements in apparatus for displaying
jewellery, 5 March 1862.
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'Provisional Protections 1862-1866'.
Each item annotated to show application date.
Includes information on the following Chubb
patents:
No. 364. John Chubb: Improvements in iron
safes and strong rooms, 3 Mar 1865
No. 1056. John Chubb and Robert Goater:
Improvements in iron safes and strong rooms,
13 Apr 1865
2 pages of 150 newpaper cuttings
1862-1866
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/037C-D
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'Specifications 1857-1860'. 'Mechanics'
Magazine'
Brief descriptions of patents relating to locks
and safes. No Chubb patents included.
1857-1861
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/037E-F
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'Patents Completed 1861-1863'. 'Mechanics'
Magazine'
and safes. Includes the following Chubb
patents:
No. 3071. John Chubb: Improvements in locks,
13 Dec 1860
No. 599. John Chubb and H.M. Burton:
Improvements in apparatus for displaying
jewellery, 5 Mar 1862
1857-1861
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'Patents Completed 1863-1866'. 'Engineer'
1863-1866
and safes. Includes the following Chubb patent:
No. 364. John Chubb: Iron Safes and Strong
Rooms, 9 Feb 1865
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/038
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[Blank page]
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'Patents Completed 1866-1867'. 'Engineer'
and safes. Includes the following Chubb
patents:
No. 685. John Chubb: Iron Safes and Strong
Rooms, 6 Mar 1866
No. 2856. John Chubb and William Henry
Chalk: Iron Safes and Strong Rooms, 3 Nov
1866
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/040
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[Blank page]
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CLC/B/002/10/01/007/041
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'Patents Completed to end of year 1867'.
'Engineer'
Brief descriptions of patents relating to locks.
Does not include any Chubb patents
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/042
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[Blank page]
Former Reference: -
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George Price, Wolverhampton: 'Improved
1855 Jun
Patent Wrought-Iron Fire-proof and Thief-proof
Book Safes ...'
Advertising leaflet, with illustrations. Includes
account of Trial of Price's Fire-Proof Safes from
'Manchester Examiner and Times' 17 Oct 1854
1865-1867
1867
Page 309
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CLC/B/002
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'Provisional Protections to end of the year,
1866-67'.
Each item annotated to show application date.
Includes information on the following Chubb
patent:
No. 2856. John Chubb and William Henry
Chalk: Improvements in iron safes and strong
rooms, 3 Nov 1866
Dates
1866-1867
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'Specifications not proceeded with 1857-1860'.
and safes. No Chubb patents included
1857-1860
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/045B
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'Patents not proceeded with 1860-61-62'.
1857-1860
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/045C
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'Patents Abandoned 1862-3'. 'Mechanics'
Magazine'
1862-1863
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/045D
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'Patents not proceeded with 1864-65 (sic)'.
'Engineer'
1863-1865
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'Patents not proceeded with 1865-1867'.
'Engineer'
1865-1867
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/047C
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'The Burglary and Fire Alarum'. 'Illustrated
News'
Illustrated description of an battery-operated
alarm system
1 newpaper cutting
1857 Feb 21
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/047D
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John Chubb, 57 St Paul's Churchyard: 'Burglary 1857 Feb 28
and Fire Alarum'. 'Illustrated News'
Letter to the editor in which Chubb describes an
earlier battery-operated alarm system invented
by J.Darby which had been demonstrated to his
father about 26 years previously
1 newpaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/047E
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'Lecture on locks'. 'Builder'
1857 Jan 10
E.B Denison's lecture at Doncaster, at which he
described a new specimen lock of his own
invention, which had been manufactured by
Chubb
1 newpaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/047F
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Opening of Milner's new premises, the Phoenix
Hall, Liverpool. 'Builder'
Opening celebration, attended by 350 of
Milner's employees, together with their families
and friends
1 newpaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/048A
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John Chubb: 'Locks and Keys'. 'Builder'
1857 Mar 14
Letter to the Editor, in response to review of
Price's Treatise on locks. He maintains that
public confidence in the security of Chubb's
locks has increased and suggests that
simplicity of design is essential, but that nothing
will protect the user against theft of the key
1 newpaper cutting
1857 Jan 3
Page 311
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'A Dangerous Amusement'. 'Morning Star'
Report on commital proceedings at the
Mansion House of Edward Speller, an errand
boy, accused of attempting to break open an
iron safe with a Chubb lock. The prisoner was
discharged with a caution, as he had used a
"small common key", which had broken off in
the lock - he was obviously not a professional
safe-breaker
1 newpaper cutting
1857 Jun
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Whitfield: 'Another Daring Burglary'
1857
Advertisement in form of testimonial from
Hadley and Taylor, Moseley Street,
Birmingham. - An attempted burglary on 27 Feb
1857 on Whitfield's No. 11 Wrought-iron Safe,
with Cotterill's Patent Lock was foiled, as the
burglars failed to open the lock or drill into the
safe
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George Price: Treatise on Fire and Thief Proof
Depositories, and Locks and Keys. 'Builder'
Book review
1 newpaper cutting of 2 parts
1857 Feb 28
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[Cutting pasted wrong way up]
1 newpaper cutting
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1861
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'Extensive and Mysterious Theft of Jewellery'.
'Glasgow Mail'
Burglary at the premises of James Laing,
watchmaker and jeweller, at 53 & 55 Brunswick
Place, Glasgow. Jewellery to the value of
£2000 was missing, The safe, which was fitted
with two of Chubbs' patent locks, had been
opened, but there was no sign of damage to
any of the exterior or interior locks
1 newpaper cutting
1857 Mar 18
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'Mysterious Case of Housebreaking'. 'Glasgow
Herald'
Burglary at the premises of James Laing,
watchmaker at 53 & 55 Brunswick Place,
Glasgow. The entire stock, valued at £2000,
had been stolen, The safe, which was fitted
with two of Chubb's locks, had been opened,
but there was no sign of damage to the locks
1 newpaper cutting
1857 Mar 18
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Arrest of Detterick Muller in connection with
robbery at Laing's, Brunswick Street, Glasgow
[incomplete]
1 newpaper cutting
1857 Mar
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M.L Parnell, 283 Strand: 'Patent Universal
Lock'. 'Mechanics' Magazine'
Brief descriptions of patent
1 newpaper cutting
1857 Apr 18
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'The Late Jewellery Robbery. Capture of the
Thieves'. 'Glasgow Herald'
The arrest of Detterick Muller and his
accomplice, Marquis Barnett, after the burglary
at the premises of James Laing, Brunswick
Street, Glasgow. Muller was employed by
Laing, and had made duplicate keys which
were used to open the two Chubb locks on the
safe
1 newpaper cutting
1857 Mar 25
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Chubb and Son: 'The Late Robbery of Watches
and Jewellery - Chubb's Locks'. 'Glasgow
Herald'
Letter to the Editor, in response to report on
burglary at premises of James Laing,
Brunswick Street, Glasgow. Chubb complains
that the public might assume the locks had
been picked, using false keys or picklocks, but
it had since been confirmed that duplicate keys
had been used by Detterick Muller
1 newpaper cutting
1857 Mar 25
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'Robbery at the Watford Station'.
1857 Apr 18
'Buckinghamshire Advertiser'
Court report on trial of Isaac George Meehan, a
ticket collector employed by the London and
North Western Railway Company. Evidence
was given by William Smith, a foreman for
Chubb's, who had examined the lock from the
safe and found that it had not been tampered
with. Meehan was found "not guilty". [Parts 1-3
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Glasgow jewellery robbery
1857 Mar 19
Draft (?) of testimonial letter regarding the
efficacy of Chubb's locks on the occasion of the
burglary at unnamed premises in Glasgow (J.R.
Laing, watchmaker and jeweller)
1 letter of 2 pages
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City of Glasgow Police: '£100 Reward'
For information leading to apprehension of the
thieves and recovery of stolen property from
J.R Laing, Brunswick Place, Glasgow on 16 or
17 March. Lists gold and silver watches, with
serial numbers, plus a quantity of gold
jewellery
1 advertisement
1857 Mar 18
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Samuel Berrisford, Bridge End, Portwood,
Stockport: 'Berrisford's Fire and Fraud-Proof
Safes'
Illustrated catalogue
1857
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'Robbery at the Watford Station'.
1857 Apr 18
'Buckinghamshire Advertiser'
Court report on trial of Isaac George Meehan, a
ticket collector employed by the London and
North Western Railway Company. Evidence
was given by William Smith, a foreman for
Chubb's, who had examined the lock from the
safe and found that it had not been tampered
with. Meehan was found "not guilty". [Parts 4-6
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Chubb and Son, 57 St. Paul's Churchyard:
'Chubb's Fire-proof Safes' [and] 'Chubb's
Locks, with all the recent improvements'
Advertisements [unknown sources, dated
between 8 Nov 1856 and 21 Oct 1857]
6 newspaper cuttings in envelope
1856-1857
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'Locks and keys'
[Unknown source] Detailed description of
manufacture of locks and keys at Hobb's new
manufactury, Arlington Street, New North Road
1857
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Life and Property Protection Company
"Limited", 25 Poultry: 'Prospectus'
Company manufactures an electricallyoperated fire and burglar alarm system. Capital
of £100,000, with 50,000 shares at £2 each,
deposit of 10s. per share.
1 prospectus of 4 pages
1857
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Life and Property Protection Company
"Limited", 25 Poultry: 'Testimonials'
Newspaper descriptions of the electricallyoperated fire and burglar alarm system
1 advertisement
1857
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1 newpaper cutting
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'Extensive Robbery of Watches and Jewellery'.
At the premises of J. Greenhalgh, watchmaker
and jeweller, St. Mary-s Gate, Manchester.
Thieves had drilled into the safe, manufactured
in Wolverhampton, with a 2-tumbler "Secure,
Patent" lock. A quantity of gold and silver
watches and gold jewellery were stolen. A
reward of £100 is offered for the apprehension
of the thieves and recovery of the stolen
property
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Jul 11
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Letter [unsigned] from Wolverhampton,
addressee unknown
[Back page stuck down] Letter announcing the
death of the writer's father on 22 Aug, with the
funeral to be held on 29 Aug. His employees
will be attending the funeral
1 letter of 4 pages
1857 Aug 23
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'List of Prices'
[Back page stuck down] Price list for iron safe
doors and fire-proof doors [unknown company]
1 advertisement
1857
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Griffin, Morris and Griffin, Wolverhampton, to
Chubb and Son
Testimonial letter on the efficacy of Chubb's
Fire-proof Safes. After a warehouse fire lasting
3 days, ledgers stored in the safe were not
even singed
1 letter of 2 pages
1857 Nov 28
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'Blacket's Inaccessible Lock'
Illustrated leaflet, annotated with address: 31
West Smithfield
1857
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J. Field-Meagher, Society of Engineers, 18
Great George Street, to the Editor. 'The Times'
Suggests that safes could be protected by
being mounted on a cast-iron base plate with a
wrought-iron pivot at the centre. This would
prevent them from being levered open
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Feb 18
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Ceremony in colonnaded hall at unknown
location
[Damaged]
1 photograph
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'Another case of embezzlement'. 'Liverpool
1857 Jun 25
Daily Post'
Commital proceedings at Liverpool Police Court
concerning an accusation of embezzlement by
George Barnard Gurney, manager of Thomas
Milner and Son's premises at 8 Lord Street,
Liverpool. Evidence was given by Thomas
Milner and others; Gurney was committed for
trial
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Chubb and Son, 16 Market Street, Manchester,
to the Editor: 'The Robbery at St. Mary's Gate'.
Complains that report on 11 July of robbery at
Greenhalgh's, Manchester Gate suggests that
one of Chubb's locks on an external door had
been picked - this was not the case
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Jul 13
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'Trial of Perry's Patent Safe'. 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'
Reprints report from 'Belfast Northern Whig'
concerning a comparison of a Perry's Patent
Safe with a standard cast-iron safe. Material in
the Perry's safe was undamaged after 3 hours;
material in the other safe was completely
destroyed
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Aug 5
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'Embezzlement'. 'Liverpool Daily Post'
1857 Jun 24
The arrest of George Barnard Gurney, manager
of Thomas Milner and Son's premises at 8 Lord
Street, Liverpool, accused of embezzling
£1,200 from his employer
1 newspaper cutting
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'Daring Robbery'. 'Manchester Examiner'
1857 Aug 20
Robberies at premises in Manchester Piccadilly
belonging to Standring, Carver and Company,
and Binyons and Robinson. The thieves had
failed to open two of Milner's safes, but had
succeeded in drilling open a cast iron safe fitted
with a Chubb's lock
1 newspaper cutting
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'Shop robberies in Piccadilly'. 'Manchester
1857 Aug 20
Guardian'
Robberies at premises in Manchester Piccadilly
belonging to Standring, Carver and Company,
and Binyons and Robinson. The thieves had
failed to open two of Milner's safes, but had
succeeded in drilling open a cast iron safe fitted
with a Chubb's lock, as there was no steel
case-hardened plate protecting the lock, as
would have been the case with a Chubb safe
1 newspaper cutting
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'Daring Warehouse Robberies'. 'Manchester
1857 Aug 31
Guardian'
Robberies at premises in Mosley Street,
Manchester owned by Joseph Thompson and
Son, John Welsh, and Butterworth and Brooks.
Burglars had been disturbed while attempting to
drill into a Milner's "Holdfast" safe without a
gunpowder-proof lock, which had been
purchased by Butterworth and Brooks 8 years
earlier. Police believe that those responsible
were also responsible for burglaries in
Manchester Piccadilly reported on 20 August
1 newspaper cutting
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Thomas Milner and Son: 'The Late Burglary at
1857 Sep 2
Messrs. Butterworth and Brooks's'. 'Manchester
Guardian'
Adveritsement in form of testimonial from
Butterworth and Brooks regarding the
unsuccessful burglary at their premises during
which thieves had failed to open one of Milner's
safes
1 newspaper cutting
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'New Lock'. 'Family Herald (?)'
Brief note on self-acting lock invented by
Nicholas Allen of Gateshead. Annotated, with
diagram, to the effect that Chubb's had
attempted to obtain one of the new locks from
Dooley's of Gateshead, but there was only a
prototype available and that the lock seemed
similar to Chubb's old spring rim lock
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Jul 18
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'New Burglar's Instrument'. 'Illustrated London
News'
Police had allowed Chubb to test a device
recently used by burglars in London and
Manchester to drill very large holes in iron
safes, thereby destroying the locks. Chubb's
have devised means of preventing this, and
iron doors experimented on can be seen at
Chubbs, St Paul's Churchyard
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Oct 24
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'Crystal Palace. - The Last Display of the Great 1857 Oct 24
Fountains. - A Monster Fire-proof Safe for the
Court of Inventions for the Winter'. 'Standard'
Describes large fire-proof safe manufactured by
John Tann, measuring 6 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet
4 inches, and weighing 3 tons, fitted with 12
bolts and gunpowder-proof locks
1 newspaper cutting
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'The Late Fire at Fleetwood'. 'Liverpool Daily
Post'
Fire at the Victoria Hotel had resulted in
destruction of documents belonging to the
Oddfellows Society which had been stored in
one of Milner's safes
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Nov 11
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'The Late Fire at Fleetwood'. 'Manchester
Guardian'
one of Milner's safes. Property belonging to Mr
Dodds was also destroyed
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Nov 11
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Thomas Milner and Son, Phoenix Safe Works, 1857 Nov 13
Liverpool: 'The Fire at Fleetwood and Milner's
Safe'. 'Liverpool Daily Post'
Letter to the editor stating that documents
destroyed in the fire at the Victoria Hotel had
been stored in one of Milner's tin boxes, not in a
Milner's safe, as reported
1 newspaper cutting
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W.D Fullalove and Brother, 73-75 King Street,
Manchester: 'Important Sale of Fire-resisting
and Thief-proof Safes'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Advertising auction sale on 26 November of
entire stock of George Price and Son of 2
Corporation Street, Manchester
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Nov
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'The Late Fire at Fleetwood'. 'Glasgow Daily
Bulletin'
one of Milner's safes
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Nov 23
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'The Disastrous Fire on Sunday'. 'Birmingham
Daily Post'
Fire at premises of Griffin, Morris and Griffin,
Snow Hill, Wolverhampton. The building was
destroyed, but when the Chubb's safe was
opened under the direction of Mr Hunter,
Chubb's local manager, the contents were
found to be undamaged
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Nov 24
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Fire at premises of Griffin and Morris, Snow
Hill, Wolverhampton. 'Midland Counties Herald'
The building was destroyed, but ledgers and
other documents stored in a Chubb's safe were
undamaged
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Nov 26
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'The Late Conflagration. - Messrs. Chubb's
Safes'. 'Birmingham Daily Post'
Snow Hill, Wolverhampton. The building was
destroyed, but when the Chubb's safe was
opened the contents were found to be
undamaged. A second Chubb's safe opened at
a later date had also protected its contents
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Nov 28
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'Chubb's Fire-proof Safes'. 'Liverpool Weekly
Mercury'
Snow Hill, Wolverhampton. The Chubb's safe
had protected its contents despite the intense
heat being enough to melt the glass shades on
the gas fittings
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Nov 28
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'Chubb's Safes'. 'Wolverhampton Journal'
Snow Hill, Wolverhampton. The contents of a
Chubb's record safe opened at a later date
were undamaged
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Nov 28
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Fire at Griffin, Morris and Griffin.
'Wolverhampton Journal'
[Part of report] The contents of a Chubb's safe
were undamaged despite intense heat being
enought to melt the glass shades on the gas
fittings
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Nov 28
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Fire at Griffin, Morris and Griffin. 'Staffordshire
Herald'
[Part of report] The Chubb's safe had protected
its contents despite the intense heat being
enough to melt the glass shades on the gas
fittings
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Nov 28
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'The Efficacy of Chubbs' Safes Severly Tested'.
'Hampshire Advertiser'
Wolverhampton. The Chubb's safe had
protected its contents despite the intense heat
being enough to melt the glass shades on the
gas fittings
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Nov 28
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'Disastrous Conflagration in Wolverhampton'.
'Glasgow Daily Bulletin'
Wolverhampton. Mr Bentley had managed to
rescue important books and ledgers from the
lower office. The Chubb's safe in another room
had protected its contents despite the intense
heat being enough to melt the glass shades on
the gas fittings
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Nov 28
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Employment situation in Wolverhampton.
[Part of report] There have been some lay-offs
and short-time working, but the lock trade is
doing well. Chubb have recently received an
order for 300 locks for the Bank of England
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Dec 2
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Toplis, Son and Harding, 16 St. Paul's
Churchyard: 'A Catalogue of an assortment of
Price's Patent Strong Wrought Iron Fire and
Thief Proof Book Repositories, Plate Chests
and Deed Boxes'
Auction catalogue for sale to be held on 18
November
1 volume of 7 pages
1857 Nov
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'The Late Calamitous Fire on Snowhill'.
had protected its contents despite intense heat.
A testimonial letter from the firm to Messers
Chubb has been published
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Dec 2
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'The Late Fire at Wolverhampton'. 'Manchester
Guardian'
had protected its contents despite intense heat
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Dec 3
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'The Recent Case of Housebreaking'. 'Glasgow 1857 Mar 25
Mail'
Jewellery stolen from the premises of James
Laing, Brunswick Street, Glasgow by Detterick
Muller and Marquis Barnett had been recovered
from a portmanteau found in the lodgings of
Barnett at Stirling
1 newpaper cutting
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'Clocks and Locks'. 'Builder'
Review of Denison's treatise on locks, referring
to his lecture. Denison states that the United
States produces far better quality both of good
locks and of cheap locks, with superior iron
casting and use of machinery in lock
production. It is not safe to assume that even a
superior tumbler lock as produced by Chubb
cannot be picked, given enough time. Tucker's
latest patent door lock is the best cheap lock
produced so far
1857 Nov 14
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Thornton and Brooke, Agents, Huddersfield:
1857 Nov 5
'Chubb's Fire-proof, Gunpowder-proof, and
Thief-Proof Safes'. 'Huddersfield Chronicle'
Advertisement states that the fire at premises of
Griffin, Morris and Griffin, Wolverhampton
provided a real test that a Chubb's safe would
protect valuables under all circumstances
1 newspaper cutting
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'A Contrivance for the Detection of Burglary'.
An electrically-operated burglar alarm patented
by Mr Turner of Wolverhampton and of City
Road, London
1 newspaper cutting
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'Incendiary Publications'. 'Punch'
1857 Jul 18
Suggests that recent fire at War Office must
have originated in desk containing the Napier
correspondence, "obviously by spontaneous
combustion". Any further correspondence
should be deposited in one of Milner's fire-proof
safes, together with copies of Peel's official
replies
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Oct 31
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'The Vagaries of Physic'. 'Chambers Journal'
Advises Messers Bramah and Chubb to keep a
sharp eye open for the herb moonwort, which
will "open locks and unshoe such horses as
tread upon it"
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Jul 11
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'Security against Fire'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Mr Price, of the Cleveland Safe Works, has
sold an unusual number of fire-proof safes
since the fire at premises of Griffin, Morris and
Griffin, Snow Hill, Wolverhampton, which had
demonstrated the efficacy of Chubb's safes
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Dec 5
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'Ingenious Instrument for Cutting Holes in Iron
Safes. - Chubb's Patent Preventative'.
have now patented a means of preventing this,
which is fitted to all new fire-proof safes and
can also be fitted to any of his old safes
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Dec 9
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Trial of Mahler and Berrenhard for robbery at
the premises of James Rankin-Laing,
Brunswick Street, Glasgow. 'Glasgow Herald'
[Incomplete] Beginning of trial of Mahler and
Berrenhard for jewellery robbery at premises of
James Laing, Brunswick Street, Glasgow.
Dietrich Mahler was an employee of James
Laing. [Parts 1-3 of cutting in 7 parts]
1857 Nov 17
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Millar and Millar, 2 St. Andrew Square,
Edinburgh: 'Chubb's Fire and Burglary Proof
Safes'
Advertisement by Chubb's sole agents for
Scotland and Ireland reprinting press reports of
fires at Fleetwood and Wolverhampton, and an
attempted robbery in Sheffield
1 advertisement
1857 Dec
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Trial of Mahler and Berrenhard for robbery at
the premises of James Rankin-Laing,
Brunswick Street, Glasgow. 'Glasgow Herald'
[Incomplete] Conclusion of trial of Mahler and
Berrenhard for jewellery robbery at premises of
James Laing, Brunswick Street, Glasgow. The
jury found the case against Mahler was not
proven and Berrenhard was guilty of reset.
Mahler was freed and Berrenhard was
sentenced to six years penal servitude. [Parts
4-7 of cutting in 7 parts]
1857 Nov 17
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'Pardon! I'll open you that lock of ours'
Anonymous letter, on paper with printed
heading "SW District". States that there is a
trick to opening any lock. Annotated "Received
by post 30/11/57"
1 letter
1857 Nov 29
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'Ingenious Instrument for Cutting Holes in Iron
Safes. - Chubb's Patent Preventative'.
have now patented a means of preventing this,
which is fitted to all new fire-proof safes and
can also be fitted to any of his old safes
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Dec 5
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Burglary in government offices [in China?].
'China Mail'
Thieves failed to open an iron chest secured
with a Chubb's lock
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Oct 29
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Wolverhampton trial of Mr Price on charge of
buying stolen property
[Incomplete report] Defendant was acquitted he had unknowingly purchased a stolen Chubb
lock from a street vendor
1 newspaper cutting
1857
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'Messrs. Milner and Son's Patent Improved
Safes'. 'Manchester Guardian'
During a recent burglary in Birmingham thieves
had failed to open a Milner's double fire and
thief-proof iron safe using hammer, chisel and
gunpowder. The safe was dumped in a canal
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Dec 12
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'Great Fire at Wolverhampton'. 'Illustrated
Times'
Advertisement in form of testimonials from
Griffin, Morris and Griffin following their
warehouse fire
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Jan 30
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'Attempted Robbery of upwards of £1,000 at
Sheffield'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Burglars failed to open a Chubb's safe
containing £1,000 in wages at premises of
Stuart and Smith, grate manufacturers
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Dec 19
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Warehouse fire at Tapling and Company,
Gresham Street
1 newspaper cutting
1857-1858
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'Burglars and Iron Safes'. 'Birmingham Daily
Press'
Chubb's Drill Preventive Iron Safe, displayed at
their Wolverhampton works
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Feb 24
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Thomas Milner and Son, Phoenix Safe Works,
Liverpool: 'Fire-Proof Safes'. 'Mechanics'
Magazine'
Letter to the Editor, states that materials
destroyed in recent fire at Fleetwood had not
been stored in a Milner's safe, as reported, but
in one of their iron boxes
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Dec 12
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'Mr Chubb's New Till'. 'Builder'
New secure iron till, which may be secured to
shop counter
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Feb 20
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'Scientific Burglary'. 'Mechanics' Magazine'
Chubb's newly patented drill-proof safe
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Feb 20
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/072G
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'Serious Robbery at the Hartford Street Works'.
'Sheffield Daily Telegraph'
Warehouse robbery at Shortridge, Howell and
Jessop steel works. A Milner's safe had been
smashed in, but had contained nothing of value
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Mar
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/072H
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'Case Hardening Iron Safes'. 'Birmingham Daily 1858 Feb 24
Press'
Demonstration of drill proof safe at Price's
Patent Safe Works
1 newspaper cutting
Page 328
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Wolverhampton: 'George Price's Patent FireResisting and Thief-Proof Safes'. 'Birmingham
Daily Press'
Advertisement
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Feb 25
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/072J
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John Law and Company, 135-137 Ingram
Street, Glasgow: 'Unsuccessful attempt by
Burglars upon a Milner's Patent Safe'.
Advertisement in form of testimonial [from a
Glasgow newspaper]
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Mar
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/072K
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'Released Criminals in Manchester'. 'Times'
Machine for boring holes into iron safes was
examined by Chubb. A thief found in
Manchester with the instrument in his
possession could not be charged as he was
arrested in a dwelling house
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Feb 11
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/073A
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Edwin Cotterill, 16 Vittoria Street, Birmingham:
'The Lock Controversy. Cotterill v. Blakemore
and Son'. 'Midland Advertiser and Birmingham
Times'
Letter to the Editor. Suggests that his common
patent lock had been in the possession of
Blakemore and Son for 3 years and had not
been fairly picked
1 newspaper cutting
1859
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/073B
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Wolverhampton: 'Price's Patent Fire and Thiefproof Safes'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Advertisement
1 newspaper cutting
1859 Mar 5
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/073C
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Parnell, 283 Strand: 'Parnell's Patent Locks for
the Millions'. 'Builder'
Advertisement
1 newspaper cutting
1859 Mar 26
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To The Secretary, Great Northern Railway,
King's Cross, N
Empty envelope, postmarked London EC
1 envelope
1857 May 30
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/073E-F
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From 4 Andrews Cottages, Dassel Street,
1859 Feb 28
Southampton, to Chubb and Son
[Sender's name missing] Requests a meeting to
demonstrate a fire and burglar alarm which he
is prepared to offer to Chubb
1 letter of 2 pages
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/074
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'Printed Specification - Old Patent Laws'
Manuscript table of numbered patents
(numbered between 1071 and 13985), with
prices. Some of the Chubb patents have been
crossed through
1857-1859
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/075A
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Charles Chubb, Ironmonger, Portsea: 'Chubb's
Improved Patent Detector Lock'
Illustrated leaflet [undated]. Annotated "Found
in a cash box brought for repair, 12 Sep 1858"
184- - 185-
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/075B
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'Hobbs, Ashley and Company (No. 6) exhibit
various locks, made by their patent steam
machinery'
Unknown source
1 newspaper cutting
1858-1859
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/076
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'Loam for Casting Ladles'
Manuscript. Outline description of composition
of casting medium
1 document
1858-1859
Page 330
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T.P. Langmead: 'Parish Registers'. 'Notes and
Queries'
Pages 507-509 [page 508 stuck down] The
author concludes that it would be preferable to
store all original registers at the Record Office,
Chancery Lane, which has been built to protect
public documents from fire. Attested copies
would be made for the parishes, with additional
copies for public reference
1858 Dec 18
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/079A
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'Housebreaking'. 'Glasgow Bulletin'
Burglary at the Stamp Office, Lanark. A safe
(maker not mentioned) was broken up with a
hammer
1 newspaper cutting
1859 May 19
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/079B
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'Late Robbery at Lanark'. 'North British Daily
Mail'
Burglary at the Stamp Office. The safe broken
open was not a Milner's Patent Safe, as
reported, but a plain fire-resisting box
1 newspaper cutting
1859 May 20
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/079C
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J.B.N.: 'Fire-Proof Composition to Resist Fire
for Five Hours'. 'Builder'
A form of size to be applied to all types of
woodwork
1 newspaper cutting
1859 Jun 18
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/079D-F
access
'Hobb's Lock Manufactury'. 'The Engineer'
A visit to Hobb's lock manufactury prompts
comparison between American methods using
automation, as opposed to the old-fashioned,
hand-crafted lock manufacture as generally
practised in the British lock trade [Parts 1-3 of
cutting in 4 parts]
1859 Mar 18
Page 331
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'Hobb's Lock Manufactury'. 'The Engineer'
1859 Mar 18
Illustrated account of a visit to Hobb's lock
manufactury, near Eagle Wharf, Regent's Canal
[Part 4 of a cutting in 4 parts]
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/080B
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William Johnson: 'Fireproof Rooms'
[Unknown source] Letter to the Editor,
suggesting that fireproof rooms could be
constructed in dwellings, using similar
technology to that of fireproof safes
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/080C
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Trial of Green and Smedley
1859
[Unknown source] Fragment of court report witness states that the malting doors had
Chubb's locks and were always carefully locked
by his father
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/081A
access
'Chubb Outdone'. 'Liverpool Mercury'
A clockwork-operated time lock invented by a
locksmith in Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany
1 newspaper cutting
1859 Aug 5
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/081B
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'A Lock, at last, that will not pick'. 'Builder'
A clockwork-operated time lock invented by a
locksmith in Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany
1 newspaper cutting
1859 Aug 13
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/081C
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Palmer and Sutton, 34 Crutched Friars, Mark
Lane: 'Second-hand Chubb's Fire-proof Safes
for Sale'. 'Times'
Advertisement
1 newspaper cutting
1859 Oct 12
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/081D
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W.H. Eldred, 14 Campbell's Wharf, Sydney,
Australia: 'Chubb's Fireproof Safes, ex. Blue
Jacket'. 'Sydney Morning Herald'
Advertisement
1 newspaper cutting
1859 Oct 14
1859
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'The Westminster Bell. A soliloquy overheard in
the clock-tower by an owl'. 'Builder'
Poem on 'The Times', faulty bell-founding and
fraud
1 newspaper cutting
1859 Oct 29
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/081F
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'The Royal Charter'. 'Times'
1859 Nov 10
Recovery of sunken ship which had contained
gold bullion. Fragments of bullion boxes have
been washed up, but none of the gold has been
recovered
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/081G
access
John Chubb, St. Paul's Churchyard: 'The loss
of the Royal Charter'. 'Times'
Letter to the Editor. Chubb suggests that ships
transporting bullion should use freestanding
safes, rather than relying on bullion rooms
consisting of iron plates fixed to a wooden
superstructure, which will be broken up if the
ship founders
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/081H
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'New Vestry Hall, Chelsea'. 'Building News'
1859 Nov 18
Construction on the building includes a fireproof basement strong-room, measuring 15 feet
6 inches square, and 9 feet high. It will be fitted
with 2 of Chubbs patent iron doors, with patent
locks and bolts
1 newspaper cutting
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Frank Blacket, 31 West Smithfield: 'The
1859 Nov 1
Inaccessible Lock'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Editor. He describes drilling into case-hardened
iron safes produced by George Price of
Wolverhampton after a challenge by Price
1 newspaper cutting
1859 Nov 10
Page 333
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George Price, Wolverhampton: 'Mr Blacket and
his Inaccessible Invention'. 'Manchester
Guardian'
Editor. Refutes Blacket's claim to have drilled
into a Price's case-hardened safe - Blacket had
purchased a low-grade bullion chest made for
the South American market [Part 1 of a cutting
in 2 parts]
1 newspaper cutting
1859 Nov 2
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/082A
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George Price, Wolverhampton: 'Mr Blacket and
his Inaccessible Invention'. 'Manchester
Guardian'
Editor. Refutes Blacket's claim to have drilled
into a Price's case-hardened safe - Blacket had
purchased a low-grade bullion chest made for
the South American market. He proposes that
Blacket should place £50 in one of his safes,
which shall be donated to the Manchester
Infirmary if he fails to open the safe [Part 2 of a
cutting in 2 parts]
1 newspaper cutting
1859 Nov 2
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Frank Blacket, 31 West Smithfield: Response to 1859 Nov 11
George Price. 'Manchester Guardian'
Editor. Blacket had succeeded in drilling into 2
of Price's safes
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/082D-F
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George Price, Cleveland Works,
1859 Nov 15
Wolverhampton: 'Price's Patent Bona Fide
Burglar-Proof Safes'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Editor. Amends challenge to Blacket and
proposes that both he and Blacket should each
place £50 in one of his safes, which Blacket
may keep if he succeeds in opening the safe.
He states that in 1851 when Hobbs had wanted
to prove English locks insecure, he had ordered
a top quality Chubb lock
Page 334
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Frank Blacket, 31 West Smithfield: Response to 1859 Nov 24
Editor. Encloses invoice from Price, stating that
the deed box he had purchased had been
warranted as "case-hardened" and "not to be
bored"
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/083A
access
'Directions to take off the model mortice latch'
1859-1860
[and] 'Directions to fit on the latch'. 'North British
Advertiser'
Annotated as "Invention of Mr John Gray"
1 newspaper cutting
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J. Heaton and Sons, 7 Briggate, Leeds: Milner's 1860 Jan 21
gunpowder-proof lock. 'Leeds Mercury'
Letter to the Editor. Heaton [Chubb's agent]
states that Chubb's safes are also gunpowderproof despite the newspaper stating that only
safes protected with a recently-patented Milner
lock would be secure
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/083C
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'Monster Fire and Thief Proof Safe'. Leeds
newspaper
Strongroom manufactured by Thomas Perry
and Son, Highfield Works, Bilston, for a bank in
Shanghai, China.
1 newspaper cutting
1860 Jan 16
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/083D
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Coombe and Wainwright, Staple Inn, to Chubb
and Son, 57 St. Paul's Churchyard
Testimonial stating that burglars had failed to
open a Chubb Fireproof Iron Chest with a
patent lock during a break-in on 6 November
1 letter
1859 Dec 9
Page 335
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'Chubb's Safes are Gunpowder Proof, Fire
Proof and Thief Proof'. 'Leeds Mercury'
Advertisement. An unsuccessful attempt had
been made to blow open a Chubb's safe in
Manchester, 30 August 1854
1 newspaper cutting
1860 Jan 21
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/083F
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'Gunpowder Proof Locks'. Leeds newspaper
1860 Jan 16
During a burglary at the Central Market, a
strong Milner's safe not fitted with their patent
powder proof lock had been blown open, but
thieves had not attempted to open a lighter safe
fitted with a powder-proof lock
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/083G
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W.H. Hill: 'An Improvement in the Manufacture
of Boxes or Cases, and in Fastenings for the
Same'.
[Unknown source] Completed patent no. 1926,
dated 23 Aug 1859
1 newspaper cutting
1859
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/084A
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Moseley's, Deanery Row, Wolverhampton:
'Moseley's Patent Nonpareil Locks, with six
tumblers and two keys each'
Illustrated leaflet
1 advertisment
1859-1860
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/084B
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'Robbery of Upwards of £300 from the Leeds
Central Market'. Leeds newspaper
A Milner's safe had been forced open, but
thieves had not attempted to open a second
safe fitted with a powder-proof lock
1 newspaper cutting
1860 Jan
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W.D Fullalove and Brother, 73-75 King Street,
Manchester: 'Catalogue of twenty-eight Price's
Celebrated Patent Strong Wrought-Iron Single
and Double Door Fire-resisting and Thief-proof
Safes'.
Advertising auction sale on 26 January.
Annotated to show prices fetched and unsold
items
1 volume of 4 pages
1860
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F.A. Abel: 'On the Protection of Wood from
Fire'. 'Mechanics' Magazine'
Incomplete report describing Mr Maugham's
patent and Lieutenant Jackson's patent
processes for fireproofing wood
1 newspaper cutting
1857 Dec 5
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/086A
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Wolverhampton, to the Editor: 'Thief-Proof
Safes'. 'Manchester Examiner and Times'
Advertisement following publication of article
entitled 'Released Criminals in Manchester'.
Price's patent of 1855 for case-hardening safe
doors protects the whole door, while Chubb's
patent of 1857 only protects part of the door
1 advertisement
1858 Feb 20
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/086B
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Wolverhampton: 'George Price's Patent Fireresisting and Thief-proof Safes'
Advertisement, annotated "...the Engineer of
next Saturday".
1 advertisement
1858
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/087A
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'Extraordinary Duplicity'. 'Wolverhampton
1858 Jan 13
Chronicle'
Trial of William Bowers and Matthew Dovey on
charge of inducing Joseph Parsons to rob his
father. Copies of a Chubb's key were made, but
failed to open the cash box, which was later
opened by Bowers using a knife. Bowers was
sentence to six years' penal servitude and
Dovey to twelve months' hard labour
1 newspaper cutting
Page 337
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'Police. Bow-Street'. 'Times'
1858 Jan 18
Commital proceedings of William Kean,
charged with stealing cash from his employer's
till at 'The Builder', York Street, Covent Garden.
The till drawer was secured by one of Chubb's
patent locks, but cash could be removed from
the back of the drawer
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/087D
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'Seizure of an Iron-safe Boring Instrument in
Newland Gartside, James Smith and James
Wardle arrested in Manchester and to be sent
to London for trial
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Jan 15
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/087E
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C. H. Griffiths, 33 Old Change, St Paul's:
'Secondhand Wrought Iron Fire and Thief Proof
Safes'. Glasgow newspaper
Advertisement
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Feb
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/087F
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'Chubb's Plugs'. 'Birmingham Daily Press'
How a man may steel (steal) and yet not be a
thief is solved. Chubb's thief-proof safes, using
steel plates
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Mar 29
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/087G
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'Fire and Thief-proof Safes'. 'Wolverhampton
1858 Mar 3
Chronicle'
Chubb's recent patent for drill-proof safes and a
test of George Price's patent case-hardened
safes
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/087H
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'Iron Safes and Safe Borers'. 'Builder'
Chubb's recent patent for drill-proof safes fitted
with cast-steel plugs
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Mar 27
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Henry H. Earl, Bowling Iron Warehouse,
Sheffield, to the Editor. 'Sheffield Daily
Telegraph'
A Milner's safe had not been broken open
during a recent burglary at Hartford Steel
Works, but thieves had opened a Milner's fireproof deed box
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Mar 9
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/088A
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'Patent Marine Lock [and] Spring Lock; W.P.
1858 Apr 2
Mills, Forest Hill'. 'Society of Arts Exhibitions'
Brief descriptions of exhibits numbered 231-232
(Part 1 of cutting in 2 parts)
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/088B
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'Patent Lock; W. Bond Paul, Langport,
Somersetshire'. 'Society of Arts Exhibitions'
Brief description of exhibit numbered 233 (Part
2 of cutting in 2 parts)
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/088C
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'Drill-preventive Iron Safes'. 'Mechanics'
1858 Apr 10
Magazine'
George Price claims that he was first to patent
drill-preventive safes in his patent dated 31 Jan
1855. Chubb's safes could be opened by boring
small holes between the studs and blowing
open the safes using gunpowder
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/088D
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1858 Apr
Wolverhampton: 'Price's Drill Preventive Safes'.
Advertisement, reprints article from the
'Engineer' 2 April 1858, stating that only Price's
safes are drill-preventive, while those
manufactured by Chubb can only be described
as "semi-preventive"
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Apr 2
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'Iron Safes and Safe Borers'. 'Builder'
Notes receipt of advertisement from George
Price, following the note on Chubb's recent
patent for drill-proof safes fitted with cast-steel
plugs
1858 Apr 10
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/088G
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'Safe-Making v. Safe-Breaking'. 'Birmingham
1866 Feb 22
Daily Gazette'
[Incomplete] Refers to case of Walker v. Milner,
Queen's Bench
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/089
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'The Architectural Society': Hobbs on the
construction of locks
[Unknown source and date] Meeting at the
Royal Institution at which Hobbs gave a paper
entitled "The Principles and Construction of
Locks"
1 newspaper cutting
1858
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/090
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John Tann, 30 Walbrook, City: 'The Patent
Reliance Safes'
Warns against buying second-hand fireproof
safes
1 advertisement
185-
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/091
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'Toronto Advertisements [and] New York
Advertisements'. 'Canada Directory 1858'
Pages 1303-1304 & 1501-1504 of trade
directory containing advertisements for fire and
burglar-proof safes
1 volume of 6 pages
1857 Oct
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John Chubb, 57 St. Paul's Churchyard, to G. F
Pardou
Requesting rough sketches of two Chinese
locks, to enable engravings to be made.
Accompanying provenance note suggests that
signature is not Chubb's
1 letter
1858 Mar 2
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'Milner's Phoenix Safe Works. Experimental
1858 May 14
Tests of Safes and Locks'. 'Liverpool Daily Post'
Demonstration of fire-proof and drill-proof safes
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/095
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Broomhall, Short and Company: 'Wrought Iron
Fire Proof Chests ... all are fitted with Chubb's
Patent Locks'.
Advertisement. Annotated "Received from G.B.
Shaw, Madras 8/12/57"
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/096A
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'Serious Robbery at the Hartford Steel Works'.
1858 Mar 13
'Sheffield Times'
A Milner's deed box, but not a safe, was broken
into using a crowbar
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/096B
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Wolverhampton: 'Drill-Preventive Safes'.
Advertisement.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/097A
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John Greenhalgh, 8 St Mary's Gate,
1858 May 17
Manchester, to the Editor: 'Property, if not Life,
insecure in Manchester'. 'Manchester Guardian'
A strong iron safe had been drilled and forced
open - Manchester has more than its fair share
of ticket-of-leave men
1 newspaper cutting
1857
1858 May 12
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1858 May 19
Wolverhampton, to the Editor: 'The Safety of
Property in Manchester'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Reply to letter from John Greenhalgh of 17
May. Greenhalgh's safe was made of cast iron,
with wrought-iron doors and had been drilled
open. Price had experimented with the drilling
machine used, which failed to make an
impression on his own safes with casehardened doors
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/097C
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William Vout, 124 Cross Street, Manchester, to
the Editor: 'Public Acknowledgement'.
Regarding 2 separate episodes of
housebreaking
1 newspaper cutting
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'Crime and Art'. 'Sheffield Independent'
1858 May 22
Quotes from letter by John Greenhalgh, which
shows how ingenious burglars have become
and suggests that it must be possible to provide
better means of securing property
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/097E
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Samuel Whitfield and Sons: 'Safety yet for
property in Manchester'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Editor. Whitfield's safes, fitted with Cotterill's
Gunpowder-Resisting Locks, have resisted
attempts to open them during four recent
burglaries in Birmingham
1 newspaper cutting
1858 May 22
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John Greenhalgh, 8 St Mary's Gate,
Manchester, to the Editor: 'Property not Safe in
Complains that George Price has used his
letter as a marketing opportunity, and that he
would be equally well served by Milner and
Chubb. Police in Manchester should have the
power to imprison potential criminals overnight
1 newspaper cutting
1858 May 24
1858 May 20
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1858 May 29
Construction of Iron-Safe Locks'. 'Manchester
Guardian'
Editor. Prospectus for his own inaccessible lock
may be seen at the newspaper's offices
1 newspaper cutting
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W. Cutts, Mechanical Draughtsman, Collier and 1858 Jun 5
Company, 2 Greengate, Salford: 'Mr Blacket
and Impregnable Safes'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Editor. Suggests that Blacket should offer a
premium for opening one of his impregnable
safes (Part 1 of cutting in 2 parts]
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/098C
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H.O. Mawson, Kirkgate, Bradford: Milner's Fire- 1858 May
proof safes and Patent Locks'.
Advertisement in form of testimonial from Henry
Brown, Mayor of Bradford and others who
witnessed a demonstration of fire-proof and
drill-proof safes
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/098D
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Construction of Iron-Safe Locks'. 'Manchester
Guardian'
Editor. Declines the challenge from Mr Cutts as
published on 5 June
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Jun 12
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'Blacket's Patent Inaccessible Lock. 'Builder'
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Jun 5
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Frank Blacket, 31 West Smithfield: George
Price and iron safes. 'Manchester Guardian'
Editor. Price had described him as an
"amateur", but he had succeeded in cutting
through one of Price's case-hardened doors in
the presence of two witnesses
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Jun 12
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Wolverhampton: 'Mr. Frank Blacket and Mr.
George Price'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Editor. Blacket had not succeeded in drilling
into Price's case-hardened door, but had sawn
off a corner. He offers a further challenge to
Blacket, to take place in London or Manchester
1858 Jul 10
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Frank Blacket, Metropolitan New Cattle Market:
Editor. Blacket declines Price's further
challenge, stating that he had drilled into the
corner of the case-hardened door, which he
had previously sawn off
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Jul 17
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/099E
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Wolverhampton: Frank Blacket. 'Manchester
Guardian'
Editor.
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Jul 24
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/099F
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Illustrations of lock and key making. 'Daily
Scotsman'
Brief note concerning donation by Chubb to
unknown museum
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Jul 16
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Trial of James Blagg for theft from the Great
1858 Jul 8
Northern Railway Company. 'Daily News'
A foreman of Chubb's gave evidence that the
lock on a safe had not been tampered with. The
Recorder sentenced Blagg to 3 years' penal
servitude
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/100C-D
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Guardian'
Editor. No modern safe locks have been picked
during robberies, contrary to assertions by
Frank Blacket. Price offers yet another
challenge to Blacket
1858 Aug 7
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Frank Blacket, Twickenham: George Price.
Editor. Complains that Price is trying to ridicule
him - this will be his final letter on the topic
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Aug 31
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Guardian'
Editor. Blacket had cut through his casehardened steel door using a lapidary tool, with
diamond dust
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Aug 21
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Frank Blacket, 31 West Smithfield: George
Price. 'Manchester Guardian'
Editor.
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Aug 28
Page 345
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W. Cutts, Mechanical Draughtsman, Collier and 1858 Jun 5
Company, 2 Greengate, Salford: 'Mr Blacket
and Impregnable Safes'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Editor. Suggests that Blacket should offer a
premium for opening one of his impregnable
safes (Part 2 of cutting in 2 parts]
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/101D
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'Fire-Proof Strong Room for the New Gold
1858 Sep 25
District'. 'Mechanics' Magazine' [and] 'Builder'
Advertisement. Strong-room supplied by Chubb
to the Bank of British North America,
Vancouver's Island
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/101E
access
Mrs Goldsmith, Brighton, to Chubb
Enquiry about moderate sized kitchen safes
1 letter
1858 Oct 6
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/101F
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'Milner's Patent Safes'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Correction to report on 21 September that one
of Milner's safes had been broken into during a
robbery at the premises of Samuel Dowse,
Marsden
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Oct 11
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/102A
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The Patent Lock and Key Company, 24 St.
Swithin's Lane: 'Hart's Patent First-Class Lever
Locks'. '...Chronicle'
Advertisement
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Oct 20
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/102B
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'Hart's Patent Locks'.
Advertisement [unknown source] for lock fitted
with Nettlefold's Patent Lever
1 newspaper cutting
1858
Page 346
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'Experiments with Fire-extinguishing
1858 Nov 3
Apparatus'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Demonstration of P.R. Davis's fire-extinguishing
system, combined with Smith's patent fire alarm
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/102D
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'Patent Invention for Extinguishing Fires'.
1858 Oct
Demonstration of P.R. Davis's fire-extinguishing
system, combined with Smith's patent fire alarm
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/102E
access
'Leith. Housebreaking'. 'Glasgow Herald'
Robbery, using duplicate keys. Suggests that
houses would be better secured using Chubb
locks
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Nov 3
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/102F
access
Mr Dixon, Moore Street, Earlsdon, Coventry to
Chubb (?)
Offering his services as a well-qualified
machinist
1 letter of 4 pages
1858-1859
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/102G
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'Extraordinary Lock'. 'American Artisan'
Yale's Magic Lock
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Oct
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/102H
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Guardian'
Editor.
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Aug 21
Page 347
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'Forgery and Frauds by a Stockbroker'. 'Times'
Committal proceedings at the Guildhall. William
Lemon Oliver was charged with stealing money
and securities from Miss Dance of Southsea
and Robert Swan of Northumberland. Robert
Swan gave evidence that he had entrusted
Oliver with a deed box and suggested that he
take it to Chubb's, as the original key was
missing. (Parts 1-4 of cutting in 7 parts)
1858 Nov 11
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John Tann, 30 Walbrook, City: Leviathan safe
1859
manufactured for the Bank of Saragossa, Spain
Illustrated leaflet, with quotes from 'The
Morning Advertiser', 'Telegraph' and 'London
Mercantile Journal'
1 advertisement
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/105A-C
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'Forgery and Frauds by a Stockbroker'. 'Times'
Committal proceedings at the Guildhall. William
Lemon Oliver was remanded in custody (Parts
5-7 of cutting in 7 parts)
1858 Nov 11
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/105D
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Bank of Liverpool. 'Monmouthshire Merlin'
Customers inconvenienced as officials unable
to open safe
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Dec 4
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'Copy of an extract of Mr Young's Letter'.
Manuscript copy, referring to 'Monmouthshire
Mercury' report on the Bank of Liverpool of 4th
December. States that the lock in question was
a Hobbs' Permutation Lock
1 document
1858 Dec 9
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/105F
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'Immense Fire-Proof Safe'. 'Daily Telegraph'
Safe manufactured by John Tann, Walbrook,
for the offices of the Saragossa Bank, Spain
1 newspaper cutting
1859 Jan 12
Page 348
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William Rhodes, Whitesmith and Safe Maker,
Wade Street, Bradford: 'Daring attempt at
Robbery in Bradford'. 'Bradford Review'
Advertisement.
1 newspaper cutting
1858 Feb 5
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/106B-C
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'The Daring Burglaries in Carr's Lane.
1859 Feb 5
Extraordinary Disclosures'. 'Midland Advertiser
and Birmingham Times'
Burglars had failed to open a Milner's safe fitted
with a Hobbs' Patent Lock. Hobbs had picked
Edwin Cotterill's patent protector locks on
several occasions, as had Mr Heaton, of
Heaton and Dugard
CLC/B/002/10/01/007/106D-F
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'Extraordinary Disclosures'. 'Midland Advertiser
and Birmingham Times'
Complaint about the previous article of 5
February describing Hobbs' and Heaton's
success in picking his locks - none of his own
locks have been picked by a burglar, whilst
Hobbs' locks can be picked by "any jobbing
locksmith". He complains about the behaviour
of Blakemore and Son who had provided
testimonial for Hobbs, in spite of having traded
with him for a number of years
1859 Feb 12
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Blakemore and Son, Birmingham: Hobbs and
Cotterill's Locks
[Back page pasted down] Complaint about
circular issued by Whitfield and Son, Oxford
Street, Birmingham, that Hobbs had visited
Blakemore's warehouse and had the
opportunity to examine one of Cotterill's locks
before picking it
1 leaflet
1859 Mar 21
Page 349
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A.C. Hobbs, 76 Cheapside: 'Extraordinary
Disclosures. Hobbs v. Cotterill. The Lock
Question'. 'Midland Advertiser and Birmingham
Times'
Letter to the Editor, in response to letter from
Edwin Cotterill published on 12 February. He
questions the security of Cotterill's Patent
Climax Detector Locks
1 newspaper cutting
1859 Feb 19
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Wolverhampton: Milner's Safes.'Midland
Advertiser and Birmingham Times'
Letter to the Editor, complaining about their
article on the Carr Lane burglary published on
12 Feb. Price is the orginal manufacturer and
sole patentee for safes with bona-fide drillpreventive doors
1 newspaper cutting
1859 Feb 16
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'Extraordinary Disclosures. Cotterill v. Hobbs'.
'Midland Advertiser and Birmingham Times'
Letter to the Editor, who declines any further
correspondence on the topic, except as paid
advertisements
1 newspaper cutting
1859 Feb
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1860 - 1862
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'George Price, "Ne Plus-Ultra" Lock'.
'Wolverhampton Directory'
Part 1 of a cutting in 2 parts. Two testimonials,
from separate companies, attesting the safes'
resistance to fire and forced opening
1 newspaper cutting
1860
Page 350
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'George Price, "Ne Plus-Ultra" Lock'.
'Wolverhampton Directory'
Part 2 of a cutting in 2 parts. Two testimonials
attesting to the safes' resistance to fire and to
forced opening
i newspaper cutting
1860
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'Fire and Thief Proof Safes'
Advertisement, in the form of an article about
the drill-resistance of Price's locks, and
testimonials. Ends with 'Agent For Sunderland'
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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Auction Sale of Price's Safes. 'Manchester
Guardian'
Advertisement
1860 Mar 24
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/001E
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'The Glasgow Jewellery Robbery'
Report of a trial involving the use of 'false keys'
to open a Chubb safe
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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'Caution To Tradespeople'. 'Manchester
Examiner'
Court case against C. Holland for non-payment
to Chubb who supplied a safe to him. £31
awarded to Chubb
1860 Apr 11
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/002A
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'Blowing Up Milners' And Price's Safes At
Burnley'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Report of a public gunpowder test in which a
child was killed and two men injured
1860 May 1
Page 351
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'The Test Of Price's And Milner's Safes At
1860 May 2
Burnley. 'Manchester Guardian'
Letter to the Editor, from George Price, claiming
several inaccuracies in the newpaper's previous
report of a public gunpowder test in which a
child was killed and two men injured
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/002C
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'The Late Fatal Accident At Burnley'.
1860 May 4
Report on an inquest held into the accident.
Report continues in CLC/B/002/10/01/008/003A
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'The Late Fatal Accident At Burnley'.
Continuation of CLC/B/002/10/01/008/002C.
Report on an inquest held into the accident
1860 May 4
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'The Late Safe Robbery of £300 In Leeds'.
Issued by P.R. Davis, agents in Manchester for
Milners' safes. Caution that older safes made
by Milner, such as the one opened in a robbery
in Leeds, are not gunpowder-proof, unlike
Milner's more recent safes.
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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Fatal Accident During Gunpowder Tests on
1860 May 5
Price's and Milners's Safes. 'Burnley Advertiser'
Report of the accident in which a boy died and
two men were injured. States that the Price's
safe used was not manufactured as
gunpowder-resistant and should not have been
used by Milners in the test.
Article continues as
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/004A
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Fatal Accident During Gunpowder Tests on
1860 May 5
Price's and Milners's Safes. 'Burnley Advertiser'
Continuation of CLC/B/002/10/01/008/003C
Report of the accident in which a boy died and
two men were injured. States that the Price's
safe used was not manufactured as gunpwderresistant and should not have been used by
Milners in the test.
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/004B
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'The Late Trial Of Safes'
Report of the trial about the proof-test of a safe
in which a boy died and two men were injured.
Continues as CLC/B/002/10/01/008/005A, two
items
1860
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/005A
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Continuation of CLC/B/002/10/01/008/004B
1860
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/005B
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1860
Continuation of CLC/B/002/10/01/008/004B and
5A, but not contiguous. Describes the amount
of gunpowder used
1 newspaper cutting
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Continuation of CLC/B/002/10/01/008/004B,
5A, and 5B, but not contiguous. Final sentence
is incomplete.
1860
Page 353
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'Inquest On The Body Of Robertshaw
Frankland'
Report on the inquest of a boy who died in an
explosion during public safe-testing. Article
continues as CLC/B/002/10/01/008/006A
1 newspaper cutting
1860
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'Inquest On The Body Of Robertshaw
Frankland'
Article is a continuation of
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/005D. Report on the
inquest of a boy who died in an explosion
during public safe-testing. Verdict of accidental
death, but with 'severe censure'. Father of the
deceased is given £15. 5s compensation.
1860
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'The Great Exhibition of 1862'
1862
Details the amount of exhibition space allocated
to exhibitors from Wolverhampton
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/007
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'The Parlor Journal'
Article starts by bemoaning the reduction of
watchmaking in Clerkenwell to high-volume
production in Switzerland. Describes keymaking processes at a factory, previously run
by Mr Hobbs, in Wharf Road on the Regents
Canal in London. Incomplete.
1 newspaper cutting
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''The Late Safe Robbery Of £300 At Leeds'.
1860 May 5
'Burnley Advertiser'
Advertisement. Caution, from George Price,
that no safe is gunpowder-proof without his
patent case-hardened, drill-proof door . The
safe robbed at Leeds was a 14 year old Milner's
safe.
186-
Page 354
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'Bramah, Chubb and Hobbs'. 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'
Part-article that uses the company names in
reference to a wider discussion about national
security
1860 May 9
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'Testimonial'
1860 May 4
Manuscript on headed paper to Mr Chubb and
Sons, from Warphant and Jones[?]. Attesting to
the strength of a Chubb safe that successfully
resisted attempts to drill and force the door
1 letter
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"Tests of Price's and Milner's Safes At
1860
Burnley'.
Advertisement. Concerns the public test of
safes in which a child died and bystanders were
injured. Witnessed statements assert that the
Price's safe withheld all attempts to open it and
that the Milner's safe was blown open 'in less
than half an hour'. Statement from the Milner
safe retailers that the Milner's safe was of the
latest design.
Erroneously captioned as 'Times' 29 May 1850
1 newspaper cutting
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'Loose nut secured but free to revolve'
Incomplete, short description of unknown
device
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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Patent Locks. 'Journal Of The Society of Arts'
Descriptions, with images, of lock patents from
three manufacturers, George Price, Gibbons
and White, Isiah Ash
1 newspaper cutting
1860 Apr 6
Page 355
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'The Late Testing Of Safes At Burnley'.
Letter from George Price to 'Messrs. Thomas
Milner and Son, Liverpool' contesting the
security of Milner safes. Followed by assertion
that Price's safes are the only ones with drillproof doors annd gunpowder-proof locks
1860 May 30
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"Chubb's Fireproof Safes"
Advertisement. For an assorted stock of safes
and cash-boxes. By 'sole agent for Australia'
W.H. Eldred, 14 Campbell's Wharf
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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300 Year Old Lock In King's College Chapel,
Cambridge
Short article citing a recent patent for a lock,
whose design is already used in King's College
and is still in working order
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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'Cyrus Price and Company. Patent Double
Action Detector Preventing lever Lock'
Advertisement. Mill Street, Horsely Fields,
Wolverhampton
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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'Chubb's Locks'.
Pen and ink drawing of a child's head with
puffed-out cheeks and long curly hair.
1 drawing
186-
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'Price's Patent Improvements In Locks'.
Unknown source. Descriptions of various
improvements, with 8 illustrations
1 newspaper cutting
186-
Page 356
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'The Late Tests Of Safes At Burnley, And Fatal
Accident'
Advertisement. Disputes a Manchester
Guardian report of 1 May and asserts that the
account given in the 'Burnley Advertiser' should
be used for an accurate description. Copies
available from the publisher or from George
Price's agents
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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'Attempted Burglary Defeated'
At Messrs Harpham, timber merchants,
Clerkenwell, London. Chubb safe resisted
attempts at opening with 'hammers, drills,
powerful levers and other instruments'
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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'Trade-Marks. To The Editor Of The Times'
186From J Chubb. Suggests that there should be a
national registry of trade marks and that
magistrates should be given the power to issue
search warrants for premises suspected of
fraudulent use of trade-marks
1 newspaper cutting
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'A New Lock'. 'Wolverhampton Chronicle'
Asserts that since 1851 and Mr Hobbs' new
locks, Bramah and Chubb no longer have the
monopoly over lock-making. Describes a lock
invented by "a Mr Ash of Great Bridport Street,
Blandford Square...The lock has been put to
severe tests with great success. We
understand the inventor is a working man"
1860 Jun
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'A Curious Lock. 'Mechanics Magazine'
Letter from J.A. Davies describing a
combination padlock using letters instead of
numbers. The writer recollected that he was
told the lock came from China.
1860 Jul 27
Page 357
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'Business. To be Disposed of, the well-known
1860 Sep 25
and established business of The Patent
Defiance and National Locks'. 'Glasgow
Morning Journal'
Advertisement. Sale of business includes lease
on shop and workshop at 52 Strand, London,
together with all stock, and patent rights. "Apply
to the proprietor, Mr Frederick Puckridge".
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/013D
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George Pratt, 5 & 6 Bedford Row, Streatham to
Chubb and Sons
Testimonial describing how a Chubb safe
resisted opening in a recent burglary.
1 letter of 2 pages
1860 Aug 8
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'Bankruptcy Proceedings in the Sequestration
of Andrew Miller, General Commission
Merchant, Glasgow'. 'The Times'
Company name Miller and Miller. Andrew Miller
blames his partner Hugh Barclay Miller for the
losses, 'through his carelessness'. Proceedings
adjourned
1860 Aug 9
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'Safe Testing At Burnley. Price And Milner'
Produced by Price, claiming that the public
demonstration - that had fatal results - clearly
demonstrated the quality of Price safes over
those of Milner
1 advertisement
1860
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/015
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'Price's Patent "Ne-Plus-Ultra" Lock'. 'Adapted
From The 'Practical Mechanic's Journal' of
February and March'
With image of lock mechanism. Describes the
technical details of the lock with regard to its
patent, number 2343 dated October 14 1859
1 newspapaper cutting
1860
Page 358
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'Return Of Mr Hobbs To America'. 'Building
1860 Sep 28
News'
Report of Mr Hobbs's retirement 'from active
management in the firm that bears his name'
and his plans to return to United States of
America 'in a week or two'. Describes his
impact on lock-making in England, including his
extensive use of machinery resulting in the
halving of the price of his locks. Mr Hobbs was
given an engraved 'silver cup and cover' by his
staff, who number between 150-180, and to
whom he gave a 'fatherly lecture' in thanks
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/016B
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'Considerable Excitement has Been
Occasioned In The Lock Trade'. 'Builder'
Description of 'a newly- patented invention
called the "double action detector preventing
lever lock" ', by Messrs. Cyrus Price and
Company, of Wolverhampton
1 newspaper cutting with loose caption
1860 Oct 13
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'Mr Hobbs Has Given Up The Lock Trade In
This Country And Returned To America'. 'Spirit
of the Times'
No other text
1860 Nov 17
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'New Patent Lock. Messrs. Cyrus Price And
Company'. ' Wolverhampton Advertiser'
Double-action protecting lever 'not only
exposes any attempt made to pick the lock, but
causes the whole of the levers to lock
themselves'
1860 Nov 24
Page 359
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'County Court... In Re George Carbridge
Holland'. 'Liverpool Daily Post'
Defendant claimed to be an accountant and
commission agent. Obtained goods for his
office from Chubb, Milner and other companies
which he then pawned shortly afterwards. His
Honour remarked that it was the worst case
that had ever come before him. Two years
imprisonment
186-
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'The "Grand Treasurer's" Jewel From The
1861 Jan 14
Regalia Of Freemasonry'.
Pen and ink image of an ornate key, Annotated
"Copied from 'Constitutions Of Freemasons' (by
Mr G. Clarke).' Indeciperable initials. Caption
annotated "Copied from Thomas Hood's own
drawing, in the 'Memorials of Thomas Hood',
Volume 1 page 343"
1 drawing
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'Extraordinary Safe...Milner And Sons'.
'Liverpool Courier'
Description of a very large 40 ton safe, costing
approximately £1,200, made for the
Commercial Bank of Mauritius
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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'Important Will Cause...Dent Versus Denison'
Description of a case, disputing a £45,000 will,
which was won by the defendant Beckett
Denision QC, against the late Frederick Dent's
mother. "The defendant's name will be
remembered from the prominent part taken by
him with regard to the Great Bell of
Westminster".
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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Imitation Chubb keys found, amongst twenty
186four others, on female defendant
Detailed description of a case, concerning a
male and female caught trying to break into a
hatter's shop in Gresham Street, City of London
1 newspaper cutting
Page 360
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'Why, in the name of Chubb, do you keep it
locked?'. 'All The Year Round'
Short extract, entitled "Incoveniences Of Being
A Cornishman" from article that is cited
because of two references to the Chubb name.
1 newspaper cutting with caption below
1860 Dec 1
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Auction of Price's Safes. 'Manchester Weekly
Advertiser'
Advertisement for auction on December 12 at
96 King Street, Manchester
1 newspaper cutting with caption on page 18
1860 Dec 15
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/018A
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'Progress In All Directions'. 'Globe'
Article cites the Chubb detector lock safe as an
example of modern technological
improvements
1860
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'Immense Bullion Safe'. 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'
Description of a 20 ton bank safe made by
Thomas Perry and Son, Highfield Works,
Bilston, Staffordshire. '14 feet by 12 feet by 7
feet high.'
1860 Dec 19
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'Punch's Book Of British Costume'. 'Punch'
Satirical article about costume worn in
Shakespeare's Richard III. Concludes with a
two-verse poem ending "I've taken my Chubbe
hys latch keye".
1861 Dec 15
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'Attempted Robbery At The Manchester
Waterworks Office'.
Description of an unsuccessful attempt on a 10
year-old Milner's safe
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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'Lock-Making By Steam Machinery'
186By C. Stuart Murray. Article discusses the
successful changes made by the introduction,
by Hobbs, of machinery in the lock-making
trade. Cites the introduction of machinery into
the watch-making trade, which was
unsuccessful due to 'the opposition offered by
the workers' and the resulting move of the trade
to Switzerland
1 newspaper cutting
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'Important Improvements In Bankers' And
Merchants' Safes'
Describes Chubb safes as the best fire and
burglar-proof safes. Cites the latest technical
improvement which uses hardened steel shafts
drilled into the iron body of the safe
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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Detailed Description of Lock-Making in Hobbs's
Factory
Continues as CLC/B/002/10/01/008/021
Detailed description of the processes,
machinery and people involved in the
manufacture of locks and keys at Hobb's
factory. 'No fewer than one hundred and
fourteen machines, all being worked by driving
bands.'
'Both sexes are employed at the same time. At
work they are kept perfectly separated, and at
meal times the females are liberated before,
and return before, the men and boys'
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Detailed Description of Lock-Making in Hobbs's
Factory
Continuation of CLC/B/002/10/01/008/020
Detailed description of the processes,
machinery and people involved in the
manufacture of locks and keys at Hobb's
factory. 'No fewer than one hundred and
fourteen machines, all being worked by driving
bands.'
'Both sexes are employed at the same time. At
work they are kept perfectly separated, and at
meal times the females are liberated before,
and return before, the men and boys'
Dates
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'Relics Of The Past. Coffers Of The Ancient
1860 Dec 15
Royal Treasury'. 'The Illustrated London News'
2 detailed images and description of recent
discoveries in the 'Pyx Chamber' in the cloisters
of Westminseter Abbey. Images are of an
ancient 'forcer' and a 'cist' used for holder
valuables. Article cites a paper recently read at
the London and Middlesex Archaeologiocal
Society by a Mr Burtt
1 newspaper cutting
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Key to the Kingdom of Heaven?
Manuscript, signed J. Gregory, addressee
unspecified, which encloses a key found near
the Bloomsbury Chapel. Correspondent goes
on to write that he owns a key "that unlocks all
God's treasures"
1 letter, 2 items
1861 Jan 14
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'New And Unpickable Lock'. 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'
Describes the 'double action detector
preventing lever lock', recently patented by
Cyrus Price and Company, which 'have been
asked to send samples to the Science and Art
Department at Kensington
1861 Jan 16
Page 363
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'Execution Of Patrick Lunnay At Dumbarton'.
'North British Daily Mail'
Part 1 of a cutting in 2 parts. 'For the brutal
murder of James Cassidy, in the street at
Alexandria in November last'. No reference to
Chubb. Continues as
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1861 Jan 19
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'Seal Lock For Miners' Safety Lamps'. 'Journal
of the Society Arts'
A Mr Holland, has adapted a seal lock, for
safety lamps, that can be locked or riveted
together
1861 Jan 25
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Wolverhampton Industries. 'Builder'
Cites "the old-fashioned, three storied, manywindowed factory of Messrs.
Chubb...Wolverhampton is also engaged in
smelting iron, in making locks, keys, gun-locks,
files, nails, screws, hinges, japanned wares,
carpenters' and smiths' tools"
1861 Jan 26
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'Execution Of Patrick Lunnay At Dumbarton'.
'North British Daily Mail'
Part 2 of a cutting in 2 parts. Condemned
prisoner asks the warder whether his cell has a
Chubb patent lock. Continued from
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1861 Jan 19
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Front Door Lock Resists Forcing
Manuscript. From Joseph Collyer, 13 Bedford
Square. Addressee unspecified. He has sent
his lock for repair after an unsuccessful attempt
to force it. Several of neighbours "have been
less fortunate... by having inferior locks"
1 letter of 2 pages
1861 Feb 6
Page 364
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'Treatise On Gunpowder-Proof Locks...by
George Price'. 'Building News'
Short review of the treatise, "written mainly with
the view of proving the author's safes and
locks to be the best maufactured". The treatise
includes "a description of burglars' methods of
opening iron safes"
1861 Mar 1
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Early English Cope Chests. 'The Building News' 1861 Feb 8
Images of a church doorway in Venice and of 2
cope chests originally in the vestry of York
Cathedral. Descriptions of the ages and styles
of the chests, including materials they are made
of.
See CLC/B/002/10/01/008/026 for additional
images
1 newspaper cutting
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Early English Cope Chests. 'The Building News' 1861 Feb 8
2 detailed images of the scrollwork and design
on the lid of one chest. See
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/025 for text and other
images
1 newspaper cutting
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'XVI Classe. Fabrication De Ouvrages En
Metaux D'Un Travail Ordinaire'
Lists, among other items, awards to European
lockmakers, including, Chubb, Bramah, Hart,
and Hobbs, all receiving first class medals
186French
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'The Patent Trade Mark'. 'The Mechanics
Magazine'
Article concerns 'the excellent Bill regarding
trade marks now before the House of Lords',
and highlights what it believes are omissions in
the bill with regard to trade marks
1861 Feb 22
Page 365
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'Fire! Gunpowder!! -S. Chatwood'. 'The
Mechanics Magazine'
Advertisement. Announcing the partnership of
Chatwood and Dawes, manufacturers of
fireproof safes
1861 Jan 25
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'The Patent Laws'. 'Liverpool Mercury'
Letter from J.P. De la Fons, 13 Carlton Hill, St.
John's Wood. Laments the plight of artisan
inventors who have not been protected by
patent laws
2 newspaper cuttings with caption, pasted in
wrong order
1861 Mar 3
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'Test Of A Wrought-Iron Safe Made by Messrs
Skidmore And Langman'. 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'
First items describes a successful public firetest in front of 2,000 people. Second item is an
advertisement by Skidmore and Langman
1861 Mar 20
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£1,240 stolen from a Milner safe
Advertisement. In 'the offices of the Shotleybridge iron and zinc works...by means of keys'.
£100 reward offered
1 newspaper cutting
1861 Mar 20
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'Triumphant Success Of The Test Of The
1861
Wrought-Iron Safe...By Skidmore And
Langman'
Advertisement describing the, apparently,
successful public fire-test. Also describes the
part-attendance of George Price who left before
the end and the 'disgraceful' behaviour of 30-40
of his workmen 'who threatened to put the
makers of the safe on the fire'
1 leaflet of 1 page
Page 366
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'The Great Sham Fire Test'
Advertisement. By the 'workmen of the
Cleveland Safe Works, Wolverhampton' owned
by George Price. Refutes the account of
Skidmore and Langman's fire test and states
that the first fire was 'about sufficient to test a
candle box...Being ashamed of the first test, it
was announced that the safe would be tested
again'. At the second test the workmen were
'grossly insulted and abused by the lodginghouse vagrants, returned convicts and other
similar characters, who had been maddened
with liquour by the Proprietors of the Safe...We
think such a test would be a disgrace to a
Besom-maker'
1 leaflet of 1 page
1861
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'The Late Robbery Of £1,240 From A Milner's
Safe'
Advertisement. By George Price claiming that
his are the only safes 'that neither burglars nor
cracksmen will attempt'
1861 Apr 1
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'Impression From A Curtain In A Lock Of
Restett's[?]'
Manuscript. Four columns with four rows of
single digit numbers in pencil, super-imposed
with a circular impression enclosing a square
hole with rectangular extension
1 note with caption
1861 Feb 25
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'Chubb's Locks And The Robbery At Blackhill'.
'Newcastle Guardian'
Letter to the editor from Robinson and Hine
Haycock, solicitors to Chubb. Asks the paper to
correct its recent report of a robbery of £1,240
from a safe which, it was erroneously stated,
was fitted with a Chubb lock
1861 Apr 7
Page 367
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Chatwood and Dawes Safe, George Price
Lock. 'Society of Arts Journal'
Lists the items shown at a Society of Arts
Exhibition. Includes image of Double Patent
lock by George Price
1861 Mar 29
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'Price's Men'
Manuscript. First item entitled 'Safes' and lists
the occupations of 38 employees, presumably
in George Price's employment. Second item
describes briefly how the pay rates are
established
2 documents
1860
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'Burglary At Mr Chillcott's Bookseller, Clare
Street'
Chubb Patent Safe, containing £200, resisted
opening
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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'Watch-Making And Will-Making (From the
186Examiner)'
Report of a case disputing watchmaker
Frederick Dent's will, which left the bulk of his
substantial estate to his executor, Mr Denison
QC. The jury found against him and in favour of
Dent's mother
3 newspaper cuttings with unrelated caption
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'Marylebone. The West-End Gang Of
Housebreakers'. "Standard', also 'Herald'
Robert Lewis, aged 24, remanded for a week
on burglary charges. Found with a number of
Bramah and Chubb keys which would "open
almost every street door in the D division of
police".
1861 Feb 25
Page 368
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'Attempted Burglaries. To The Editor'
Letter from Chubb and Son about Robert
Lewis, charged with attempted burglary. States
that only one Chubb key was found on him, not
the several reported. That key would only open
the Chubb lock for which it was made, no
others
1 newspaper cutting
1861 Feb
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'To The Editor Of The Morning Post'. 'The
Morning Post'
Letter from Chubb and Son about Robert
Lewis, charged with attempted burglary. States
that only one Chubb key was found on him, not
the several reported. That key would only open
the Chubb lock for which it was made, no
others
1861 Feb 26
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Robert Lewis, charged with attempted burglary,
only one Chubb key. 'Advertiser'
States that only one Chubb key was found on
him, not the several reported. That key would
only open the Chubb lock for which it was
made, no others
1861 Feb 26
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George Price, Cleveland Lock and Safe Works,
Wolverhampton: "Price's Treble Patent Safes
And Locks"
Advertisement with numerous testimonials.
1861
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'The West End Gang Of Housebreakers Again'.
'Advertiser'
Robert Lewis, aged 24, remanded for a week
on burglary charges. Found with a number of
Bramah and Chubb keys which would 'open
almost every street door in the D division of
police'.
1861 Feb 25
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'Cleveland Safe And Lock Works,
Wolverhampton'
Invitation to view recently manufactured large
safes for various clients.
1 item
1861 May 14
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'Daring And Profitless Burglary'
Report of safe-breaking on a Milner's safe,
which contained very little of value. Thieves
found two bottles of wine which they drank
before leaving after five or six hours.
1 newspaper cutting
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'Chubb's Locks'. 'Sheffield Daily Telegraph'
Article celebrates some new inventions. No
further mention of Chubb apart from the title
1861 May 23
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'Iron Safes. To The Editor'. 'Sheffield Daily
Telegraph'
From Henry H. Earl, [of Milner's?] States that
the Milner safe recently broken open at Messrs
Holland and Sons was not sold as suitable for
cash deposits. Holland have verified this and
have ordered another, stronger, Milner safe
1861 May 23
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Wrong key used in Chubb lock, request for help 1861 March 5
From Rear Admiral George Charles Blake
requesting advice on how to proceed now that
his cash box won't open after using the wrong
key. Mentions that he met a Chubb
representative aboard George IV's royal yacht
in 1819
1 letter of 2 pages
Page 370
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'Chatwood And Dawes, The Gunpowder
1861
Escapement'
Advertisement. Makers and patent holders of
strongrooms, safes and chests. Based at 'Liver
Safe And Lock Works, Bow Street,
Bolton'.Product lists with dimensions and
prices. Testimonials and press notices.
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/039A
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'Result Of The Great Safe Test, Portland Street, 1861 Jul 12
Manchester'. 'Manchester Examiner'
Advertisement. By Skidmore and Langman, of
a successful public fire-test on their safe 'in the
presence of eight to ten thousand people'.
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'Trial Of Safes'
Short report of a public fire-test on a Skidmore
and Langman safe
1 newspaper cutting
1861
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'Recent Test Of A Safe In Portland Street'.
Advertisement. Letter to the Editor, from C.
McClunan, contesting the results of the recent
fire test on a Skidmore and Langman safe
1861 Jul 13
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'Recent Test Of A Safe In Portland Street'.
1861 Jul 16
Advertisement. Letters to the Editor, from
Skidmore and Langman and from John Turner,
paper manufacturer. Both contradict the
statements made by C. McClunan in his letter,
of 13 July, to the editor about the recent fire test
Page 371
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'The Late Test Of A Safe In Portland Street'.
Advertisement. Letter to the Editor, from C.
McClunan contradicting statements made by
Skidmore and Langman and John Turner, in
their recent letters to the Editor. Author states
that he was in Liverpool on the day in question
so he could not have been present at the test.
1861 Jul 18
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'Thomas Sharatt (16), labourer, to stealing
eighteen locks'.
Property of John Moreton. One month's
imprisonment and twelve strokes of the birch.
Second cutting refers to them being Chubb
locks of the value of 11s each but 'sold by the
boy' for 3d each.
1861
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'The Recent Test Of An Iron Safe, Portland
Street'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Advertisement. In the form of a letter to the
Editor from Skidmore and Lanman to 'Mr M
Clunan'. They challenge him to put up £20, to
be given to charity, to fire-test their safe
1861 Jul 20
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'Fire At London Bridge! Great Test Of A
Wrought-Iron Fire-Proof Deed Safe'
Advertisement. By Skidmore and Lanman of a
test to be held on July 11 at vacant land at
Portland Street, Manchester
1 leaflet of 1 page
1861
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List of Prices of Skidmore and Lanman Safes
Advertisement with multiple images of
Skidmore and Lanman safes. Dimensions and
prices given. Fourth page of leaflet is pasted
down and unreadable
186-
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'Chubb's Fire-Proof Safes'
1860
Advertisement. Annotated '50D January 2
1860'. With testimonials. Includes a warning not
to buy second-hand Chubb safes as they may
be of another make that have had a Chubb lock
retro-fitted. The Chubb lock used may well be a
normal drawer lock and therefore no strong
enough for the safe
1 leaflet of 1 page
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'James Perry And Company's..Doors And
Frames For Strong Rooms...3 Cheapside,
London' (1860)
Advertisement. Large leaflet with multiple
images of safes, specifications and prices.
Annotated, and dated 19 November 1862, on
first page that; "Taunton And Hattons' list is
identical with this and that merely the name
Perry and Company has been substituted on
the advertisement"
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'Hobb's, Chubb's, Barron's, Bramah's And Deed 1861 Feb 26
Safe Keys Cut To Order At The Lowest Prices'
Manuscript, "copy of two similar placards in the
window at S Griffiths, 140 Aldersgate Street,
City of London". Signed and dated 'O.Stace'[?]
and 'Thomas Russell'
1 advertisement of 1 page
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'Gratifying Illustration Of The Superiority Of
Whitfield's Fire-Proof Safes'
Advertisement. Report of a fire at Islington
which largely destroyed the premises and
contents but in which the company deeds were
protected. Includes testimonial from the
company owner, M.R. Ashwin
1 leaflet of 1 page
1860
1861
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'The Late Fire At London Bridge. Recovery Of
1861 Jul 30
Over £30,000 Worth Of Property'. 'Morning
Chronicle'
Report of fire in large warehouse. "One of
Chubb's safes was dug out of the ruins, and the
Custom House documents, books and bills
were found to be secure"
1 newspaper cutting
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'Burglary in Bridge Street. Infamous Robbery Of 1861 Aug 30
An Infirmary Subscription Box'. 'Bristol Daily
Post'
Report of burglary to the value of £24 from
soda water manufacturer. "The locks on the
safes, desks, etcetera were all Chubb's patent,
but to all appearance they had been easily
forced with a stout iron bar"
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/045C
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Mr Chubb catches 'A Fine Trout'. 'The Field'
"At Hampton, opposite the racecourse"
1861 Aug 31
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George Price, Wolverhampton: 'Fire-Proof
Safes For The Million'.
With image, specifications and prices.
Annotated with information about a discount of
15% if paying with cash on delivery
1 advertisement
1861
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'The Burglary in Bridge Street'. 'Bristol Daily
Post'
A letter to the Editor from Robert Bingham,
Chubb's agent, 8-9 Broad Street, Bristol. The
safes broken into during the burglary were not
manufactured by Chubb - the only Chubb locks
were those fitted to wooden desks.
1861 Sep 2
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Article questioning the extent of British patent
laws. 'The Times'
Cuttings not pasted in correct order. Article
prompted by Professor Rogers paper on patent
law 'before the British Association'
1861 Sep 14
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'The Burglary In Market Street'. 'Manchester
186Guardian'
Letter to the Editor from Saul Mayer concerning
the theft of £20 from his shop. Author states
that it was not a shortage of security but the
duping of a policeman that made the theft
possible
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/046C
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Gunpowder test on Price's safe. 'Mechanics
Magazine'
Report of a successful test at the
manufacturer's premises on a "Ne Plus Ultra"
lock
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/046D
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'Rudimentary Treatise On Clocks, Watches And 1861 Sep 13
Bells'. 'Mechanics Magazine'
Reference to the pamphlet with a
recommendation to read it
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/047
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'The "Times" Upon The Patent System'.
Two-page article challenging the opnions made
in a recent Times article, see
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/046A for original article
1 newspaper cutting
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Milner's safe blown up with gunpowder
1861 Oct 3
Manuscript on headed paper from Patent
Detector Lock and Fire-Proof Safe
Manufactory, Manchester to John Chubb. Letter
is pasted down some text and signature is
unreadable
1 letter of 1 page
1861 Feb 15
1861 Sep 20
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Japanese ingenuity
Part-report of a speech given by the Bishop of
Victoria, praising the character and ingenuity of
Japanese people. Cites that a box sent there
with a Chubb lock, may be returned with an
identical lock fitted in its place
1861 May 1
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'New Fire-Proof Door'. 'Building News'
Report of test on a door invented by William
Stratford-Hogg, using H shaped metal frames.
Water from a hose, rather than buckets, should
have been used for the cooling test
1861 Oct 4
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'Burglary In Park Street'. 'Western Daily Press'
Report of silver items stolen from Bristol brush
manufacturer's shop, with domestic premises
above. Chubb lock on internal door resisted
opening
1861 Oct 25
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Duke of Buckingham request for lock
1861 Oct 23
alterations
Manuscript. On black-bordered paper headed
'Stowe, Buckingham'. States that numerous
pass keys have been issued over the years
with many not returned. Asks whether locks can
be altered and new keys supplied, rather than
changing the locks
1 letter of 3 pages
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'Japan And The Japanese'. 'The Times'
Letter to the Editor from H.R. enclosing extract
of a letter from China reporting the technical
ability of the Japanese to duplicate western
goods, such as a Colt pistol or a Chubb lock
1861 Nov 11
Page 376
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George Price, Cleveland Safe and Lock Works, 1861 Nov 12
Wolverhampton: 'Price's Patent Safes'
Announcing that no further auction sales will
take place. Price lists and testimonials available
by post
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/051A-B
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'The Trade of South Staffordshire and the
Government'. 'Saumuel Griffiths's Staffordshire
Iron Trade Circular'
Report by Samuel Griffiths, metal broker, of the
difficulties experienced and how, for example,
the lock-making trade was suffering from very
low wages in proportion to the work done.
1861 Oct 26
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/051C
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'Hall's Patent Portable Fire Engine'
Advertisement by William Rose, exsuperintendent of Manchester Fire Brigade
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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'Fire And Thieves'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Advertisement in form of a letter from William
Rose to Mr Milner stating that his safe resisted
all efforts at opening in a recent robbery
1 newspaper cutting
1861 Nov 2
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Skidmore and Langman, Bilston Street,
Wolverhampton: 'Fire-proof, Thief-proof, Drillproof and Powder-proof safes'
Advertisement
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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'Daring Case Of Housebreaking In West
Register Street'. 'Spirit of the Times'
Report of disturbed burglary with some robbers
caught. The report is highlighted at a sentence
describing a new set of tools discovered for
opening safes
1861 Nov 16
Page 377
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Lack of space for exhibitors
Report mentions one firm, Bayliss and
Company, but is otherwise unidentifiable as to
place, purpose or date
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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Keyless combination lock. 'Edinburgh Paper'[?]
Describes a new lock using letters in place of
numbers, invented by a Count Kersolon, which
results in 244,140,625 combinations
1 newspaper cutting with, possibly erroneous,
caption
1861 Dec 3
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'Milners Safe Opened'. 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'
Describes a robbery at the Harwick Vale
Printing Company in which £35 was stolen
when the safe was forced open
1 manuscript copy of newspaper cutting
1861 Nov 27
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/053A
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'Local Exhibitors In The International
Exhibition'. 'Wolverhampton Chronicle'
Report of discussion at Wolverhampton Town
Hall about allocation of spaces
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Feb 12
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'A Wonderful Lock'. 'Daily Post'
Letter to the Editor from Edward Bull, Spring
hill, Birmingham. States that he has owned a
letter-combination olock for 40 years and that a
recent 'invention' by Count Kersolon is nothing
new
1861 Dec 14
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C. Whitehead: Chubb lock holds so door cut
out.
Unknown source, possibly colonial newspaper.
Part-article of police having to cut open a
Chubb locked door
186-
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'Monster Iron Safe'. 'Midland Counties Express' 1861 Sep 7
Reprinted from newspaper. Report of a large
bullion safe made for export to China by Thoma
Perry and Son of Highfields, near Bilston. A
celebratory dinner held inside for 17 guests
before it is shipped
1 advertisement
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'List Of Articles Invented, Manufactured, And
Sold By Joseph Bramah and Son, Engineers'
Page 1 lists their locks, page 2 water closets,
pumps and fire extinguishing equipment, page
3 patent letter copying presses, travelling
desks, beer machines and portble water
closets. Printing date is 1805, front page is
annotated 1806
180-
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'List Of Articles Invented, Manufactured, And
Sold By Joseph Bramah and Son, Engineers'
Only page 1 readable because sheet is pasted
down. Lists their locks, with specifications and
prices
1 leaflet of 1 page
1820
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'The Perfect Inviolable Lock, For Which Letters
Of Patent Have Been Granted To T. Ruxton,
Esquire'. 'The Repertory For Arts'
Description of the lock, with 3 detailed images
showing the lock open, closed and with its key.
Accompanied by a detailed technical
description
1816 Aug
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"Robert Kemp's Patent Union Lock,
Manufactured By Farmer, Kemp, And Farmer,
Wolverhampton'
181-
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'Strutt's Patent Lock. Instructions for Use'
Printed by H. Teape, Tower Hill
1 leaflet
181- - 1850
Page 379
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William Kingston, Master Millwright, Portsmouth 1819 Dec 13
Yard, to Chubb: Testimonial letter
Chubb's Patent lock no. 137 has been thrown
378,240 times without the least possible
derangement
1 letter
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'Collectanea Volume III. Misfiled historical data'
Manuscript note relating to items
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/059 and
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1 document
1975 Sep 8
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'Chubb's Patent Detector Lock, patronised by
the Honourable the Navy Board'. 'Sun'
An unsuccessful attempt by a notorious lock
picker to pick one of Chubb's Patent Detector
Locks in the presence of principal officers of
Portsmouth Dock Yard
1 newspaper cutting
1824 Sep 15
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'Prices of Chubb's Patent Locks, all with 2 keys' 185- - 186Manuscript list
1 document
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'Burglars again defeated by Chubb's Patent
Lock'. 'Liverpool Mercury'
Advertisement reprinting letter from Charles
Williams, 91 Minories, London, E to John
Chubb and Son, 57 St Paul's Churchyard
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Apr 3
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George Price, Cleveland Safe and Lock Works,
Wolverhampton: 'The Recent Robberies of Iron
Safes'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Editor
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Jan 17
Page 380
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'Russell's Patent Fire Monitor and Alarum'
Published by W. Russell, 44 St John Street,
Smithfield
1 advertisement
185- - 186-
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W. Russell, 44 St John Street, Smithfield:
'Picking Bramah's Patent Locks'
Advertising an improvement in security for
Bramah's locks
1 advertisement
185- - 186-
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Charles Chubb, 57 St Paul's Churchyard:
'Improved Patent Detector Lock'
Illustrated . "Narrative" reprints report from
'Wolverhampton Chronicle' of May 9 1832
concerning Thomas Hart's unsuccessful
attempt to pick Chubb's lock on May 5. Also
contains testimonials from His Majesty's DockYard, Portsmouth, the Honourable Board of
Ordnance and the Bank of England
1832
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'Telegraphic Soiree'. 'Telegraph'
Demonstration of telegraphy held at the Free
Trade Hall, Manchester under the auspices of
the British Association
1862 Mar 14
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'The Globe Telegraph'. 'Mechanics' Magazine'
Illustrated article concerning simple telegraph
invented by H. Wilde of 2 St Anne's Churchyard, Manchester
1 newspaper cutting
1861 Sep 27
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'Telegraphic Intelligence'. 'Mechanics'
1861 Oct 25
Magazine'
Caselli's pantelegraph as exhibited in the Italian
Exhibition at Florence. A precursor of the fax
machine
1 newspaper cutting
Page 381
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'The Great Robbery in Cornhill'. 'Times'
Parts 2-3 of a cutting in 4 parts. Trial at the
Mansion House of George Ellis, accused of
stealing about £3000 worth of jewellery from
Alfred Dodd at 40 Cornhill
1862 Apr 22
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'The Great Jewellery Robbery in the City'.
Unknown source. Theft of jewellery from Dodd
Brothers, 40 Cornhill, on 11 March
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Mar
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Parts 1 & 4 of a cutting in 4 parts. Trial at the
Mansion House of George Ellis, accused of
stealing about £3000 worth of jewellery from
Alfred Dodd at 40 Cornhill
1862 Apr 22
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"Aspirant", to the Editor: 'Lock Controversy'.
'Birmingham Daily Post'
Will there be a similar "Lock Controversy"
during the Great Exhibition similar to that in
1851?
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Mar 22
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'Fire-Resisting Safe'. 'Manchester Examiner'
Test of safe manufactured by William Rhodes
of Wade Street, Bradford
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Mar 25
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Recovery of Chubb safe from the wreck of the
"Royal Charter". 'Whi. Chronicle'
1 newspaper cutting
1861 Dec 11
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John Chubb, St Paul's Churchyard, to the
Editor. 'Times'
Recovery of gold contained in an iron chest
manufactured by Chubb from the wreck of the
"Royal Charter"
1 newspaper cutting
1861 Dec 9
Page 382
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Gibbs, Bright and Company, Liverpool to
Chubb and Sons, 57 St Paul's Churchyard
Reply to Chubb's letter of 4 December.
Confirms that the safe recently recovered from
the wreck of the "Royal Charter" was
manufactured by Chubb
1 letter
1861 Dec 6
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Charles Williams, 91 Minories to Chubb and
Son, 57 St Paul's Churchyard
Concerning unsuccessful attempt to open safe
fitted with Chubb Patent Lock during burglary
on 27 March
1 letter
1862 Mar 28
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'Daring attempt of burglars to open an iron safe 1862 Apr 5
with Gunpowder'. 'Staffordshire Advertiser'
Attempted robbery at home of Mr Thompson, at
Keele
1 newspaper cutting
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'Cathedral Improvements'
Unknown source. Restoration of Peterborough
(?) Cathedral, including the fixture of Chubb's
Patent Locks to the Great West Doors
1 newspaper cutting
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Samuel Eyre: 'Fireproof Building'. 'Builder'
1862 Apr 30
Letter suggesting that fireproof buildings might
be constructed using similar methods to those
employed in constructing fireproof safes, i.e.
using hollow cast-iron pillars and hollow arches
formed of fire-resistant clay then filled with alum
1 newspaper cutting
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'Violation of Pillar Letter-boxes'. 'Lloyd's Weekly 1862 Apr 13
Paper'
Pillar-boxes in the City of London were fitted
with new locks following thefts from several
boxes in the EC postal district
1 newspaper cutting
1862
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J.F. Morris, Local Manager, 47 Bath Row,
1862 Jan 1
Birmingham to Henry Hawks, E.P. & D Railway,
Edinburgh [forwarded, with reply, to Chubb and
Sons]
Letter enclosing printed price list for safes. On
the reverse Henry Hawks writes to Chubb and
Company on 9th January complaining about
the thickness of the fire-resisting material used
and suggesting that perhaps Sir William
Armstrong's "Non-conducting Varnish" could be
used instead
1 letter
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J.F. Morris, Local Manager, 47 Bath Row,
Birmingham to Henry Smith, Hoxton
Letter enclosing printed price list for safes
1 letter
1862 Jan 2
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Price list for second-hand fireproof safes to be
sold by a provincial Fire and Life Assurance
Company based in Birmingham
Safes manufactured by Tidmarsh, fitted with
Cotterill's, Chubb's and Patent Lever Locks
1 advertisement
1862
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'American Patent Lock Umbrella Stand'.
'Parlour Journal'
1 newspaper cutting
1862 May 24
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'Discovery of a Mediaeval Key'. 'Builder'
Key discovered at the site of the Priory of St
Denys, near to Portswood Station
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jun 7
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'The Fire in the Westminster-Road, Lambeth'.
'Standard'
In the aftermath of the fire, one of Chubb's
improved iron fire-proof safes fell from the first
floor. Fortunately, nobody was injured, and the
contents of the safe were found to be intact
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jul 15
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Samuel Griffiths, The Borough Bank,
Wolverhampton, to the Editor: 'Foul Play
Detected'. 'Birmingham Daily Post'
Griffiths complains about report initiated by
William Henry Duignan that he had been
arrested and was in custody. Reply from
Duignan, a solicitor, reports that he had
attempted to have Griffiths arrested for breach
of court order in the case of Bayley v. Griffiths,
but had been unsuccessful
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jul 10
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Bramah and Company, 124 Piccadilly, to the
1862 Jul 26
Editor. 'Times'
Court report on trial of woman named Sassi
had suggested that she had stolen money from
a despatch box secured by a Bramah lock. This
was incorrect - all Bramah locks would be
stamped with Bramah's address
1 newspaper cutting
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Bramah and Company, 124 Piccadilly, to the
1862 Jul 28
Editor: 'Robbery by a Lady's Maid'. 'Daily
Telegraph'
Court report on trial of woman named Sassi
had suggested that she had stolen money from
a despatch box secured by a Bramah lock. This
was incorrect - all Bramah locks would be
stamped with Bramah's address
1 newspaper cutting
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'Extraordinary Bargains in Fire-proof Safes'.
'Telegraph'
Advertisement, placed by the Insurance
Manager, 47 Bath Row, Birmingham
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Aug 5
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'Fire-proof Safes at Half-price'.
Advertisement from unnamed Sunday
newspaper, placed by McKenna and Morris,
Vulcan Safe Works, Birmingham
1 newspaper cutting
1862
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"Ibex", Cardiff to Chubb and Sons, 57 St Paul's
Churchyard: 'Chubb's Lock'
Letter encloses report from the 'Cardiff and
Merthyr Guardian' dated 21 June suggesting
that a Mr Cross had successfully picked a
Chubb's lock. The writer suggests that Chubbs
place a notice in the second column of 'The
Times' if they require any further information
1 letter of 2 pages
1862 Jun 23
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Chubb and Sons, 57 St Paul's Churchyard, to
the Editor: 'Chubb's Locks'. 'Cardiff Guardian'
Response to report dated 21 June suggesting
that a Mr Cross had successfully picked a
Chubb's lock. The lock had not been picked,
but a drawer had been opened by removing
some woodwork. Letter from T. Cross confirms
this.
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jun 28
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'Chubb's Lock'. 'Cardiff Guardian'
Reports that a Mr Cross had successfully
picked a Chubb's lock
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jun 21
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T. Cross to the Editor: 'Chubb's Locks'. 'Bristol
Daily Post'
Denies that he had successfully picked a
Chubb's lock
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jun 30
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[Chubb and Sons] 57 St Paul's Churchyard:
'Ibex is thanked for the information'. 'Times'
Advertisement
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jun 28
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C.H. Somerton, The Bristol Daily Post, 35
1862 Jul 1
Broad Street to Chubb and Son
Reply to Chubb's letter of June 30 stating that
the report on T. Cross's picking of a Chubb lock
had come from their regular Cardiff
correspondent. Letter from Mr Cross correcting
this report will be published in Monday's issue
1 letter of 2 pages
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"W." [Walter S. Mappin] and P. Wilson, 1
1862 Jun
Clements Street, Sandpits: 'Mr. Cotterill's
Locks'. 'Birmingham Daily Post'
2 letters to the Editor dated 5 June in response
to article on Midland Manufacturers in the Great
Exhibition of 1862. Any lock, including Cotterill's
Climax Detector Lock may be opened using a
duplicate key. "W" issues challenge to Mr
Cotterill that he can pick one of his locks in a
quarter of the time allowed to Hobbs
1 newspaper cutting
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Edwin Cotterill, Vittoria Street, Birmingham:
'The Climax Detector Locks'. 'Birmingham Daily
Post'
Letter to the Editor, in response to letters from
"W" and P. Wilson. Cotterill accepts challenge
from "W" and suggests that they put up equal
stakes, to be offered to a charity by the victor.
[Letter seems to be misdated as 19 May,
although clearly in response to letters dated 5
June]
1862 Jun 12
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"W." [Walter S. Mappin]: 'The Climax Detector
Lock'. 'Birmingham Daily Post'
Letter to the Editor in response to letter from
Edwin Cotterill. "W" repeats his challenge and
offers a cheque for ten guineas as a stake, to
be donated to hospitals if he fails to pick the
lock
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jun 14
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Post'
Letter to the Editor dated 16 June in response
to "W". Cotterill has previously staked sums of
200 and 250 guineas (in the case of Hobbs) for
anyone. "W" should provide his real name and
address if he is willing to take up the challenge
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jun
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Walter S. Mappin, 31 Bull Street: 'The Climax
Detector Lock'. 'Birmingham Daily Post'
Letter to the Editor dated 24 June revealing his
name and address and repeating the challenge
to pick Cotterill's lock
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jun
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Post'
Editor. Cotterill is outraged that Mappin, whom
he considered a friendly rival, should be
attempting to injure his reputation. He offers to
stake 50 guineas to Mappin's 25 guineas
should Mappin succeed in picking the lock
1862 Jul 10
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Committal proceedings concerning attempted
burglary at Charles Coutts's warehouse, 2
Crown Court, Aldersgate Street
Unknown source. James Newton and John
Williams were charged with being on the
premises for the purposes of committing a
felony, and with possessing skeleton keys.
They were remanded in custody
1 newspaper cutting
1862
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Post'
Editor. Cotterill requests Mappin to
communicate with him about the challenge via
"some respectable person"
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jul
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Walter S. Mappin, 31 Bull Street: 'The Climax
Lock Controversy'. 'Birmingham Daily Post'
Editor dated 13 August. The lock-picking
challenge had not taken place so far, as
Cotterill was intending to supply a speciallymanufactured lock, rather than one selected at
random
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Aug
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Walter S. Mappin, 31 Bull Street, to the Editor.
Letter to the Editor. He had picked the
"impregnable Bank Safe Climax Detector Lock"
in twenty minutes, in the presence of Messers
Whitfield's, safe manufacturers, Oxford Street
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Oct 8
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'Mr. Aubin's Works, Whitmore-Reans'
Description of locks to be shown at the Great
Exhibition of 1862. A showcase containing 300
locks has been made by Messrs Higham to
designs by Mr Veal, architect. Items to be
shown include locks by Bramah, Ruxton, Duce,
Parsons and Nettlefold. Aubin's inventions
include a Self-acting Lock, a gunpowder-proof
lock and a Triple Action Lock, requiring 3
separate keys
1862
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'Locks for the Great Exhibition'. 'Birmingham
Daily Post'
The Commissioners of the Exhibition have
requested that Chubb and Son supply all the
locks for the exhibition building
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Mar 7
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'Great Exhibition. The Commissioners have
1862 Mar
determined that the locks for this building are to
be supplied by Messrs. Chubb and Son'
Unknown source
1 newspaper cutting
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'Mr G. Price, Cleveland Safe and Lock Works'.
Description of Price's stand at the Great
Exhibition of 1862. Exhibits include iron chests
and safes, more than 200 locks and key bows
of medieval design
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Apr 2
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Unsuccessful burglary at the premises of
Charles Williams, 91 The Minories. 'Standard'
Burglars had failed to drill through one of
Chubb's locks manufactured in Wolverhampton
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Apr 3
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'Contributions from Wolverhampton to the
International Exhibition'. 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'
Description of Chubb's display at the Great
Exhibition of 1862. 300 locks, including the
Gunpowder Proof Lock, 50 keys and a number
of strong-rooms and safes. The master-key to
be used at the inauguration of the exhibition is
also on display. Hobbs and Company have a
display including all processes of lock
manufacture and show the "Protector" lock. A
reward of £300 is offered to anyone who can
pick their large lock. Other participating
manufacturers include Hamilton and Company
of Royal Exchange, Tucker and Reeves of
Fleet Street and Tann
1862
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A case of locks from Hobbs and Ashley, and a
1862
number of safes or strong boxes from Chubb
and Son ...
Source unknown. Part of description of displays
at the Great Exhibition of 1862
1 newspaper cutting
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'Mr Chubb, who has made all the locks of the
building, has also manufactured a master-key
to be used at the inauguration'
Source unknown. Parts of report on the Great
Exhibition of 1862
1 newspaper cutting
1862
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International Exhibition of 1862 Wolverhampton exhibitors. 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'
Descriptions of locks, safes, keys and other
ironmongery manufactured in Wolverhampton
to be displayed at the Great Exhibition of 1862.
The following firms will exhibit: George Harley
of Warwick Street, Fell and Company of St
James's Square, Plimley and Wilkes, of St
James's Square, Cooley and Fowke of Castle
Street, B. Walters of North Street, Aubin of
Whitmore Reans and the Summerford Works,
Willenhall
1862 April 16
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'The Master Key of the International Exhibition'. 1862 Apr 23
Key manufactured by Chubbs to be used by the
Duke of Cambridge at the inauguration of the
Great Exhibition on 1 May
1 newspaper cutting
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'Exhibition of Messrs. Chubb's Locks'. 'Spirit of
the Times'
Private view of Chubb's stand at the
International Exhibition of 1862
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Apr 19
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'Additional Contributions to the International
Exhibition'. 'Midland Counties Express'
Describes Chubb's stand at the International
Exhibition of 1862
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Apr 19
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Chubb at the International Exhibition of 1862.
Unknown date. Regrets the fact that Chubb are
exhibiting in the London Court, rather than in
the Wolverhampton Court, with all the other
Wolverhampton lock makers
1 newspaper cutting
1862
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'South Staffordshire Contributions to the
International Exhibition'. 'Staffordshire
Advertiser'
Private view of Chubb's stand at the
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Apr 19
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'Wolverhampton. Messrs. Chubb's Locks and
1862 Apr 16
Keys for the Exhibition'. 'Birmingham Daily Post'
Brief description of Chubb's exhibit at the
1 newspaper cutting
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Opening of the International Exhibition of 1862.
'Star'
Lord Granville presented the "Master-Key",
manufactured by Chubb, to the Duke of
Cambridge
1 newspaper cutting
1862 May 2
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'Master Key of the Great Exhibition Building'.
'Illustrated News'
Illustration of the key manufactured by Chubb
1 newspaper cutting
1862 May 3
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International Exhibition of 1862 - Exhibitors of
locks, keys and safes
Description of exhibits by Harley and George
Price and Company in the Wolverhampton
Court, and by Chubb and Son in the London
Court
1862 May 8
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'Daily News'
Lord Granville presented the "Master-Key",
manufactured by Chubb, to the Duke of
Cambridge
1 newspaper cutting
1862 May 2
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Unknown source. Lord Granville presented the
"Master-Key", manufactured by Chubb, to the
Duke of Cambridge
1 newspaper cutting
1862 May 2
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The International Exhibition of 1862 (?) [Cutting
pasted down wrong side]. 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'
1 newspaper cutting
1862 May 14
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International Exhibition of 1862 - George Price's 1862
safes displayed in the Birmingham Court.
Unknown source, received anonymously
15/06/62. Extremely complimentary to George
Price, and suggests that he is certain to be
awarded a medal. Quote "Mr Price is so
deservedly popular" has been underlined, with
5 exclamation marks
1 newspaper cutting
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The iron, steel and lock trades in
1862 May 31
Wolverhampton. 'Spirit of the Times'
Based on report from the 'Birmingham Daily
Post'. Includes brief statistics on the Chubb lock
manufactury
1 newspaper cutting
Page 393
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'The International Exhibition. The
1862 Jun 7
Wolverhampton Lock Trade'. 'Spirit of the
Times'
Description of the Chubb exhibit, including the
Master Key to the Exhibition and of the displays
in the Wolverhampton Court, including those by
George Price, George Harley, Hobbs and Aubin
1 newspaper cutting
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'Ironmongery in the International Exhibition. No. 1862 Jul 18
III'. 'Building News'
Historical account of ironwork from the earliest
times, mainly in an ecclesiastical setting,
including the ornamentation of lock
escutcheons. The writer has no space left to
describe the relevant exhibits in the
International Exhibition
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'The Exhibition of Mediaeval Art at the South
Kensington Museum. Notice III.'. 'Building
News'
Part 1 of a cutting in 2 parts. A detailed
description of the exhibits including enamelled
metal work and iron and steel work, including
arms, armour and locks
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jul 18
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'The Exhibition of Mediaeval Art at the South
Kensington Museum. Notice III.'. 'Building
News'
Part 2 of a cutting in 2 parts. A detailed
description of the exhibits including enamelled
metal work and iron and steel work, including
arms, armour and locks
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jul 18
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International Exhibition of 1862 - The Hardware
Court. 'Daily News'
The writer is reminded of the 1851 "Lock
Controversy" on visiting the adjoining displays
by Chubb and Hobbs
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jul 21
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'Chubb and Son's Safes in the Exhibition'.
A Letter to the Editor, questioning why the
International Exhibition jurors had failed to
award Chubb a medal for their fire-proof safes,
but instead had awarded the medal to an
exhibitor on an adjoining stand, who had not
displayed any safes
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jul 21
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'Singular Mistake in the Adjudication of the
Awards at the Exhibition'. 'Birmingham Daily
Post'
The International Exhibition jurors will now be
correcting their error in not awarding Chubb a
medal for iron safes
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jul 21
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'A Precious Key' [Key to Andalusia].
Madrid newspapers of 12 September report
that the Queen of Spain will be presented with
a jewelled key on entering Andalusia
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Sep 24
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Jewelled key to Andalusia. Copy purchased by 186- - 191Chubb
Pencilled note states that a copy of the key was
purchased by John Chubb from the
1 document
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Jewelled key to Andalusia. Copy sold by Chubb 1917
Pencilled note states that the copy of the key
was sold for £12 at the Red Cross Sale,
Christies in 1917
1 document
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'Chubb and Son's Safes in the Exhibition'.
A Letter to the Editor, questioning why the
International Exhibition jurors had failed to
award Chubb a medal for their fire-proof safes,
but instead had awarded the medal to an
exhibitor on an adjoining stand, who had not
displayed any safes
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jul 23
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'Ancient and Modern Ironmongery'. 'Building
1862 Aug 1
News'
The Editor, the 'Reading Mercury' comments on
article in 'Building News' dated 18 July. A
medieval key recovered from "The Slopes" at
Reading Abbey was very similar in design and
construction to one of Chubb's current
manufacture
1 newspaper cutting
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'Iron Safes. Important Notice'. 'Daily Telegraph'
Advertisement, placed by Insurance, Taylor's
Depository, Southwark. Disposal of fire-proof
safes
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Sep 24
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Chubb and Son, 57 St Paul's Churchyard, to
the Editor. 'Times'
Correction to a Mansion-House police report
that a man named Wilson had a key which was
used to open a Chubb lock during a burglary in
Fenchurch Street. The lock was not a Chubb
lock
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Sep 30
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'A Royal Confidant'.
1862
Unknown source. Based on report from the
'Western News'. The retirement of Miss Skirret,
the Queen's Private Secretary, caused by
overwork since the death of the Prince Consort.
She will be replaced by Lady Augusta Bruce
1 newspaper cutting
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International Exhibition of 1862 - Revision of
Jurors' awards'. 'Daily Telegraph'
Awards have been amended or withdrawn in
several cases, including that of supplying
Portland cement, and of awarding a medal to
Chubb for the display of iron safes
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jul 29
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'Communication from Mr Young, Liverpool'.
1862 May 17
A Chubb's lock has been fitted to a strong room
at the Manchester and Liverpool District Bank,
Water Street, Liverpool following the failure of a
Hobbs (Day and Newell) Permutation Lock in
August 1860
1 document
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Chubb and Son: 'Chubb's Patent Locks and
Safes, International Exhibition, 1862. Class
XXXI. No. 6017'.
Includes illustrations of an ornamental door
lock, a bank lock, a Bank of England lock, a
safe and a patent jewel safe
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George Price, Wolverhampton: 'George Price's
treble-patent Fire-Resisting and Burglar-Proof
Safes, and patent "Ne Plus Ultra" Locks,
International Exhibition - 1862'
Illustrated catalogue
1862
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Edwin Cotterill, Birmingham: 'Edwin Cotterill's
Royal Climax Detector Locks'.
Includes illustration of the lock parts, plus
testimonials dated between 1850 and 1854,
including an account of Hobb's failure to pick
the lock for a prize of 250 guineas
185- - 186-
1862
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Tucker and Reeves, Patent Lock
Manufacturers, 181 Fleet Street: 'International
Exhibition, Class 31'
Fireproof safes, locks and padlocks
1862
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'Spain'. 'Standard'
Madrid newspapers of 12 September report
that the Queen of Spain has departed for
Andalusia, where she will be presented with a
jewelled key
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Sep 17
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International Exhibition of 1862 - Locksmiths'
exhibits. 'Manchester Guardian'
Exhibits by Bramah, Hobbs, Chubb, Harley and
George Price. Includes detailed description of
Hobbs' "parantoptic" (sic) lock, and of Chubb's
Master Key to the Exhibition
1862 Sep 23
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'Pleasant - Very!'. 'Punch'
1862 Aug 2
Cartoon showing shopkeeper being knocked up
at 3 a.m. by a drunk. The shop is named Chubs
(sic) Fishing Tackle and the drunk explains that
he was alerting him to the fact that he had a
catch - the shop sign depicting a fish
1 newspaper cutting
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Hobbs and Company, 76 Cheapside:
'International Exhibition, 1862. On the
Application of Steam Machinery to the
Manufacture of Locks and Keys'
Detailed description of the manufacturing
processes at Hobbs' lock manufactury,
Arlington Street, New North Road, with a brief
extract from the exhibition catalogue
1862
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Hobbs and Company, 76 Cheapside: 'On the
Application of Steam Machinery to the
Manufacture of Locks and Keys'
Detailed description of the manufacturing
processes at Hobbs' lock manufactury,
Arlington Street, New North Road, with
illustrations from their exhibition catalogue
1862
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/094
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'The International Exhibition. Locks and Safes'.
Pages 527-529. Illustrations of safes and locks
by Hobbs and Ashley, Wertheim and Wiesse of
Vienna, Chubb, Hobbs and Bramah
1862 Nov 15
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'Gothic Iron Safe'. 'Builder'
Medal awarded to Carl Hauschild for a fireproof
safe. Article also tells of recent test of two
American fire-proof safes, using live cocks and
butter. On cock had survived; the cock in the
Yankee's safe had been frozen to death
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Oct 18
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'Robbery of £1000 on the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railway'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Cash boxes were stolen from large iron-bound
chests, but there were no signs of the chests
having been forced open
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Dec 27
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'Sales by Auction. Positive and Important Sale
1862 Nov 27
of Wrought-Iron Fire, and Burglar-Proof Safes
and Deed Chests'. 'Birmingham Daily Post'
Advertisement placed by Fallows and Smith, 37
and-a-half Broad Street, Birmingham
1 newspaper cutting
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'Rhodes' Punching and Shearing Machine'.
Illustrated description of machine exhibited by
Joseph Rhodes, of Grove Works, Wakefield
1 newspaper cutting
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'International Exhibition'. 'Hampshire Advertiser' 1862 Nov 22
Chubb's display, including a set of 12 locks,
each with its own key, sub-master keys and a
master key to all 12 locks
1 newspaper cutting
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'Warehousemen and Clerks' Relief Committee'.
Chubb and Son loaned a fire-proof safe for
preservation of the minute-books
1 newspaper cutting
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'Extensive Robbery from the Rochdale Station'. 1862 Dec 27
3 cash boxes were stolen from large iron-bound
chests at Rochdale Station. The smaller cash
boxes had all been secured with Chubb's
patent locks
1 newspaper cutting
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John Tann, 30 Walbrook, City of London E.C.:
Patent Locks, Safes and other Repositories
Includes illustrated description of the Leviathan
Safe manufactured for the Bank of Saragossa,
Spain and reprints testimonials dating from
1847 to 1862
1862
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Hirschfeld, Peraire and Company, 24 Cannon
Street West, City of London E.C.: 'Fire and
Thief-Proof Safe Furniture, Chifonniers,
Secretaires, etc.'
Acting as agents for Haffner freres, Paris,
France
185- - 186-
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C.W. Lenzmann, Hage, Westphalia: 'PriceCurrent ... neat per comptant in englisch
schillings and pence'
Price-list produced for the 1862 International
Exhibition. English text, with German heading.
1862
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Ch. Vandermilen, Serrurier, Fabt. de Coffresforts, Bruxelles: 'Prix-Courant'
Price-list produced for the 1862 International
Exhibition
1 document
1862
French
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M. Fabian, Spandauer Strasse 75, Berlin:
1862
'Kunst-Schlosser und Fabrikant feuerfester
German
Geldschranke, so wie eiserner Garten-Meubles,
etc.'
Illustrated catalogue of safes and wrought-iron
garden furniture
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Chubb and Son: 'Chubb's Patent Detector Lock' 1862
Unknown source [possibly a proof, which has
been amended in manuscript]. Advertisement in
form of testimonial from the Honorable Navy
Board regarding unsuccessful attempts to pick
Chubb's Patent Detector lock
1 newspaper cutting
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'George Price's Treble Patent Prize-medal
"Champion" Safes'. 'Wolverhampton Chronicle'
Advertisement
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Dec 21
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'Safe Robbery'. 'Wolverhampton Chronicle'
Burglary at the premises of Fox, wholesale
grocers, Fennel Street. Thieves had removed
outer casing of a Milner's fireproof safe by
boring into the screws holding the case
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Dec 21
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'Schafer's Patent Bullion Bag'. 'Mechanics'
Magazine'
Illustrated description of chain-mail protected
bullion bag
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Dec 26
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/102
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'Serrure de la Bastille. - Lock of the Bastille'.
Illustration. Unknown source
1 newspaper cutting
1862
French
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Benjamin Walters, North Street,
Wolverhampton: 'Bales' Patent Latches and
Locks'
Illustration of a simple push-latch
1 advertisement
1862
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Cyrus Price and Company, Horseley Fields,
1862
Wolverhampton: '£50 Reward'
A response to circulars published by George
Price of Wolverhampton, stating that Cyrus
Price and Company are not safe manufacturers
and inviting the public to inspect their safe
works
1 advertisement
CLC/B/002/10/01/008/105
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George Price, Wolverhampton: 'The Partiality of 1863
the London Press, by "A Young Man from the
Country"'
Ilustrated leaflet in response to article entitled
'The Science of Garotting and Housebreaking'
as published in the 'Cornhill Magazine',
January 1863. Price complains that the article
was a "tradesman's puff" for Chubb. He lists
safe and lock makers who were awarded
medals at the International Exhibition of 1862
and concludes with testimonials for his own
safes
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Charles Chubb: 'Chubb's Patent Detector Lock'
1 advertisement
182- -183-
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Collectanea Vol III page 140 (1857-1867):
'Treatise: "Observations on the Importance of
Locks"'
Note on provenance of leaflet advertising
Charles Chubb's Patent Detector lock,
suggesting that it must have been printed pre1827 as it does not include the prestigious
address at 57 St Paul's Churchyard
1 document
1975 Sep 9
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Charles Chubb, Portsea, Hampshire:
'Observations on the Importance of Locks; with
a description of the very superior construction
of Chubb's Patent Detector Lock'
182-
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Charles Chubb, Portsea, Hampshire: 'Chubb's
Patent Detector Lock'
Ilustrated leaflet, which has been posted to
Jones, Lloyd, Milner (?) and Company,
Bankers, Lothbury, City of London
182-
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1862 - 1865
[1786 - 1985]
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Charles Chubb and Sons, Manchester:
Opening of Depot at 3, St Mary's Gate
Advertisement
1 leaflet
1838 Apr
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W.D. Fullalove: 'Catalogue of thirty of Mr
George Price's Treble Patent Prize Medal Fireresisting and Burlgar-proof safes'
List of lots for auction sale to be held on 27
November
1 leaflet
1862 Nov
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'Locks'. 'Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper
Exhibitor'
Prize medal winning items displayed in the
London Hardware Court at the Great Exhibition
of 1862. Includes illustrations of Chubbs' Bank
Lock and Patent Jewel Safe and Hobbs'
Parauotoptic or Bank Lock
1862 Dec 20
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Charles Chubb, 57 St Paul's Churchyard:
'Chubb's Improved Patent Detector Locks'
Advertisement. Reprints testimonial from the
Honorable the Board of Ordnance, dated 14
November
1 leaflet
1825
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Chubb, St Paul's Churchyard: 'Directions for
fixing Chubb's Improved Patent Detector Lock,
to throw Bolts around an iron door'
Illustrated.
182-
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'Illustrated Literature. Iron Closet Door'
1975 Sep 10
Manuscript note on provenance of advertising
leaflets relating to the Improved Patent Detector
Lock as fitted to an iron closet door could be
dated between 1824 and 1827
1 document
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/007A
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'The Latch-Key'. 'The London Journal'
A fictional account of a drunken night out after
which the author enters Number 43 Some
Street instead of his own house at Number 48,
and is arrested. He ends with a plea to "Reform
your Latch-Keys!", and hopes that Chubb,
Bramah or Hobbs will present him with a
suitable secure lock
1862 Sep 6
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'Charles Chubb, 57 St Paul's Churchyard:
'Improved Patent Detector Lock [and] Newlyinvented Patent Combination Latch'
Illustrated advertisement. Includes testimonial
from an agent of one of the Bank of England
branches dated 27 October
182- - 183-
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'Thomas Chubb'. Born 1679 died 1746
Published by W. Bent
1 print
1786 Aug 8
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L.F. Munger: 'Munger's Patent Gibraltar BankLock'
Advertisement
186-
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Samuel Goldsmith, Rochester, Kent, to Chubb 1862 Jan 3
and Sons
Accompanies advertising leaflet for Munger's
Patent Gibraltar Bank Lock. Offers to sell lock
to Chubbs, as he does not have the funds to
purchase the patent, or the exhibit at the Great
Exhibition of 1862. Annotated "Entered in Letter
Book 22 January"
1 letter
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M. A, Randall (?), Freetown, Sierra Leone, to
Chubb and Sons
Testimonial letter accompanying a small iron
safe being returned to Chubb. A larger safe
containing this small safe had been opened
using a crowbar, but the burglars had failed to
open this smaller safe and had discarded it in
the river. Annotated "Entered in Letter Book
8/12/62"
1 letter
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Hobbs and Company, 76 Cheapside, City of
1862 Oct 9
London: Circular letter
Copy of circular letter detailing locks supplied to
the Bank of England in the 8 quarters from
September 1860 to June 1862
1 letter of 2 pages
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Alfred Cooley, Merchant, Port Natal, Durban,
South Africa to Thomas Perry and Sons,
Highfields Works, Bilston, Staffordshire
Advertisement reprinting testimonial letter for
fireproof safes, dated 5 February
1 document
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Thomas G. Codde, Manchester to Chubb and
1862 Jan 6
Son
Orders a Chubb Number 31 safe, following
burglary in Corporation Street during which a
Milner's chest was forced open, but burglars did
not attempt to break open a Chubb Number 29
safe
1 letter
1862 Sep 20
1863
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'Street-Door Keys'. 'Leisure Hour'
On the advisability of checking security when
moving to new premises - copies of keys may
still be in the possession of former tenants or
lodgers
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Jan
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T.C. Williams, Manufacturer, Furnishing and
1863 Jan 19
General Ironmonger, 3 London Street, Reading,
Berkshire, to Chubb and Son, London
Enquiry about fire-resistant plates. Annotated
"In Letter Book 20th"
1 letter
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Johnston, Fraser and Company, 66 Gordon
Street Glasgow to the Editor: 'The Fire in
Gordon Street'. 'North British Daily Mail'
Reports that, contrary to newspaper reports,
books, banknotes and stamps stored in a
Milner's fire-resisting safe had been badly
damaged or destroyed by the recent fire
1 newspaper cutting
1863 May 31
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'Lock and safe literature'. 'Builder'
Reviews recently published material by Hobbs
and Thomas Milner and a tirade by "A Young
Man from the Country" against Mr Chubb and
the Cornhill magazine and in favour of George
Price of Wolverhampton
1 newspaper cutting
1863 May 31
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Johnston, Fraser and Company, Metal
Merchants and Manufacturers, 66 Gordon
Street, Glasgow to Chubb and Son, St Paul's
Churchyard
As material stored in a Milner's fire-resisting
safe had been destroyed in a recent fire, can
Chubb give a guarantee that their own safes
are fireproof
1 letter
1863 May 27
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Mackay and Kirkwood: 'Milner's Unequalled
Safes'. 'North British Daily Mail'
Advertisement. Reprints testimonials from
Duncan Keith and from James Sinclair, an
agent for Milners to the effect that the contents
of a Milners safe, Number 4 size had been
undamaged by the fires in Gordon Street on 21
May
1 newspaper cutting
1863 May 31
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'Robbery at the Bank of Manchester'.
1863 Feb 17
£1,060 stolen from an old-fashioned safe after
thieves had broken into the cellar from
adjoining premises of the Liverpool and London
Insurance Company, in King Street. The
principal safe was not broken into
1 newspaper cutting
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'Locks and Keys. - III'
Unknown source. History of locks and of cords
used as for fastening, from the ancient
Egyptians, the Romans and the Gordian Knot
of the Greeks. Locks were probably introduced
to England by the Phoenicians, but early locks
were of very simple construction
1 newspaper cutting
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N. Allen, Towlaw Iron Works, to Chubb and
1863 Feb 13
other named addressees
Section missing from bottom. Offering to exhibit
the "Best spring lock in the Kingdom", which he
had been unable to show at the Great
Exhibition of 1862
1 letter
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'Bank Robbery at Manchester'.
1863 Feb
Unknown source. £1,060 stolen from an old
safe after thieves had broken into the cellar
from adjoining premises. The principal safe was
not broken into
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Feb 14
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'Chubb's Patent Safes'
Unknown source. Advertisement
1 newspaper cutting
1863
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Mr Young's success in the competition and the 1863
Australian and American lock markets
Unknown source. Great demand for high quality
locks, as opposed to the cheap padlocks
manufactured in Willenhall and Walsall for the
Indian market
1 newspaper cutting
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'Destruction of the Kidderminster Railway
Station by Fire'. 'Manchester Guardian'
The contents of a Milner's safe remained intact
after the fire. Reprinted from 'Birmingham Daily
Post'
1 newspaper cutting
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The Prince of Wales has appointed Chubb and 1863 Mar
Son as bootmakers and shoemakers (sic) to his
Royal Highness. 'North Wales Chronicle'
1 newspaper cutting
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Celebrations on award of Royal Warrant.
Fragmentary report
1 newspaper cutting
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The Prince of Wales has appointed Chubb and 1863 Mar
Son as clockmakers (sic) and safemakers to his
Royal Highness. 'North Wales Chronicle'
1 newspaper cutting
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Celebrations on award of Royal Warrant.
A second fragmentary report
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Feb 18
1863 Mar 11
1863 Mar 11
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'Locks.The Prince of Wales has appointed
Chubb and Son as Lock Makers and Safe
Makers to his Royal Highness'. 'Builder'
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Mar 14
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Serious fire at Victoria Foundry, Dewsbury.
'Liverpool Mercury'
Contents of a Milner's Quadruple Patent Fire
Resisting Safe were undamaged
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Mar 17
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'Extensive robbery of jewellery at Sheffield'
Unknown source. Although an interior door
between the shop and workshops at Myers,
Market Place had been secured with two
Chubb locks, a burglar had entered the
premises via the basement by drilling through
the wooden flooring and stole £2,000 worth of
watches and jewellery
1 newspaper cutting
1863
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Attempted robbery at the premises of the
Adelphi Banking Company, Hamilton Street,
Birkenhead. 'Liverpool Mercury'
Burglars failed to open a Chubb's Patent safe
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Mar 5
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'The Robbery of £1145 from the Lancashire and 1863 Aug 26
Yorkshire Railway'. 'Wolverhampton Chronicle'
Old Bailey trial of Ralph Wignall, a railway
guard and Joseph Bond, clogger, charged with
stealing and receiving monies from cash boxes
containing staff wages.
Part 2 of a cutting in 2 parts. For Part 1 see
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/029F
1 newspaper cutting
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A. Smith, Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland:
Rotatory Strike for spring latches
Circular
1 letter
1863 Mar 9
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John Ellison, Manager, Adelphi Banking
Company, 38 Renshaw Street, Liverpool to
Chubb and Son
Testimonial. Burglars had failed to open a
Chubb safe during a robbery at the bank's
Birkenhead premises
1 letter
1863 Mar 3
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L. Lindon, Exhibition Building, South
Kensington to Chubb and Son
Reply to Chubb's letter of 21 March about the
collection of iron safes displayed at the 1862
International Exhibition
1 letter
1863 Mar 25
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Elizabeth Hoole (?), 8 Myddleton Square,
Pentonville to John Chubb
Copies a letter she has received from D.
Griffiths, Madras, India. Griffiths warns Chubb
against travel to India, as Indian locksmiths as
they show contempt for the use of Chubb safes
and locks
1 letter of 3 pages
1863 May 18
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'Stafford. Attempted shop robbery'. 'Birmingham 1863 April 2
Daily Post'
Burglars had failed to pick a Chubb lock during
attempted robbery at Charles Wright's drapers
shop
1 newspaper cutting
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'The Lost Cash-box'. 'Cassell's Illustrated
Family Paper'
Recovery of cash box stolen from John Nott,
landlord of the Swan Inn. The box had been
forced open, but the Chubb lock had not been
picked
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Feb 14
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Alfred Trueman v. Francis Journeaux. 'Jersey
Independent'
Court report concerning a quantity of plate
contained in chest secured with a Chubb's lock
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Jun 15
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Flora H. Chubb, 42 Val Plaisant, Jersey to Mr
1863 Jul 21
Chalk
An "explanation" of the court proceedings
(Trueman v. Journeaux) concerning plate which
had been contained in a chest secured with a
Chubb's lock
1 letter of 3 pages
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'Enormous conflagration in Australia'
Unknown source. A Chubb's iron safe had
protected notes and securities during a fire at a
branch of the Bank of Australasia, Rauken
Street, Jackson Town, Australia
1 newspaper cutting
1863
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/026
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Secretary, Bank of Australasia, Threadneedle
Street, City of London. to Chubb and Son, St.
Paul's Church Yard
Testimonial. Copies an account from the
Sydney manager of the bank concerning a fire
at Forbes, Lachlan Diggings, New South
Wales, Australia. A Chubb's iron safe had
protected notes, books, gold coins and
watches, which were only slightly charred
1 letter of 2 pages
1863 Jun 3
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/027
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'Great Fire at Rauken Street'. 'Lachlan
Observer'
Manuscript copy of a press cutting. Slight
amendments in another hand, including new
heading "Great Fire in Australia"
1 document
1863 Feb 28
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John Chubb, 57 St Paul's Churchyard to John
H. Vine
Accompanies the gift of a desk to John Vine on
the occasion of his coming-of-age
1 letter
1863 Jul 15
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Brian Vine, Burley Street Farm, Burley Street,
near Ringwood, Hampshire to the Chairman,
'Chubbs'
Letter accompanying gift of
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/028 to Chubb and Son
Limited.
1 letter of 2 pages
1985 Aug 15
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'Alarming Fire. Destruction of a warehouse and
a quantity of cotton'. 'Liverpool Mercury'
A fire at Covent Buildings, Water Street,
Manchester
1863 Jul 4
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/029D
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'Cyrus Price and Company's Iron Safes and
Locks'
Unknown source. Advertises Patent Fire and
Thief-Proof Safes, Doors and Locks, awarded
Prize Medal at the Great Exhibition of 1862
1 newspaper cutting
1863
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'The Late Jewellery Robbery at Sheffield'.
Trial of Martin Cooper and John Sykes for the
burglary at the premises of Thomas Myers,
Market Place. They had entered the shop via
the basement, and did not attempt to break in
via a sliding iron door secured by two Chubb's
locks
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Jul 23
Page 413
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'The Robbery of £1145 from the Lancashire and 1863 Aug 26
Yorkshire Railway'. 'Wolverhampton Chronicle'
Old Bailey trial of Ralph Wignall, a railway
guard and Joseph Bond, clogger, charged with
stealing and receiving monies from cash boxes
containing staff wages.
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/020I
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/030A
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J.F. Griffiths, 44 Church Street, Liverpool:
'Sales by Auction. Chatwood's Double Patent
Fire and Burglar-Proof Safes'. 'Liverpool
Mercury'
Advertisement. Reprints testimonial concerning
test of the "Chatwood's Patent Gunpowder
Escapement" on 13 August
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Aug 27
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'... Some carried their money for their tickets in
their mouths as an improvement on Chubb's
thief-proof safes'. 'Sporting Life'
Fragmentary report of sporting (?) event
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Sep 2
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'The Robbery of a Safe at Bowling'.
Safe stolen from Mr Fox's Upper Croft Mill,
Bowling Back Lane, Bradford was recovered
from a deep pond. The safe had been blown
open and bank-notes and gold had been
removed. Thomas Hays, the watchman, was
remanded on bail on suspicion of involvement
in the robbery
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Sep 14
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/030D
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Erection of fence to protect a railway line from
trespass by cattle. 'Saturday Review'
Fragmentary report. " ...We have no doubt that
it was a CHUBB'S lock with all the
improvements that was put on the stable-door,
in the proverb, after the steed was stolen ..."
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Aug 15
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'Another Extraordinary Safe Robbery at
Bradford'. 'Manchester Guardian'
A Milner's safe was stolen from Mr Fox's Upper
Croft Mill, Bowling Back Lane, Bradford
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Sep 14
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/031B
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J.Wallersh (?), care of F.J. Luckman, 1
Teneriffe Street, Broughton to Chubb and Son
'What would be the consequences of
successfully drilling into one of Chubb's patent
drill-proof and case-hardened safes?'
1 letter
1863 Sep 30
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/032A
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'The Late Great Fire in Oxford'. 'Liverpool
Mercury'
Advertisment for Milner's fire-proof-safes.
Reprints a report from the 'Oxford Times' and
testimonials from Grimbley, Hughes and Drewe
and from J.S. Browning
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Oct 5
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/032B
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'Locks! Locks!! Locks!!!'. 'Birmingham Herald'
Advertisment requesting a practical man with
capital to join the inventor in patenting his new
improved lock. Annotated "Received from Wh.
27/10/63"
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Oct
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/032C
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'Fraudulent Trade Marks'
Unknown source. The first prosecution under
the Fraudulent Trade Marks Act brought by
Guinness and Company, the brewers, against
William Haines, proprietor of the Royal Kentish
Hotel
1 newspaper cutting
1864
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/032D
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'Trade Marks'. 'Daily Telegraph'
Prosecution under the Fraudulent Trade Marks
Act brought by Rolfe and Company, piano
makers, against Mr Kelly, auctioneer of 11
Charles Street, Oxford Street
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Jan 27
Page 415
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'Westminster. Trade Marks'.
Unknown source. An application for
summonses under the Fraudulent Trade Marks
Act by Collard and Collard, piano makers
1 newspaper cutting
1864
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/032F
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The current state of the lock trade. 'The Times'
Part of a report of a meeting. Vote of thanks
was proposed to Mr Walters
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Feb 3
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/032G
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'Marylebone. Trade Marks'. 'Daily Telegraph'
1864 Jan 19
An application for a summons under the
Fraudulent Trade Marks Act against Venn, a
tradesman, Baker Street brought by Collard
and Collard, piano makers. The application was
granted
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/033A
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Philip Walters, Lear Lane Cottage, Penn Road, 1864
Wolverhampton: 'The Wolverhampton Lock
Trade: its present and future prospects'
Copy inscribed 'John Chubb Esq'. Pamphlet on
the general decline in the lock trade in
Wolverhampton, the mechanization of the trade
by Hobbs and an account of Elias Howe's
successful invention of the sewing machine in
the United States of America
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/033B
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'The Wolverhampton Lock Trade'. 'Birmingham
Daily Post'
Report of lecture given at the Athenaeum by
Philip Walters. Hobbs should be congratulated
in setting up his factory in the UK and saving
the country from being inundated with cheap
American locks. The Wolverhampton lock trade
should take advantage of mechanization, and
manufacturers should promote their workmen's
well-being by proper discipline. The School of
Design would also benefit the trade
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Dec 12
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M. Henry, Fleet Street: 'Trade Marks'. 'Daily
1864 Jan 13
Telegraph'
Refers to a leading article suggesting the use of
letters or numberals and a letter from Mr Chubb
suggesting the use of numerals. The writer had
previously suggested this in March 1862
1 newspaper cutting
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Chubb and Son's new premises in
Wolverhampton. 'Engineer'
The lock-making trade in Wolverhampton, and
particularly the increase in orders for Chubb
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Feb 20
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/033E
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'Clerkenwell. Trades' Marks Act'. 'Daily
Telegraph'
Trial of Robert John Eungblut, a piano maker,
charged with falsely marking a piano with the
trade-mark of Thomas Rolfe. The case was
dismissed
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Feb 16
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/033F
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'Clerkenwell. Trades' Marks'. 'Daily Telegraph'
Trial of Robert John Eungblut, a piano maker,
charged with falsely marking a piano with the
trade-mark of Thomas Rolfe. The case was
adjourned
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Feb 8
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Summonses under the Merchandise Marks Act. 1864 Feb
'Daily Telegraph'
Summonses against Mr Kelly, auctioneer, of
Charles Street, Oxford Street and Mr Scotcher,
auctioneer, of Old Bond Street. The case
concerned pianos falsely marked with
trademark of Thomas Rolfe, of Regent Street.
The case was adjourned for a week
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'Law Intelligence. Court of Chancery. Lincoln's
Inn, Dec 21: Hall v. Barrows. - Judgment'.
Case on the rights of property in a trades mark
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Dec 26
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John Chubb, 57 St Paul's Churchyard: 'Trade
1864 Jan 6
Marks'. 'Standard'
A Letter to the Editor, following the newspaper's
summary of the Merchandise Marks Act, 1862.
Chubb suggests that trademarks should be in
form of a trade classification, with simple
numerals
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/035C
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'Extensive Robbery in the City'. 'Birmingham
Daily Post'
Robbery at the premises of Mr McKeon, a
bullion dealer, using duplicate keys
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/035D
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Mr Milner had patented a fire-proof bulkhead for 1863 Dec 18
ships ... 'Society of Arts Journal'
A fireproof bulkhead had saved the vessel,
Sarah Sands
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/035E
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Wilson and James, 42 Parade: 'Locks'
Unknown source. Advertisement for Patent
Invincible Balance Protector Locks
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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'... Many will agree with the Master of the Rolls
that a trade mark ... is a kind of manufactured
signature ...' 'Standard'
A trade mark should authenticate goods to
which it is applied
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Mar
1864 Apr 5
Page 418
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'Case of "Receiving"'.
Report from unidentified Birmingham
newspaper of the committal proceedings of
John Cartwright, a safe maker, charged with
receiving stolen locks and keys. He was
committed for trial at the Assizes
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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'Chubb's Trade List'. 'Builder'
Reports publication of illustrated list of locks
and safes
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Mar 5
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'[The International Exhibition] Locks and Safes'. 1862 Nov 15
Items displayed at the International Exhibition
of 1862 by Hobbs, Chubb and Son, Bramah
and Company and Wertheim und Wiesse,
Vienna. Includes illustration of Hobbs and
Company's lock-indicator. Separate item
contains additional illustrations.
Parts 1-5 of a cutting in 6 parts. For Part 6 see
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/037
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'Unsafe Safes'.
Unknown source, reprinting report from a
Demerara newspaper on a fire in Georgetown,
British Guiana. Items stored in a Milner's
fireproof safe had been destroyed, and gold
and silver coins melted.
Part 1 of a cutting in 2 parts. For Part 2 see For
Part 1 see CLC/B/002/10/01/009/036F
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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'The Lock Receiving Case'. 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'
John Cartwright, charged with receiving safe
locks might have failed to answer to bail
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Apr 16
Page 419
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'St. Paul's Churchyard'. 'Standard'
A gas-lit illuminated star at the premises of
Chubb and Sons drew a large crowd of
spectators
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Jun 8
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/037
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'The International Exhibition'. 'Illustrated London 1862 Nov 15
News'
Illustrations of Items displayed by Hobbs,
Chubb and Son, Bramah and Company and
Wertheim und Wiesse, Vienna. Includes
Chubb's Patent Fire-proof Safe and Chubb's
Safe-lock and Key.
Part 6 of a cutting in 6 parts. For Parts 1-5 see
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/036A-E
1 newspaper cutting
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Thomas Taylor Sinnett, 28 Percy Street,
Bedford Square, London W, to Chubb and Son
(?)
Sinnett offers his services as an advertising
manager, having had some 25 years
experience working for publishers such as
Charles Knight and Longmans
1 letter of 2 pages
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/039
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'On every old wall in Manchester'
186Manuscript. Seemingly a description of
advertising poster for Price's safes, showing a
"regular Bill Sykes looking fellow"
unsuccessfully attempting to break open a safe.
Signed Sole Agent to McClumin, Blackfriars
1 document
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[Blank page]
1864 Feb 15
Page 420
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'The Science of Garrotting and Housebreaking'. 1863 Jan
'Cornhill Magazine'
Account by a prison visitor of methods of
garrotting and housebreaking. Includes
illustrations of skeleton keys, pick-locks, a jackin-the-box used to force open locks and various
devices to quietly screw through locks and
doors
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/041B
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George Price, 24 St Swithin's Lane, City of
1859 May
London: 'List of George Price's Improved
Patent Wrought-iron, Fire-resisting and Burglarproof Book and Plate Safes, Deed Chests, &c.'
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/042
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F. Wertheim und Companie in Wien,
Tuchlauben Nr. 436: 'Geld=, Bucher= und
Documenten=Kassen'
Illustrated leaflet, showing Wertheim's
premises, tests of fire-proof safes, safes, deedboxes and presses, together with medals
awarded at various international exhibitions
between 1849 and 1862
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/043
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Philip Walters, Lear Lane Cottage, Penn Road, 1863 Dec 1
Wolverhampton: 'Threatened Introduction of the
Lock Trade into Birmingham and Coventry'
Advertising lecture to be given at the
Athenaeum, Queen Street, Wolverhampton on
Dec 7. Printed by Hinde, Dudley Street,
Wolverhampton
1 advertisement
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/044
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'An Act to prevent false Respresentations as to
Grants of Medals of Certificates made by the
Commissioners for the Exhibitions of 1851 and
1862'
Bill 261, 26 & 27 Vict. The act may be cited as
"The Exhibition Medals Act, 1863"
1863 Jun
German
1863 Jul 23
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Marr and Son, 11 Cannon Street West, City of
London: 'Improved Patent Fire and Thief Proof
Safes'
Refers to reward of £200 following recent
picking of locks of five iron safes and resultant
increased demand for their safes
1 advertisement
186-
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Millikin and Lawley, 161 Strand, London: 'Keys
Lost!'
Printed by Swinfords, 276 Strand. Advertises
key-rings embossed with name and address
1 advertisement
186-
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C.H. Griffiths, 23 Cannon Street West, City of
London, to Mr Robert Smith
Letter accompanying list of second hand safes
available for sale
1 letter of 2 pages
1864 Apr 8
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C.H. Griffiths, Fire and Thief-proof Safe
1864 Mar 24
Warehouse, 23 Cannon Street West, City of
London: Catalogue
Printed leaflet, annotated in manuscript to show
manufacturers, dimensions and prices
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/050
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John Tann, Patent Reliance Lock and Safe
Warehouse, 30 Walbrook, City of London:
'Caution to Purchasers of Fire-Proof Safes'
Cautions against purchasing safes claimed to
be manufactured by Tann, but not marked with
his trademark "Reliance Patent, 30, Walbrook".
Printed by Forsaith, 118 Bethnal Green Road
1 advertisement
186-
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The Editor, 'The News', 5 Whitefriars Street,
City of London, to John Chubb
Asks whether Chubb had received a note
addressed to him about a fortnight ago
1 letter
1864 Mar 28
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Milner and Son, 47A Moorgate Street, City of
London, to Chubb and Son
Thanks Chubb for copy of note from the Editor,
'The News', asking whether he could supply
information about cases when Milner's safes
had failed to resist fire. A similar note had been
sent to Milner's asking for information on
Chubb's safes
1 letter
1864 Mar 24
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/053
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City of London, to Milner and Son
Copy of note from the Editor, 'The News',
asking whether he could supply information
about cases when Chubb's safes had failed to
resist fire
1 letter
1864 Mar 10
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/054
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City of London, to John Chubb
Asking whether he could supply information
about cases when Milner's safes had failed to
resist fire
1 letter
1864 Mar 10
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M.C. Hepburn, 93 Chancery Lane, Holborn:
Price list
Sizes and prices of deed boxes fitted with
tumbler locks
186-
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'Price and Dawes' Burglar-Proof Safes'. 'The
Engineer'
Illustrated description of safe fitted with
unpickable and gunpowder-proof lock, with a
drill-proof door.
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/066A
1863 Nov 6
Page 423
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G. Price: 'Improvements in Locks'
185- - 186Completed patent no. 2343, dated Oct 14 1859.
Not described.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/056
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'The International Exhibition. Chubb's Locks
and Fire-Proof Safes'. 'Illustrated News of the
World'
Contains illustrations of Chubb's Bank Safe,
Chubb's Patent Jewel Safe, Banker's Lock,
Patent Detector Lock and Gunpowder-Proof
Lock
1 newspaper cutting
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'The case of Chubb v. Tidmarsh was decided in 1864 Jun
Birmingham on Tuesday'
Unknown source. Case brought under the
Merchandise Marks Act 1862. Samuel
Tidmarsh had been charged with counterfeiting
Chubb's trademark. The case was dismissed
1 newspaper cutting
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'A flagrant case of violation of the trademarks
1864 Jun 20
will come on in Birmingham in a day or two'.
'City Circular'
Chubb had purchased a safe from a general
dealer in Birmingham, allegedly fitted with a
Chubb's Patent Lock, although fitted with an
inferior lock. The dealer had purchased the safe
from a specialist Birmingham safe-maker, who
had failed to confirm the authenticity of the lock
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/057D
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'Mr F. Walker corroborated his father's
evidence relative to the purchase of the safe'
Unknown source. Part of court report
concerning the purchase of a safe from a Mr
Hopley
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Dec 13
1864
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A fireproof strongroom to be constructed by
Milners for an overseas bank.
Unknown source (from a Liverpool newspaper?
)
1 newspaper cutting
1864
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John and Joseph Taunton, Vaughton Works,
Rea Street South, Birmingham to the Editor:
'Imitating Chubb's patent'. 'Birmingham Daily
Post'
Following report of the case of Chubb v.
Tidmarsh, Taunton confirms that their firm had
purchased escutcheons marked "Chubb's
Patent Lock" from Lockley, as, unlike Cotterill,
Chubb did not supply escutcheons for locks
purchased from them. There was no attempt to
deceive the public
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Jun 27
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/057G
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'Charge under the Merchandise Marks Act.
1864 Jun 20
Imitating Chubb's patents'. 'Birmingham Daily
Post'
Case report on Chubb v. Tidmarsh. Ebenezer
Howard, Chubb's manager in Wolverhampton,
had purchased a safe marked with a counterfeit
Chubb's escutcheon from John Buckler.
Buckler had acquired the safe from Samuel
Tidmarsh, who gave evidence that the original
lock was faulty, and that the had replaced it, but
not changed the escutcheon. William Lockley
gave evidence that he had manufactured
escutcheons bearing Chubb's name for a
number of clients. The case was adjourned
when Tidmarsh was taken ill
1 newspaper cutting
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Post'
Case report on Chubb v. Tidmarsh. The
defence argued that there could be no case to
answer for a charge of forgery, as the
escutcheon fixed to the safe sold by Tidmarsh
bore no resemblance to Chubb's own
escutcheons.
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/058A-D
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Jun 27
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Pinchard and Shelton, Wolverhampton,
Solicitors for Mr Chubb: 'Notice [to] Persons
who have purchased iron safes ... purporting to
have Chubb's locks'. 'Birmingham Daily Post'
Advertisement, numbered 1716. Requests
information about recently purchased safes
which may have been falsely described as
being fitted with Chubb locks
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Jun
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Post'
Case report on Chubb v. Tidmarsh. The
defence argued that there could be no case to
answer for a charge of forgery, as the
escutcheon fixed to the safe sold by Tidmarsh
bore no resemblance to Chubb's own
escutcheons. Evidence was given that the lock
had been changed, but the original escutcheon
left in place. The case was dismissed on the
grounds that there had been no intention to
deceive.
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/057H
1864 Jun 27
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Samuel Tidmarsh, United Kingdom Works, Mill 1864 Jun
Street: 'An advertisement calculated to injure
my reputation'. 'Birmingham Daily Post'
Advertisement, numbered 2083. Refers to
previous advertisement placed by Pinchard and
Shelton, numbered 1716, which is reprinted
here. He offers reward of £100 if anyone can
prove that he has fraudulently offered for sale
safes having Chubb's locks which were not
fitted with Chubb's locks
1 newspaper cutting
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'Daring burglary in Fennel-Street'.
Unknown source. Thieves entered premises of
J. and R. Fox using false keys, and then
opened an iron safe by drilling out the lock.
£145 in gold and silver, plus a £5 banknote
were stolen. A reward of £40 is offered
1 newspaper cutting
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'Infringement of Patent Rights. Charges of
1864 Jun
Forgery and Fraud under the Merchandise
Marks Act, 1862'.
Unknown source. Case report on Chubb v.
Tidmarsh. Ebenezer Howard, Chubb's manager
in Wolverhampton, had purchased a safe
marked with a counterfeit Chubb's escutcheon
from John Buckler. Buckler had acquired the
safe from Samuel Tidmarsh, who gave
evidence that the original lock was faulty, and
that the had replaced it, but not changed the
escutcheon. The case was dismissed on the
grounds that there was no intention to defraud.
The author comments that the use of
counterfeit escutcheons is commonplace in the
iron safe trade
1864
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Chubb v. Tidmarsh.
1864 Jun
Unknown source. Case report on Chubb v.
Tidmarsh. Ebenezer Howard, Chubb's manager
in Wolverhampton, had purchased a safe
marked with a counterfeit Chubb's escutcheon
from John Buckler. Buckler had acquired the
safe from Samuel Tidmarsh, who gave
evidence that the original lock was faulty, and
that the had replaced it, but not changed the
escutcheon. The case was adjourned when
Tidmarsh was taken ill
1 newspaper cutting
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William Hyatt and Son, Temple Street
Wolverhampton, to Chubb and Son, St. Paul's
Churchyard
Requests Chubb to withdraw legal proceedings
on the ground of counterfeiting escutcheons.
Hyatts will hand over all their patterns and
castings and allow Chubb to publish their
apology
1 letter
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'Burglars at the Town Hall [Manchester]'.
1864
Unknown source. Burglars unsuccessfully tried
to break open a large Milner's safe in the
Waterworks Offices. The lock was damaged, so
Milner's locksmiths have spent several hours
attempting to open the safe
1 newspaper cutting
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'Attempt to rob a safe in the Town Hall
1864
[Manchester]'.
Unknown source. Burglars unsuccessfully tried
to break open a large Milner's safe in the
Waterworks Offices. The lock was damaged, so
Milner's locksmiths have spent several hours
attempting to open the safe
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Jul 14
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'St. Paul's Churchyard'. 'Standard'
Unknown source. A gas-lit illuminated star, with
the initials V.R. at the premises of Chubb and
Sons
1 newspaper cutting
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'... One young lady ... twirls her neat Chubb
latch-key jauntily on her gloved forefinger ...'
Unknown source. A street prostitute wishing
police constables "a most affectionate good
night" as she is moved along
1 newspaper cutting
1864
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'Unsafe Safes'.
Unknown source, reprinting report from a
Demerara newspaper on a fire in Georgetown,
British Guiana. Items stored in a Milner's
fireproof safe had been destroyed, and gold
and silver coins melted.
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/036F
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1 newspaper cutting
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W.D. Fullalove, King Street: 'Important
1864 Mar
Clearance Sale of Fire Engines ... [and] 21 Fireresisting safes ...'
Unknown source. Advertises auction on 21
March at premises of George Price, 18
Blackfriars Street, Manchester, who is declining
the fire-engine business
1 newspaper cutting
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'Mr Mallet's patent buckled plates for fireproof
buildings'.
Unknown source. 2-line fragment
1 newspaper cutting
1864
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William Lockley, Brassfounder, Bromsgrove
Street, Birmingham: 'Public Apology. Chubb's
Patent Lock'. 'Birmingham Daily Post'
Advertisement, numbered 2051. Apologises for
infringing Chubb's trademark on lock
escutcheons and offers to hand over all
patterns and castings in his possession
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Jun 23
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Groves and Company, Excelsior Works,
Floodgate Street, Deritend, Birmingham to the
Editor: Chubb v. Tidmarsh. 'Birmingham Daily
Post'
Following report of the case of Chubb v.
Tidmarsh, Groves confirms that their firm had
purchased escutcheons marked "Chubb's
Patent Lock", but there was no attempt to
deceive the public and these were only fixed to
safes fitted with Chubb's locks
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Jun 29
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'Extraordinary burglary at Freshford Railway
Station'.
Unknown source. Thieves had blown open a
cash box fitted with a Chubb's patent safety
lock
1 newspaper cutting
1864
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William Lockley, Brassfounder, Bromsgrove
Street, Birmingham [and] William Hyatt and
Son, Temple Street, Wolverhampton, to Chubb
and Son, St. Paul's Churchyard
Unknown source. 2 advertisements in the form
of public apologies to Chubb for the supply and
use of counterfeit lock escutcheons
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Jul
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'A Chest Protector - One of Chubb's locks'.
Unknown source
1 newspaper cutting
1864
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Felix, 199 High Street, S.E.: 'Iron safes for
sale'.
Advertisement from unknown source
1 newspaper cutting
1864
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Escutcheons bearing the Chubb trade mark
States that Chubb do not sell any such
escutcheons, or authorise anyone else to do so
1 advertisement
1864 Aug 4
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J.M. Howell, Superintendant, Great Western
1864 May 9
Railway, Bath, Somerset, to Chubb and Son,
St. Paul's Churchyard
Reference number 5/56. A reply to Chubb's
letter of 5 May concerning burglary at Freshford
Railway Station. The safe was manufactured by
the Coalbrookdale Works, but there is no trace
of Chubb's name on the lock or safe
1 letter of 2 pages
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Pinchard and Shelton, Solicitors,
1864 Jul 13
Wolverhampton to Chubb and Son, St. Paul's
Churchyard: 'Yourselves vs. Tidmarsh'.
From Chubb's solicitors in the case of Chubb V.
Hindmarsh. Reference to the original case, also
to communications from the solicitors
representing John and Joseph Taunton and
William Hyatt
1 letter of 4 pages
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'A Safe on Safe Terms'.
Advertisement from unknown source.
Numbered 6281. Refers to another
advertisement for a sale of fire-proof safes at
half price
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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'Price's Patent Case-Hardened Door'.
Unknown source. Incomplete cutting describes
a George Price deed chest number 207 as sold
for £7.00
1 newspaper cutting
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Henry Watson and Company, 3 St. Ann's Lane,
General Post Office, [London], E.C. to Milner
and Son: 'Burglary in London [Copy]'.
Advertisement. Copy of testimonial letter thieves had unsuccessfully attempted to break
into one of Milners safes on 11 June
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Jul 15
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W.C., Mr. Barrett's Offices, Bell-Yard, DoctorsCommons, [London]: 'To be disposed of, a
Patent Lock and Fireproof Iron Safe Business'.
1 newspaper cutting
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Charles McClunan [agent for George Price],
Manchester Depot, 18 Blackfriars Street: 'The
Recent Robberies of Iron Safes in Manchester'.
Reprints report from 'Manchester Guardian' of
13 April.
1 advertisement
1864 Apr
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'The employes (sic) of the Patent Unpickable
Lock Company (Limited) held their first
anniversary on Saturday'. 'Manchester
Examiner'
Celebration held ar Thorney Road, Fishery
Grounds, West Drayton
1 newspaper cutting
1864 May 30
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'Another robbery from an iron safe'.
Robbery at J.M.W. Leigh's ironmongery shop,
Market Street, Manchester. Thieves drilled into
a 20-year old safe manufactured by Leigh
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Aug 8
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The modern style of burglar. 'Manchester
Guardian'
Incomplete cutting
1 newspaper cutting
1864 May 30
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[J. and R. Fox, Fennel Street], Manchester to
Chubb and Son.
Indistinct signature. Reports robbery during
which thieves drilled into one of Milner's safes
and stole £150
1 letter
1864 Jun 1
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'Attempted Burglary'.
Unknown source. Burglars failed to open a
Chubb's patent safe during attempted robbery
at I. and W.B. Moss on 28 February
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Mar
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'Theft of £150 from a safe'. 'Manchester
Examiner'
Burglary at premises of J. and R. Fox,
wholesale grocers, Fennel Street, Manchester.
Thieves drilled into one of Milner's safes and
police believe that the same gang were
responsible for recent robbery at the Town Hall
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Jun 2
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J. and R. Fox, [Fennel Street], to the Editor:
'The Late Safe Robbery'. 'Manchester
Examiner'
Thieves had drilled into one of Milner's burglarproof safes and not a safe "of common
manufacture" as stated in newspaper report of
2 June
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Jun 3
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'A Monster Fire Proof Safe'. 'Birmingham Daily
Post'
Report reprinted from 'Wolverhampton
Chronicle'. Chubb have constructed a fireproof
strongroom for an Indian bank
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Jun 2
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C. McClunan, for George Price: 'Is a Spade a
Spade'
Original scrapbook caption describes this as
"Copy of a large Bill posted on walls in
Manchester". The public are being misled by
press reports of the recent robbery at the
premises of Fox, wholesale grocers of Fennel
Street, Manchester. The safe which was drilled
into was a recently-purchased Milner's Holdfast
Safe, rather than an old book safe
1 document
1864 Jun
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'Price and Dawes' Burglar-Proof Safes'. 'The
Engineer'
Illustrated description of safe fitted with
unpickable and gunpowder-proof lock, with a
drill-proof door.
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/055B-D
1 newspaper cutting
1863 Nov 6
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Charles McClunan [agent for George Price],
1864 Jun
Manchester Depot, 18 Blackfriars Street: 'The
Robbery of £155 from a Milner's Safe by drilling
at Messrs. Fox's, Manchester'
1 newspaper cutting
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Burglary at premises of H. Dixon, The Old
Wharf, Birmingham. 'The Engineer'
A supposedly thief-proof safe was forced open
using a wedge. [Cutting filed out of sequence]
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Feb
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'Chubb's Lock'
Unknown source. Mr Cross, of Cross and
Herne ironmongers, picked a Chubb lock using
specially constructed picklock. [Filed out of
sequence - should be in CLC/B/002/10/01/008]
1 newspaper cutting
1862
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[Fragment of court report ?]
Unknown source. Describes woman walking
through a copse
1 newspaper cutting
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'Liverpool Press Independence'
Contents of a safe made by Carter, one of
Milner's workmen, had been protected during a
serious fire at the offices of the Liverpool Daily
Post. Whitty had promised Carter an order for
another safe, plus a testimonial, but after
discussions between Whitty and Milner, Milner
received an order for a new safe, and Carter
got neither an order nor a testimonial.
Annotated by T.G.C. (Thomas G. Codde) "A
L'pool gentleman told me this yesterday. I have
no doubt of its truth, and thought it too good to
be lost"
1864 Aug 5
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Mr Hobbs returns to America.
Fragment from unknown source. [Filed out of
sequence - should be in CLC/B/002/10/01/008]
1 newspaper cutting
1860 Sep
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'America and Old England'.
Fragment from unknown source. Hobb's
astonishment at seeing shop sign "Established
1762". [Filed out of sequence - Should be in
CLC/B/002/10/01/007]
1 newspaper cutting
185-
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Anonymous, London to Chubb (?).
Unsigned. A joint stock lock and safe company
with a capital of over £2000 is being formed.
The manager is to be Chappell, currently
employed by Chubb (?), with premises in
Cheapside
1 letter
1864 Jun 13
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George Price, Manchester Depot, 18
1864 Jul 15
Blackfriars Street: 'The mountain has conceived
and brought forth a mouse'. 'Manchester
Guardian'
Advertisement. The safe blown open during
burglary at John Reddish's premises in
Manchester was manufactured in 1854, and
therefore, not as advertised by George
Gregson, a modern safe. Price repeats 8-year
old challenge to Milners to test their safes for a
prize of £100
1 newspaper cutting
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'The Fire at Colonel McMurdo's'. 'Standard'
Valuable presentation swords and items of
jewellery stored in a supposedly fireproof safe
were destroyed, probably because holes had
been drilled through the bottom of the safe to
secure it to the floor
1 newspaper cutting
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The surrender of Captain Semmes during the
1864 Jul 29
American Civil War. 'Daily Telegraph'
From Augustas Salas' Letter from America. "To
ask the Secretary of State (Mr Seward) to
fulminate warlike menaces ... would be very like
asking a man ... with a Chubb's patent fire-proof
safe on his head, to dance the College
hornpipe on the tight-rope"
1 newspaper cutting
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John Reddish, 39 Withy Grove, Shudehill,
Manchester to the Editor. 'Manchester
Guardian'
The Price's safe blown open during burglary at
John Reddish's premises in Manchester was at
least ten years old, and therefore, not as
advertised by George Gregson, a modern safe.
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Aug 15
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George Y. Gregson: The safe opened by
thieves at Messrs. Reddish and Company.
The safe blown open during burglary at John
Reddish's premises in Manchester was not an
old model, but a modern safe manufactured by
George Price of Wolverhampton
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Jul 14
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'Crown Side (Before Mr Baron Piggott)'. 'The
1864 Aug 2
Times'
Trial at Manchester Assizes of Anne Leslie,
charged with attempted murder. John Whalley
testified that he had met her while she was
working as a street prostitute. He had ordered a
lock and key for her from Chubb's for her own
use only
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Fire at William Orridge and Company,
chemists, 22 Ludgate Hill [City of London].
'Standard'
Despite a serious fire, the company's books,
stored in a Reliance fire-proof safe, were
undamaged
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Aug 16
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Robert Howarth, Manchester to Mr Chubb
Howarth has discovered a method of boring
into the hardest steel plates. He requests reply
be sent to T.J. Luckman, 1 Teneriffe Street,
Broughton. Letter annotated "Wrote to Mr
Codde, L.B. 26 June"
1 letter of 2 pages
1864 Jun 23
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'Fothergill Prize'. 'Society of Arts'
A medal to be awarded for means of fire
prevention and extinguishment, the production
of incombustible paper. On this occasion the
medal will be awarded to the most efficient
steam fire-engine
1 newspaper cutting
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Thomas Edwards, Waterloo Place,
Londonderry [Ireland], to Little and Long,
Londonderry. 'Perry and Son's Patent Safes'
Reprints testimonial letter. Papers in a Perry's
safe were preserved during a fire on 15
January, which completely destroyed Edwards'
premises
1864 Jan 18
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Manufacture of cheap padlocks in the Willenhall 1864 Aug 26
district (Staffordshire). 'Engineer'
Mass production methods enable a Willenhall
factory to undercut prices charged by the
Walsall manufacturers
1 newspaper cutting
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Thomas Tapling and Company, 1-7 Gresham
Street, City of London, to : C.H. Griffiths, 23
Cannon-Street West: 'Dreadful Conflagration'.
'Engineer'
Advertisement in the form of a testimonial letter
dated 20 September. Papers stored in a
Griffiths' patent fire-proof safe were preserved
during a fire on 15th September
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Oct 28
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Fire at the premises of Thomas Tapling and
Company [City of London]
Unknown source. Papers stored in a Griffiths'
patent fire-proof safe were preserved during a
fire on 15th September
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Sep
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Fragment of court report concerning purchase
of stolen locks
Unknown source. 3 youths and a woman gave
the prisoner 3d each for the locks
1 newspaper cutting
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'The Explosion of Blasting Powder at Bradley.
1864 Sep 6
Extraordinary Recklessness'. 'Birmingham Daily
Post'
Report of coroner's inquest on Samuel
Haddocks, a blacksmith, killed by an explosion
of blasting powder kept in his shop at the
Bradley Colliery. The powder had been stored
in a common iron chest, and had been ignited
by a spark entering through the keyhole.
Chubb's manager, Ebenezer Hunter, gave
evidence that he had examined the chest, and
found that it had no lining to prevent sparks
getting in
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H. Wombwell, Royal Regiment of Horse
Guards, Windsor, Berkshire, to Chubb
Enquiry about the price of an iron billiard room
for the regiment's Barrack Yard
1 letter
1864 Jul 14
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Demand for first-class locks and safes. 'Builder'
The best lock makers in Wolverhampton and
Willenhall are kept busy. Chubb employs 119
lock makers and 25 key makers in
Wolverhampton and are currently advertising
for safe makers for their London works,
currently employing 155 men
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Oct 29
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'Miscellanea. Sham Antiquities at the
Embankment'
Unknown source. Chubb writes that he has
recently examined 3 Roman bronze keys
allegedly dug up from the Thames
Embankment. On investigation he discovered
that they were modern forgeries
1 newspaper cutting
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Fragment of court report
Unknown source. Witness asked by Mr James
to define the terms "holdfast" and "picklock
proof"
1 newspaper cutting
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Fragment of court report [stuck down on wrong
side?]
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
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F.H. Groves, 8 Bridge Street, Westminster to
the Editor: 'Fire-Proof Buildings'
Unknown source. Letter dated 26 September,
referring to report in issue dated 21 September
about the fire in Gresham Street. He suggests
that only brick should be used, as in a building
of his contruction near The Strand
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Sep
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'Great Robbery at a Bullion Dealers in Lombard
Street, City of London'. 'Standard'
The strong-room at the premises of Baum and
Son, 58 Lombard Street had been broken into,
and the contents of a large iron safe containing
some £23,000 to £25,000 stolen.
Part 2 of a cutting in 2 parts.For Part 1 see
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/075A
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Dec 6
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'Fire in Gate Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields'.
'Standard'
Fire at premises of Mr Pendington, a carpenter
and joiner and Tucker and Reeves, patent lock
manufacturers
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Sep 27
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' ... the great firm of "Chubb and Company"
were actually going to erect new works in the
parish'. 'Wolverhampton Chronicle'
Apparently a Board meeting report on the
engagement of a surveyor to plan new
streetworks
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Jan 4
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George Price, Cleveland Safe and Lock Works, 1864 Jul
Wolverhampton: 'Look to Your Iron Safes'
Incomplete - contains pages 1-2 and 15-16
only. Published by Charles McClunan, agent for
George Price, Manchester Depot, 18
Blackfriars Street
1 price list of 4 pages
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Thomas Milner and Son, Manchester Depot, 28 186Market Street: 'Repeated Caution'. 'Manchester
Guardian'
Advertisement. Recommends that everyone
with a safe purchased more than seven years
ago allow Milners to add their modern
improvements
1 newspaper cutting
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'Breaking open an iron safe in a warehouse'.
Thieves had drilled into a large Milner's iron
safe at the premises of Turner, Norris and
Turner, George Street, Manchester and stolen
cash and postage stamps
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Dec 18
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' ... keys of the age of bronze, of which Chubb's
latest design are little better than adaptations'.
'Daily Telegraph'
Description of an exhibition, also including a
Sevres vase with an automaton bullfinch and
Russian gloves made of human skin
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Dec 16
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Wolverhampton: 'International Exhibition 1862.
Class XXXI. Iron Safe Manufacturers [and]
Lock Manufacturers who have been awarded
prize medals'
"It will be seen from the above list that only two
British Safe Makers have been awarded prize
medals", i.e. George Price and John Tann.
Chubb is listed as a prize medallist for lock
manufacture
1 advertisement
1862
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Henry E. Hook, Chairman, Section A Class 31
[International Exhibition 1962]: Award of prize
medal to Chubb and Son
Manuscript note annotated "Copy". States that
jurors had intended to award prize medal to
Chubb for the manufacture of iron safes, in
addition to the medal awarded for locks
1 document
1862
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Chubb and Son, 57 St Paul's Churchyard,
London [to the International Exhibition Jury]
Thanks the jury for the award of prize medal for
the manufacture of locks, but expresses
surprise that Chubb were not awarded medal
for the manufacture of iron safes, and suggests
that this was unintentional. The Chubb stand
was adjacent to the stand of Hobbs and
Company, who only exhibited locks, yet were
awarded medal for manufacture of iron safes
and locks
1 letter of 2 pages
1862 Jul 12
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Alfred Tyler, Warwick Lane, Newgate Street,
1862 Jul 14
City of London, to J.G. Appold (?)
Concerning the awards of medals at the 1862
International Exhibition. Chubb certainly merits
an award for the manufacture of iron safes, but
as Tyler had not been part of the Section A jury,
other jury members should be consulted
1 letter
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'Great Robbery at a Bullion Dealers in Lombard
Street, City of London'. 'Standard'
and the contents of a large iron safe containing
some £23,000 to £25,000 stolen.
CLC/B/002/10/01/009/070B
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Dec 6
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Baum, Sons and Company, Exchange, Bullion 1864 Dec 7
and Banking Office, 58 Lombard Street, London
to the Editor. 'Standard'
Reports of losses during the recent robbery had
been greatly exaggerated. The actual loss in
coin and notes was around £3,000.
1 newspaper cutting
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'Wolverhampton. Neglect of Work at Messrs.
Chubbs'. 'Birmingham Daily Post'
Court report. Philip Lane, an employee of
Chubbs had been given a fortnight's notice, but
had left after a week. He was sentenced to a
month's imprisonment, with hard labour
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Dec 20
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'The Burglary and Great Robbery of Bullion in
Lombard Street [City of London]'. 'Standard'
and the contents of a large iron safe stolen. Mr
Chubb had examined the safe and concluded
that it had been opened in the usual manner,
using a key. The watchdog had been tied up
and silenced, using some "burking" treatment.
Reports of the amount stolen had been greatly
exaggerated
1864 Dec 7
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T. G. Codde, Patent Detector Lock and Fire
1864 Sep 30
Proof Safe Manufactury, 16 Market Street,
Manchester to Chubb
Further report on robbery at a butter warehouse
in Corporation Street. The Milner's safe had
been drilled open, yet McClunan professes to
know nothing about the robbery. Tyler believes
that he had previously requested photographs
of Chubb and Mrs Chubb
1 letter of 2 pages
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T. G. Codde, Patent Detector Lock and Fire
Proof Safe Manufactury, 16 Market Street,
Manchester to Chubb
Reports robbery at a butter warehouse in
Corporation Street, during which thieves
opened one of Milner's safes but failed to open
one of George Price's. This had not been
reported in the press - Milner "had made all
right both the persons robbed and McClunan
their agent for a sum of money each". He has
not received the three promised photgraphs
(Cartes de visite]
1 letter of 3 pages
1864 Sep 28
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'Stealing and Receiving Brass Locks'.
Committal proceedings in the case of Thomas
Sharratt, charged with stealing locks and keys
from Moreton and Sons, Horsley Fields. E.
Hunter, manager of Chubb and Son gave
evidence as to the value of the locks. Sharratt
was committed for trial. Abraham Benjamin, a
confectioner, and two others were committed
for trial on the charge of receiving stolen goods
1864 Dec 19
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'A Fragment of the long lost Eleventh Chapter
of the Compleat Angler has been discovered at
the Rye House'. 'Punch'
A conversation between Venator and Piscador
at the waterside. Piscator describes Chubb "This fish is most found in safe places and in
locks ... Some anglers maintain that this fish is
a variety of the Bramah or Bream". Illustrated
with cartoon of Mr Punch seated on a wall,
fishing
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Nov 26
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'Breach of Agreement'
Unknown source. Court report. Eli Davey, a
locksmith was charged with absconding from
the service of Messrs. Waltho, locksmiths. He
was sentenced to two month's imprisonment,
with hard labour
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Dec 31
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The iron and hardware trade in Wolverhampton 1864 Dec
Unknown source. Brief historical account,
ending by quoting Chubb at the Institution of
Civil Engineers, hoping that the Wolverhampton
manufacturers will compete with foreign
competitors to produce goods of unrivalled
quality
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'Curiosities of the Lock Trade'
1864 Dec
Unknown source. Describes the manufacture of
a miniature padlock by James Lees of
Willenhall in 1776. Lees' grandson described
how his grandfather won a £5 bet that the
padlock would be so strong that the "click" of
the mechanism could be heard across the
workshop
1 newspaper cutting
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'Two Safes opened by Burglars'. 'Manchester
Guardian'
An iron safe at the premises of Mr J. Diggles,
coal proprietor had been broken into. Thieves
had also drilled into a Milner's iron safe at the
premises of the Midland Railway Company,
Piccadilly
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Jan 31
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'Stealing from a Warehouse'
Unknown source. Court report. Thomas
Sharratt, charged with stealing brass locks
(manufactured by Chubb) from Moreton and
Sons, Horsley Fields
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Dec
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'Wolverhampton Borough Quarter Sessions'.
Opening of the Quarter Sessions. Mr Fleming,
a chemist, was exempted from jury service on
the grounds of being a member of the
Pharmaceutical Society
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Jan 6
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'The Universal Alarmist'
Unknown source. An invention by Thomas
Corbett consisting of a small bolt fitted with a
strong spring and an exploding cap which will
go off when the door is opened
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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Christian Hammar's musem in Stockholm,
Sweden
Unknown source. Note about small collection
amassed by one of Stockholm's principal
jewellers
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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George Price, 18 Blackfriars Street,
Manchester and Cleveland Lock and Safe
Works, Wolverhampton: 'I hereby give notice
that Charles McClunan is no longer in my
service'
Advertisement from unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1864 Dec 2
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'The Charge of Receiving Stolen Locks'
186Unknown source. Court report. George Price, a
poulterer, was charged with receiving a stolen
lock from Thomas Sharratt. Ebenezer Hunter,
Chubb's manager, gave evidence that the lock
had been sold to John Moreton, and was priced
at 11s 6d
1 newspaper cutting
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'Wolverhampton. Stealing a Number of Brass
1864 Dec 19
Locks - Committal of Receivers'. 'Birmingham
Daily Post'
Benjamin Abraham, Charles Price and Edward
Mountford were committed for trial on the
charge of receiving stolen locks from Thomas
Sharratt. E. Hunter, manager of Chubb and Son
gave evidence as to the value of the locks
1 newspaper cutting
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'Safes'
Thieves had drilled into an iron safe at the
premises of the Midland Railway Company,
Piccadilly. An iron safe at the premises of Mr J.
Diggles, coal proprietor had also been broken
into.
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Jan
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'G. Withers, lock and safe-maker, West
186Bromwich'
Unknown source. Brief listing of patent
(numbered 1071) for improvements in fire-proof
wrought-iron safes and locks
1 newspaper cutting
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'there are iron gratings in the shutters ...'
Unknown source. 2-line extract concerning
shutters with inspection hatch through which
passing policemen may inspect the interior of
premises
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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Nazani de Sepulveda, Malaga, Spain to Chubb
and Son, 57 St Paul's Churchyard, London
Reports finding a Chubb key on a key chain.
Illustrated with drawing of chain, and fob
inscribed "5/- Reward No. 4414"
1 letter
1863 Dec 23
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'The Charge of Receiving Stolen Locks'
Unknown source. Court report of the trial of
Edward Mountford, George Price, a poulterer,
and Abraham Benjamin, charged with receiving
stolen locks from Thomas Sharratt. Price did
not believe that he was purchasing a valuable
lock, as the name "Chubb" could not be seen
on it. Price was acquitted by the jury, the
prosecution decided not to proceed with the
case against the other defendants
186-
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Wolverhampton Quarter Sessions
Unknown source. The Recorder's address to
the Grand Jury prior to the trial of Edward
Mountford, George Price, a poulterer, and
Abraham Benjamin, charged with receiving
stolen locks from Thomas Sharratt.
186-
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'Breaking open an Iron Safe'
Unknown source. Thieves had drilled into an
iron safe manufactured by Milners at the
premises of J. Andrew and Company, Turkey
red dyers, Duke Street, Cannon Street, City of
London
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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'Another Escape from the Cells of the Main
Bridewell'
Unknown source. A prisoner on remand, Peter
Stephenson, had managed to escape to the
roof by using a piece or iron wire and an
improvised screwdriver to unscrew the lock to
his own cell and also to open a large iron
grating door
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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'South Staffordshire Hardware Trades'
Unknown source. Part of report on the decline
in orders, both from home and overseas. In
Wolverhampton the lock trade is not very brisk,
apart from superior articles of favourite
patentees
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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'Daring Burglary last night in Market Street.
£3,000 worth of jewellery stolen'. 'Manchester
Courier'
Premises of James Howard, jeweller, were
entered from the adjoining premises, with
thieves cutting a hole in the ceiling and
removing all of the stock in display cases and
also drilling into a large iron safe
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Feb 6
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'Skilful Burglaries in Manchester. £3,000 worth
of jewellery stolen'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Premises of James Howard, a jeweller, in
Market Street, were entered from the adjoining
premises, with thieves cutting a hole in the
ceiling and removing all of the stock in display
cases and also drilling into a large iron safe.
The loss was estimated at over £3,000. A large
reward has been offered for apprehension of
the thieves. It is believed that members of the
same gang also attempted to rob two more
jeweller's shops - McFerran's, in Victoria Street
and Dodge's, in Market Place, but had been
disturbed
1865 Feb 6
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'Burglaries in Manchester - £3000 worth of
jewellery stolen'
Unknown source. Premises of James Howard,
a jeweller, in Market Street, were entered from
the adjoining premises, with thieves cutting a
hole in the ceiling and removing all of the stock
in display cases and also drilling into a large
iron safe. Howard has offered a reward of £200
for apprehension of the thieves. Members of
the same gang also broke into a block of
buildings between Market Place, Victoria
Street, Market Street and Fishmarket, but were
disturbed by police
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Feb 6
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'Great Jewel Robbery in the City'. 'Daily
1865 Feb 7
Telegraph'
Thieves broke into premises of John Walker, a
chronometer-maker and jeweller, at the corner
of Cornhill and Sun Court, City of London,
entering via the basement of adjoining
premises through a hole cut into the floor. They
succeeded in opening one of Milner's iron safes
and stole almost the entire stock, valued at
£6,000
1 newspaper cutting
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'The Great Burglary in Cornhill'.
1865 Feb
Unknown source. Experienced police officers
formerly patrolling the area had recently been
transferred to another district. Traders in the
Lombard Street and Cornhill Street had
petitioned their alderman to convene a public
meeting on the subject of police protection.
Alderman Sir W. Carden and other city
notables visited the premises of John Walker
following the burglary. Milner's iron safe was
examined - Milner stated that the safe could not
have been locked, but experienced locksmiths
from Chubbs, Hobbs and other firms
discovered that the door had been wrenched off
using a screw jack. A reward of up to £1000
has been offered
1 newspaper cutting
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Jewellery robbery at 63 Cornhill, City of
1865 Feb 9
London. 'Times'
Mr Walker, the jeweller, had consulted with
police on the best means of protecting his
premises - there were no resident staff on the
premises, but the shop was brightly illuminated
at all times, with pierced iron shutters allowing
police patrols and passers-by to see the interior
at all times. Despite this, the thieves had spent
the weekend breaking-in and opening the iron
safe.
Parts 1-3 of a cutting in 5 parts. For Parts 4-5
see CLC/B/002/10/01/009/084A-B
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Public meeting in Cornhill Ward, City of London
following recent jewel robberies. 'Daily
Telegraph'
Meeting convened at St. Michael's Court,
Cornhill by the Alderman, regarding the
performance of the City of London police
following recent jewel robberies.
Part 5 of a cutting in 6 parts.
For Parts 1-4 see CLC/B/002/10/01/009/084CF. For Part 6 see CLC/B/002/10/01/009/084G
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Feb 11
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Jewellery robbery at 63 Cornhill, City of
1865 Feb 9
London. 'Times'
Thieves had broken into premises over the
weekend and succeeded in breaking into one of
Milner's iron safes. The writer refers to an
article published several years earlier in
'Cornhill Magazine' suggesting there is always
a race between locksmiths and scientific
burglars. Given time, most safes can be broken
open - recent burglaries in Lombard Street and
in Manchester had occurred over the weekend.
Perhaps a police guard-house be established to
cover a two-hundred yard radius from the Royal
Exchange? The art of constructing fire or thiefproof safes can be much improved ..."at the risk
of awakening the indignant reclamations of all
the Chubbs, Bramahs, Hobbses, and Milners of
Safedom"
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Public meeting in Cornhill Ward, City of London 1865 Feb 11
Telegraph'
following recent jewel robberies. The meeting
unanimously passed a resolution condemning
the inefficiency of the police, attributing it to
insufficient pay and bad selection of men.
Parts 1-4 of a cutting in 6 parts.
For Part 5 see CLC/B/002/10/01/009/083G. For
Part 6 see CLC/B/002/10/01/009/084G
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Public meeting in Cornhill Ward, City of London
Telegraph'
following recent jewel robberies. The writer
concludes that the London police are
reasonably well paid compared to similar
professions, such as the common soldier. Their
performance is better than other European
forces and even the well-paid New York force
fail to prevent jewellery robberies.
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1865 Feb 11
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A public meeting held by the inhabitants of
Cornhill Ward following a petition presented to
Alderman Carter and signed by 30 local
businesses, concerned about the performance
of the City of London Police following recent
jewel robberies. Thieves had broken into the
premises of John Walker via the basement of
adjoining premises by cutting a hole into the
floor. Regular police patrols had failed to notice
what was going on. Colonel Fraser, the City
Police Commissioner, has instituted an inquiry
into the circumstances but told the meeting that
there had been some eight wiritten complaints
made by the police between July 1858 and
January 1864 about Mr Walker not adequately
securing his premises
1865 Feb
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Robert F. Fairlie, C.E., 56 Gracechurch Street, 1865 Feb
City of London to the Editor: 'The Late Burglary
in Cornhill'. 'Times'
After examining the safe broken into during the
robbery at Mr Walker's he concludes that iron
safes "have no lateral stiffness" - they may be
levered open using chisels of increasing size
until enough space is left to use a crowbar. This
weakness could be avoided by strengthening
the edges of the safe by rivetting angle iron to it
1 newspaper cutting
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'The Robbery in Cornhill and the City Police'.
1865 Feb 10
'Times'
following recent jewel robberies. Mr Walker,
whose jewellery shop had been raided,
complained about the performance of the police
and the lack of communication from Colonel
Fraser, Commissioner of Police. Similar
complaints were made by Mr Johnstone,
George Cross, Mr Lund (of Barraud and Lund)
and Mr Bennett (a Common Councilman). The
meeting resolved that the Court of Aldermen
should take measures to ensure the
employment of a better class of man in the
police force, by increasing pay and numbers.
Parts 1-2 of a cutting in 4 parts.
For Part 3 see CLC/B/002/10/01/009/087C. For
Part 4 see CLC/B/002/10/01/009/086C
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1865 Feb 10
'Times'
police force, by increasing pay and also
numbers.
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C.E. Sabine, Oswestry to the Editor: 'Burglars
and Iron Safes'.
Unknown source. Repeats suggestion made in
a letter to 'The Times' that safes should be
securely fixed to a revolving frame to avoid
being acted on by a crowbar. A circular safe
would be even more secure
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Feb 11
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John West, Strangeways, Manchester to the
Editor: 'Safes and Burglars'. 'Manchester
Guardian'
Suggests a battery or magnetically-operated
alarm fixed to a safe, wired to the owner's
house or local police-station
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Feb 21
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'The Jewellery Robbery at Mr. Howards.
Apprehension of the Thieves'. 'Manchester
Guardian'
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Feb 11
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Recent jewellery robbery in Manchester (?).
1865 Feb 13
'Birmingham Daily Gazette'
Part of cutting (beginning missing/elsewhere).
Describes method of forcing open safe during
recent robbery using "set" of blacksmith's
wedges and concludes that safe makers should
devise method of making it impossible to insert
anything into the door opening
1 newspaper cutting
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1865 Feb 10
'Times'
police force, by increasing pay and also
numbers.
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John and Joseph Taunton, Vaughton Works,
Rea Street South, Birmingham, to the Editor:
'Safe Makers versus Safe Breakers'.
Following recent robberies, a more secure safe
could be made by using welded wrought iron,
rather than riveting cast-iron plates together,
but the public would not be prepared to pay the
extra cost. Another letter from Samuel Whitfield
and Sons, The Viaduct Works, Oxford Street,
Birmingham states that the safe opened during
robbery at Walker's, Cornhill, City of London,
was manufactured by Milner, and not by
Whitfield
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Feb 20
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'The Robbery in Cornhill'. 'Times'
Watches stolen during the robbery at Walker's
had been retrieved from the River Thames,
near Blackfriars temporary bridge
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Mar 2
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John Walker, 68 Cornhill, City of London, to the
Editor: 'The Late Burglary in Cornhill'. 'Times'
Walker responds to charges of negligence
brought against him by the City of London
Police following the robbery
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Feb 10
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'Mappin's Safety Bar'. 'Engineer'
1865 Feb 18
A new invention consisting of an iron bar,
secured by an angular piece of iron, which is
passed through the door into a lock on the back
of the door, secured by one of Maplin's locks
1 newspaper cutting
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The Robbery in Cornhill. 'Daily Telegraph'
1865 Feb 16
Mr Walker has only himself to blame for his
negligence in leaving his premises unguarded
for the entire weekend - a policeman would only
pass his premises once during his beat. The
quality, rather than quantity, of police could be
improved by better wages, which have
remained unchanged for ten years
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'... Robert brought forth another key ... for
beauty of finish, might have come from the
workshop of Chubb and Son'. 'Halfpenny
Journal'
1 newspaper cutting
1865
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'Great Bank Robbery of £50,000'. 'Standard'
Burglars had entered a branch of the Central
Bank of Western India, Hong-Kong, by
tunnelling some 60 feet into the treasury vault.
Police have arrested between 20 and 30 men
on suspicion of being involved in the robbery
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Mar 30
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Cyrus Price and Company, Britannia Safe and
Lock Works, Wolverhampton: 'Cyrus Price's
Patent Double Detector Lever Lock'
Reprints testimonials dated between 1860 and
1864 and contains illustration of lock interior
1 advertisement
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Samuel Whitfield and Sons, to the Editor: 'The
1865 Feb 16
Position and Fixing of Safes'. 'Birmingham Daily
Post'
After examining the safe forced open during the
robbery at Walker's premises in Cornhill, City of
London he concludes that it would have been
impossible to force open the safe using wedges
if it had been built into a brick recess to provide
lateral stiffness
1 newspaper cutting
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Henry Dircks: 'Safe Safes'
Suggests that any safe can be broken into,
given enough time, but could be protected by
fitting an internal alarm bell with bell-wires
communicating with a remote monitoring point
1865 Feb 11
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"Photographer", Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to the
Editor: 'Prevention of Burglaries'. 'Daily
Telegraph'
Suggests that safes could protected by being
fitted into a cast-iron cell into which they could
be lowered using hydraulic power. The water
pipes would be connected to a central building
with the officer in charge responsible for
supervising out-of-hours access
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Feb 24
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'Daring Housebreaking in Newhall Street'.
Burglary at the premises of Bass and
Company, the Burton brewers, Newhall Wharf.
Thieves had broken into a cast-iron safe using
a sledgehammer, after failing to open the door
using chisels
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Feb 16
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George Price and Company, Cleveland Safe
1865
and Lock Works, Wolverhampton: 'George
Price's treble and quadruple patent Prize-Medal
Safes'.
Reprints press reports of recent burglaries,
including those of Howard's jewellers in
Manchester and John Walker's in Cornhill, City
of London during which Milner's safes had been
drilled or otherwise forced open
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Wolverhampton: 'The Late Jewellery Robberies
in London and Manchester'.
Following press reports of recent burglaries
during which safes had been forced open,
George Price asserts that his own safes with
case-hardened doors are proof against the use
of wedges, and cautions against the purchase
of counterfeit safes
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James Fraser, Colonel, Commissioner of
1865 Mar
Police, City [of London] Police Office: 'Police
Notice'
Warns that the Police function is to protect all
premises equally and generally watch out for
signs of fire, or forcible entry to premises, but
they are unable to provide special protection for
warehouses and shops containg valuables
which are left unoccupied throughout the
weekend
1 leaflet
1865 Feb 10
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'Safes v. Burglars. Important test at Bolton'.
1865 Feb 16
Following recent jewel robberies in London and
Manchester, police have stated that no safes
can resist the skillled burglar. Samuel
Chatwood, of the Chatwood Patent Lock and
Safe Company sent invitations to members of
the Corporation and local businessmen to a trial
of two of his safes by fire, gunpowder and
drilling. Richard Stockdale, Mayor of Bolton,
and John Hick, engineer testified that no
burglar could open Chatwood's double patent
"Gunpowder Escapement" "Hematite
Intersected" Safe
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Mr Chatwood on the Cornhill burglary. 'Daily
1865 Feb 25
Telegraph'
Jewellers and bankers have only their own
parsimony to blame if they are robbed. Mr
Walker's safe was only 3/4 inch iron, whereas a
"burglar-proof" safe should be at least 2 inches
thick
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'A Strong Room'. 'Atheneum'
Reprinted from 'The Builder'. Description of
large iron strong-room recently constructed for
a London bank by Chubb
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Feb 18
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'Burglarious Jim Defeated'. 'The Ironmonger'
Following recent publication of humorous
verses in 'Punch' in which an imaginary burglar
expresses contempt for the police and safemakers, an anonymous Birmingham rhymester
has parodied the verses to champion Samuel
Whitfield's safe and patent lock
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Mar 31
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The great burglary in Cornhill [City of London].
'Daily Telegraph'
The gang responsible for the Cornhill robbery
have been apprehended by the Metropolitan
Police following further burglaries in The
Strand. Stolen property from all the robberies
was found in a house in Whitechapel. The
public complain that if police can trace the
perpetrators so quickly, why can't they prevent
the crimes in the first place? Perhaps one
solution would be that practised in Wall Street,
New York, where premises are brightly lit with
special gas lamps, both opposite the door, and
inside
1865 Feb 27
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'Locks, Bolts and Bars'. 'The Grocer'
A protest at the recent publication in 'The
Ironmonger' of an article extolling the virtues of
a particular safe manufacturer [Samuel
Whitfield]. The trade journal should provide a
forum for hints to improve the performance of
safes, rather than reporting on test trials
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Apr 8
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A Strong Room. 'Birmingham Daily Post'
Reprinted from 'The Builder'. Description of
large iron strong-room recently constructed for
a London bank by Chubb
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Mar 13
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'Mr. Sala and the Locks'. 'Ironmonger'
The author has been sent a "big box full of
locks" by a Wolverhampton iron safe
manufacturer, which he can examine and pull
to pieces and then pass them on to someone
else. He doesn't have time for this, and might
get into trouble with the police!
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Mar 31
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Recent London jewel robberies. 'Times'
1865 Mar 1
A highly-skilled gang of thieves was responsible
for recent bullion, jewellery and watch
burglaries. Police have recovered much of the
stolen property, including gold watches which
had dumped in the Thames. In every case
thieves had managed to force open the safes,
without being disturbed by police. Unlike New
York, where such premises have large, wellilluminated plate-glass windows, the London
premises were shuttered, with only small
peepholes for police to observe the interiors
during their patrols
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Chubb and Son, 57 St. Paul's Churchyard, to
the Editor: 'The Recent Burglaries'. 'Times'
Reports that no Chubb safes have been forced
open during the last 30 years, and one of John
Tann's safes also remained unopened purchasers of safes should realise that extra
strength involves additional cost
1 newspaper cutting
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Hobbs, Hart and Company, Lock Engineers, 76 1865 Mar 3
Cheapside, City of London, to the Editor: 'The
Great Robberies from Iron Safes'. 'Times'
Hobbs and Hart had manufactured the locks for
the iron safe purchased by Walker's, but the
safe itself had been forced open, and not the
lock. The construction of really thief-proof safe
can only be accomplished at a price similar to
that paid by New York bankers, ie. £250, rather
than £40 for a safe similar to Walker's safe
1 newspaper cutting
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'Bank Robbery at Southampton'. 'Daily
1865 Mar 21
Telegraph'
Thieves had entered the premises of the SouthWestern Bank and broken open the Milner's
safe
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Mar 2
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'Modern London Burglars'. 'Builder'
1865 Mar 4
Expresses concern about the recent spate of
burglaries, including that of Walker's in Cornhill,
City of London, where thieves had obtained
entry from adjoining premises and were
undisturbed by police patrols throughout the
weekend. The Bank of England is well-guarded
at all times, and most banks have nightwatchmen - surely other places with valuable
property should take the same precautions?
Police are underpaid, and there are too few of
them in many parts of London
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'Burglary at the Southwestern Bank,
Southampton'. 'Daily Courier'
Prints letters from Cooksey and Son and
William Lancaster and Son denying earlier
reports that a Milner's safe had been broken
into during the robbery. Items were removed
from a fire-resisting deed-box, rather than a
safe
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Mar 27
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Fireproof safes. 'Standard'
"The safes of our Chubbs and Bramahs cannot
be surpassed on this side of the Atlantic" ... no
safe can be completely fireproof, but to achieve
complete security a strong-room should be
enclosed in a brick vault, with an iron door,
such as that of the United States Treasury in
Washington
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Apr 12
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'A Safe blown open by Burglars'. 'Hld. News'
A safe had been blown open at the premises of
Ratcliffe and Company, Suffolk Street,
Birmingham, but the burglars left in hurry,
leaving their tools, when they discovered that
the safe contained only business ledgers
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Feb 4
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'Safes'. 'Engineer'
"A safe should occupy a position analogous ...
to that of the Federal gunboat" - in the US Civil
war, a Confederate ship had captured an
ironclad Monitor gunboat by boarding it, but
were unable to access the steering wheel,
engines or guns. Burglars are very skilled and
can open most safes, given time. Steel is
infinitely superior to cast iron or wrought iron,
but may be drilled first by taking down the
temper of the steel by using a blow-pipe, or
perhaps using a diamond-studded drill bit. An
American safe had been produced using a
double casing of wrought iron, filled with two
layers of cast-iron balls, which interfere with
any drilling motion. Alarms should also be fitted
to safes
1865
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'Another daring safe robbery. A chuch entered'.
A safe had been broken into in Bishop Ryder's
Church, Gem Street, Birmingham and the
collection money stolen. The church plate,
which was normally stored in the safe, had
been removed to another place
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Mar 13
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Samuel Chatwood, Safe and Lock Engineer, 8 1865 Mar 18
Royal Exchange, City of London, to the Editor:
'The Recent Burglaries'. 'Times'
Jewellers and bankers have only their own
parsimony to blame if they are robbed. Mr
Walker's safe was only 3/4 inch iron, whereas a
"burglar-proof" safe should be at least 2 inches
thick
1 newspaper cutting
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'The Police and the Protection of Property in the 1865 Apr 1
City' [of London]. 'City Press'
Comments on reports in the 'Times' and 'Star'
on the notice issued by the Commissioner of
the City of London Police following the recent
burglary in Cornhill. The police's function is not
to provide special protection for business
premises - owners should employ their own
watchmen, or follow the American pattern of
having large plate-glass windows, fully
illuminated so that the interiors can be seen at
all times
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'The Robbery in Mark Lane' [City of London].
1865 Mar 11
'Standard'
Committal proceedings at the Mansion House
in the case of Rowland, Bell and Notley,
accused of burglary at the premises of Twiss
and Browning, commission agents, 47 Mark
Lane. Burglars had opened one of the iron
safes in the strong-room, but failed to open a
second safe secured with a Chubb's patent lock
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Samuel Whitfield and Sons, to the Editor: 'The
Late Burglaries'. 'The Ironmonger'
Comments on the efficacy of design of fireproof and thief-proof safes. In general, fireproof safes are normally effective, but they
should be supported on wood, rather than iron
bars, so that they will fall through to ground or
basement level in the case of a serious fire.
Modern locks are very good, so very few safes
are now opened by picking the lock, or by
blowing open the lock using gunpowder. Safes
can be best protected by building them into a
solid recess to prevent them being forced open
using a jemmy.
1865 Feb 28
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'Reunion of Messrs. Chubb and Son's
Workmen in Wolverhampton'
Meeting at St. George's Hall, Wolverhampton,
chaired by the Mayor, to celebrate the 7th
anniversary of the formation of the works
library. The Secretary read the annual report the library now contained 450 volumes, and
had been founded by Mr Chubb, who had
donated £5 worth of books (55 volumes). A
letter of apology from John Chubb, dated 23
March, was read. The meeting was addressed
by E. Hunter, the Rev. H. Hampton, Captain
Loveridge and Mr Reeve. The library and the
Saturday afternoon holiday had proved of great
benefit to Chubb's workmen. The meeting
concluded with a musical concert and the
singing of the National Anthem.
Unknown source. Part 1 of a cutting in 3 parts.
For Parts 2-3 see CLC/B/002/10/01/009/100AB
1 newspaper cutting
1865
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'Reunion of Messrs. Chubb and Son's
Workmen in Wolverhampton'
Meeting at St. George's Hall, Wolverhampton,
chaired by the Mayor, to celebrate the 7th
anniversary of the formation of the works
library. The Secretary read the annual report the library now contained 450 volumes, and
had been founded by Mr Chubb, who had
donated £5 worth of books (55 volumes). A
letter of apology from John Chubb, dated 23
March, was read. The meeting was addressed
by E. Hunter, the Rev. H. Hampton, Captain
Loveridge and Mr Reeve. The library and the
Saturday afternoon holiday had proved of great
benefit to Chubb's workmen. The meeting
concluded with a musical concert and the
singing of the National AnthemUnknown
source.
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Chatwood's Patent Safe and Lock Company
1865 Apr 25
(Limited): 'Notice of an Extraordinary General
Meeting'. 'Standard'
Advertisement. Notice dated 20 April, posted by
John Bramwell, Secretary, Lancashire Safe and
Lock Works, Bolton. Meeting to be held on 29
April to confirm the increase of share capital to
£100,000
1 newspaper cutting
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'A Milner's New Wedge Guard, and Crow Bar,
Thief and Fire Resisting Safe'. 'Edinburgh Daily
Review'
Advertisement.
1 newspaper cutting
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'The drama of the Iron Chest is being
1865 Apr 10
reproduced in London, with new and startling
effects'. 'Standard'
Burglars are very skilled and can open most
safes, given time, in spite of the best efforts of
Marr, Milner, Chubbs, Hobbs and other safe
and lock makers. An American safe had been
produced using a double casing of wrought
iron, filled with two layers of cast-iron balls,
which interfere with any drilling motion. The
safe belonging to Mr Walker of Cornhill had
been opened by wedges - this might have been
prevented by strengthening the edges using
angle iron. Mr Chatwood had now claimed to
produce a safe which cannot be opened using
a wedge
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Chubb and Son, 57 St Paul's Churchyard, to
the Editor: 'Iron Safes'. 'Standard'
Response to article of 10 April. No Chubb safe
has been opened by thieves during the past 30
years
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Apr
1865 Apr 11
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"W", Birmingham, to the Editor: 'Iron Safes'.
'Standard'
Response to Chubb's letter published on 11
April. He hopes that more effective safes can
be produced without waiting to examine the
results of some gigantic robbery
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Apr 14
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'New Court (Before the Recorder). Extensive
Burglaries in the City' [of London]. 'Standard'
Trial of William Henry Jeffrey, Thomas
Brewerton, Thomas Caseley and others on the
charge of burglaries in the premises of
Bennoch, silk merchants, Wood Street,
Johnson, the jeweller and Walker, the jeweller,
of Wood Street. The jury returned a "guilty"
verdict, and David Roberts was found guilty of
receiving stolen property.
Parts 1-4 of a cutting of 6 parts. For Parts 5-6
see CLC/B/002/10/01/009/103A-B
1865 Apr 13
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'New Court (Before the Recorder). Extensive
Burglaries in the City' [of London]. 'Standard'
Trial of William Henry Jeffrey, Thomas
Brewerton, Thomas Caseley and others on the
charge of burglaries in the premises of
Bennoch, silk merchants, Wood Street,
Johnson, the jeweller and Walker, the jeweller,
of Wood Street. The jury returned a "guilty"
verdict, and David Roberts was found guilty of
receiving stolen property,
Parts 5-6 of a cutting of 6 parts. For Parts 1-4
see CLC/B/002/10/01/009/102A-D
1865 Apr 13
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"Security", to the Editor: 'A Very Strong Room'.
'Standard'
In response to letter of Henry Lacy published
on 27 March describing the construction of a
strong-room for a Lancashire bank, paying
particular attention to secure flooring and
ceiling. He requests the name of the bank
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Apr 13
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Henry C. Lacy, to the Editor: 'A Very Strong
Room'. 'Standard'
Reply to letter by "Security" published on 13
April . The bank is named as the Union Bank of
Manchester
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Apr 19
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The King of Italy to send an engraved topaz to
be displayed at the International Exhibition of
Ireland. 'Bacup Guardian'
Committee are expected to provide suitable
show case, with plate glass, an iron safe and
iron railings all round
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Apr
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Sentencing of the City of London Burglars.
'Standard'
William Henry Jeffrey, Thomas Brewerton,
Thomas Caseley and others on the charge of
burglaries in the premises of Bennoch, silk
merchants, Wood Street, Johnson, the jeweller
and Walker, the jeweller, of Wood Street. They
were sentenced to terms of 10 to 20 years.
Secure safes can be provided, if only the public
is prepared to pay the price demanded by
Messrs. Chubb, Tann, Marr, Milner and others
1865 Apr 14
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Samuel Chatwood, Safe and Lock Engineer,
1865 Apr 14
Wood's Hotel, to the Editor: The safety of safes.
'Standard'
Walker the jeweller, whose premises in Cornhill
had been burgled, had complained about the
quality of the Tann's safe which had been
forced open. Similar defects were found in a
safe opened at the premises of Johnson,
another jeweller
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'Chatwood's Quadruple Patent Safe'
186Pages 105-112 of 'The Shops and Companies
of London, and The Trades and Manufacturies
of Great Britain'. The introduction lists 14 tools
generally used by burglars and continues by
detailing methods to thwart their efforts,
including the best patent locks supplied by
Chubb or Hobbs. Includes illustrations of
Chatwood's "Invincible" Gunpowder-proof and
Pick-proof lock and 5 illustrations of Chatwood's
Quadruple Patent Burglar-Proof Safe.
For Page 104 see CLC/B/002/10/01/009/106
1 volume of 8 pages
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'Chatwood's Quadruple Patent Safe'
186Page 104 of 'The Shops and Companies of
London, and The Trades and Manufacturies of
Great Britain'. The introduction lists 14 tools
generally used by burglars and continues by
detailing methods to thwart their efforts,
including the best patent locks supplied by
Chubb or Hobbs. Includes illustrations of
Chatwood's "Invincible" Gunpowder-proof and
Pick-proof lock and 5 illustrations of Chatwood's
Quadruple Patent Burglar-Proof Safe.
For Pages 105-112 see
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Adolphe Baab, 167 Hampstead Road, London:
'Baab's Patent Electric Detector'
An electrically-operated alarm system which
may be fixed to a safe, and remotely monitored
at a nearby police-station
1865 Mar
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Walter S. Mappin, 19 New Street, Birmingham:
'Mappin's Registered Safety Bar'.
An iron bar, secured by an angular piece of
iron, which is passed through the door into a
lock on the back of the door. Registered on
March 6
1865 Mar
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[1828 - 19--]
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'Third Court [Before the Recorder]. The City
1865 Apr
Burglaries'. 'The Times'
Trial of Frederick William Wilkinson, William
Brown, William Henry Jeffery and Thomas
Brewerton on a charge of stealing 11,000 yards
of silk from the warehouse of Francis Bennoch.
Prisoners Roberts, Caseley and Hurley who
had previously found guilty of recent jewel
robberies in the City of London were also
brought up for sentencing. The City Recorder
passed sentences of between 7 and 20 years'
penal servitude.
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"Miles", to unknown addressee [Chubb?]
1865 Apr 9
Suggests that safes could be made in spherical
form, and not secured to the floor, with some
false keyholes. In addition, such a safe could
be alarmed every time it was moved around the
room
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'Future robberies of iron safes prevented Ingenious invention of a citizen'. 'Hereford
Paper'
Mr Hudson, a watch and clock-maker of
Widemarsh Street, Hereford has registered an
invention consisting of an alarm bell to be set
off whenever a safe door is opened
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Apr 25
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'Third Court [Before the Recorder]. The City
1865 Apr
Burglaries'. 'The Times'
Trial of Frederick William Wilkinson, William
Brown, William Henry Jeffery and Thomas
Brewerton on a charge of stealing 11,000 yards
of silk from the warehouse of Francis Bennoch.
Prisoners Roberts, Caseley and Hurley who
had previously found guilty of recent jewel
robberies in the City of London were also
brought up for sentencing. The City Recorder
passed sentences of between 7 and 20 years'
penal servitude.
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'Burglary at Viscount Palmerston's Residence,
Cambridge House, Piccadilly [London]'
Unknown source. Thieves had entered
premises via open window and stolen £800
worth of diamonds and other jewellery
1 newspaper cutting
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"A Journeyman Engineer", Greenwich, to the
1865 May 11
Editor: 'Burglars' Tools'. 'Pall Mall Gazette'
Professional safe-breakers do not possess any
great skills in the manufacture of tools to carry
out their trade. Hardened steel used in safe
manufacture means that safe drilling has now
been abandoned, while locks are normally thiefproof. In most cases safes are simply opened
by wrenching off the doors, using increasingly
larger steel jemmies
1 newspaper cutting
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'The Commissionaires in the City [of London]'.
'Times'
Since the recent jewel robberies 15 of the
principal firms in Cornhill have employed
members of the Corps of Commissionaires to
protect their premises at night and on Sundays.
Mr Walker's shop is now fitted with an iron
grating and is fully illuminated by gas at night,
so that the interior of the premises is visible at
all times
1 newspaper cutting
1865
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'Great Burglary in Small Street'. 'Manchester
Courier'
Thieves had entered the premises of J.H. Allis,
watch and chronometer maker of Albion
Chambers, Small Street, Manchester through a
hole made in the ceiling from Mr Livett's office.
Loose jewellery in the premises was taken, but
Livett's valuables were untouched, secure in a
Milner's safe with a Chubb's patent lock. Allis's
safe was also secure, with steel plates being
embedded in granite
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Jun 21
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'Opening of the Dublin International Exhibition'.
The Prince of Wales was presented with a key
to the exhibition, manufactured by Chubb, of St
Paul's Churchyard. Illustrated with engraving of
the key
1865 May 13
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The Dublin International Exhibition - Chubb's
case of locks and keys. 'Dublin Daily Express'
1 newspaper cutting
1865 May 9
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Opening of the Dublin International Exhibition.
Unknown source. The Prince of Wales was
presented with a catalogue and a key to the
exhibition, manufactured by Chubb
1 newspaper cutting
1865 May
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The Dublin International Exhibition. - 'Standard'
Brief description of exhibits by Chubb and
Chatwood
1 newspaper cutting
1865 May 10
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'The Key of the Dublin Exhibition'.'Birmingham
Daily Post'
Description of the key to the exhibition,
commissioned by Chubb from J.J. Allen of
Birmingham
1 newspaper cutting
1865 May 16
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The Opening of the Dublin International
Exhibition.'Standard'
Presentation to the Prince of Wales of
catalogue and key to the exhibition,
manufactured by Chubb
1 newspaper cutting
1865 May 11
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The Opening of the Dublin International
Exhibition.'News Letter'
Presentation to the Prince of Wales of
catalogue and key to the exhibition
1 newspaper cutting
1865 May 10
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John Chubb, 57 St Paul's Churchyard, to the
Editor: 'The Dublin Exhibition'. 'Daily Telegraph'
The key to the exhibition had been designed by
Chubb, but manufactured by J.J. Allen, of
Birmingham
1 newspaper cutting
1865 May 24
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'The Dublin International Exhibition'.
Unknown source. Brief note on Chubb's display
1 newspaper cutting
1865 May
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Opening of the Dublin International Exhibition.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1865 May
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The Dublin International Exhibition.
1865 May
Unknown source. Brief description of the Chubb
display in the Hardware Court
1 newspaper cutting
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The Dublin International Exhibition.
1865 May
Unknown source. Refers to the Chubb display
and a safe exhibited by J.B. Mathys-Declerck of
Brussels, with lock comprising patents by
Chubb, Bramah, Hobbs and Goujon (a French
manufacturer)
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'Another extensive robbery of jewellery. Six
1865 Jul 18
hundred watches and property worth £13,000
stolen'. 'Manchester Examiner'
Burglary at the premises of William McFerran. a
jeweller, Victoria Street, Manchester. Thieves
had entered shop from the adjoining premises
and managed to enter the showroom via a
small door usually secured by a Chubb's lock,
but on this occasion left unlocked. A reward of
£500 has been offered.
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'Another great jewellery robbery in Manchester. 1865 Jul 19
£10,000 worth of stock cleared'. 'Manchester
Guardian'
Burglary at the premises of William McFerran, a
jeweller, Victoria Street, Manchester
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'Burglar-proof safes and locks'.
Unknown source. Refers to evidence given by
Mr Bramwell and Mr Wilson after a recent trial
of safes. Even the most ordinary mechanic
recognises that it is pointless to attach a strong
lock bolt to thin sheet iron. Safes displayed at
the previous year's Dublin Exhibition by a
Lancashire manufacture had shown
improvements in construction.
1 newspaper cutting
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James Mackay, 35 Duke Street, St James's,
[London], to the Editor: 'The Hercules Target
and Sir William G. Armstrong'. 'Times'
Response to letter from Sir W.G. Armstrong
published on 27 June concerning the
penetration of the hulls of iron-plated ships with
round steel shot, using large quantities of
powder. Mackay's own gun is superior to
Armstrong's - it is important to use the
explosive gases to create both initial velocity
and rotary velocity. "During their [the shots']
passage through the air they will fit the air in
like manner as Chubb's key fits his lock"
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Jun 30
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'Chatwood's Patent Safe and Lock Company
1865
Limited, Lancashire Safe and Lock Works,
Bolton'
Produced for the Dublin International Exhibition.
Cover reproduces plan of exhibition, annotated
to show position of Chatwood's and Chubb's
displays in the United Kingdom section
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The Dublin International Exhibition. 'Le
Moniteur Exposition Industrialle de Dublinne'
French text. Brief report suggesting that the
most modest exhibits are often most worthy of
attention, such as that of Chubb and Son, of
Saint Paul's Churchyard, London
1 newspaper cutting
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John Walker, 230 Regent Street, W. [London],
1865 Jul 22
to the Editor: 'Burglaries at jewellers'. 'Standard'
Suggests that other jewellers adopt his system
by protecting their showrooms with iron railings
instead of shutters and illuminating the
premises at all times
1 newspaper cutting
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Letts, Son and Company, 8 Royal Exchange,
E.C. [City of London]: 'Chatwood's Quadruple
Patent "Intersected" Steel Burglar-proof Safes'
1 price list
1865
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Manufacturing trades report. 'Engineer'
Chubb has just patented an invention for the
prevention of safes doors being opened by
means of the wedges so efficiently used by
professional burglars.
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Sep 22
1865
French
Page 475
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'The late conflagration at Richmond [Virginia?]'.
'Liverpool Mercury'
Reprinted from 'New York Daily News'.
Contents of an iron safe in the Enquirer office
had ignited when the safe, then cold to the
touch, was opened a week after the fire
1 newspaper cutting
1865 May 26
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1865
'Chubb's Patent Locks and Safes'
Advertisement. Also contains advertisements
for Griffiths, The Safe Man, 23 Cannon Street
West and J. Tann, 30 Walbrook, City of London
1 newspaper cutting
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Brown and Knight, 1 York Place, Kingsland:
Notice of an auction
Advertisement. Auction on August 3 of entire
stock of iron safes at premises situated at 15
Queen Street, Cheapside, City of London
1 newspaper cutting
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'Destructive fire in Greenock'. 'Glasgow Herald' 1863 Oct 29
A large block of buildings in East Quay Lane,
Greenock was destroyed by fire. A Chubb's iron
safe containing books and papers belonging to
Mr Maggs was completely destroyed
1 newspaper cutting
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Stuart and Massey, Solicitors, 5 Gray's Inn
186Square [Holborn]: 'Chubb v. Griffiths - Caution'.
'Daily Telegraph'
Advertisement. A perpetual injunction had been
granted by the Master of the Rolls on
December 16 1865, restraining Griffiths from
selling safes with a Chubb's nameplate
attached, but not in fact manufactured by
Chubb.
Manuscript caption gives date of cutting as
02/08/65 [seemingly incorrect]
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1865 Aug 2
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Milner, Phoenix Safe Works, Liverpool: 'Entire
destruction by fire of Compton House,
Liverpool'
Advertisement. Following the destruction of
Compton House, Liverpool, as reported on
December 4, the contents of seven Milners'
safes were unscathed.
Manuscript caption annotated "This is George
Tann's late shop, ditto Parnell's?"
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Dec
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M.A. Chalk (?): 'Fire at Greenock, October
1863
1863. Memo of correspondence thereon with
R.H. Melville'
Following receipt of cutting from 'Glasgow
Herald' dated 29 October reporting the
destruction of a Chubb's iron safe belonging to
a Mr Maggs, Chubb investigated the
circumstances. The safe, numbered 12a-3655,
had fallen about 20 feet and had been badly
damaged by attempts to open it. The safe was
later returned to Chubb, but found to be beyond
repair
1 document
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Square [Holborn]: 'In Chancery - Chubb v.
Griffiths'. 'Birmingham Gazette'
Advertisement. Injunction granted by the
Master of the Rolls on June 1 restraining
Griffiths from selling safes with a Chubb's
nameplate attached, but not in fact
manufactured by Chubb.
Caption records that notice was also published
in the 'Standard', 'Times', 'Telegraph', 'Star',
and other newspapers.
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Jun 2
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Fraudulent trade marks on fire-proof safes.
'Birmingham Gazette'
Report on the injunction granted on June 1
restraining Frank Griffiths from selling safes
with a Chubb's nameplate attached, but not in
fact manufactured by Chubb.
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Jun 10
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Wolverhampton lock makers are working full
time, while Cyrus Price has announced a new,
cheap, unpickable lock
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Oct 13
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'Robbery of £500 by a Merchant's Clerk'.
Commital proceedings against Henry Heyward,
charged with stealing a £500 note from
McCulloch, John and Company, Liverpool. A
copy of a note to Chubb requesting duplicate
key to cash box was found on the prisoner
1 newspaper cutting
1865
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John William Blackman, 18 Windmill Street,
Gravesend: 'Blackman's New Patent Safe'
A wrought-iron fire-proof safe - the safe is
connected to a water supply, which can be
turned on by an external stopcock
1865
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/011B
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'Parish, Thatcher and Glascoe'
Manuscript diagram, somewhat similar to a
floorplan, or possibly a nameplate, but with no
dimensions shown
1 document
1865
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/012
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Thomas Danks, Auctioneer: 'Guardian Lock
Works, Great Hampton Street, Wolverhampton'
Advertisement. Auction on June 12 of lockmanufacturing machinery, general stores and a
display case manufactured for the 1862
Exhibition, the property of Mr Aubin
1865 Jun
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/013
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Jury report from the Dublin International
Exhibition, 1865. 'Honorable Mention'
Page 77: Section XXII: Iron and General
Hardware. Lists award of medal to Chubb and
Son for excellence of workmanship and design
in locks and safes
1 newspaper cutting
1865
Page 478
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'Great jewellery robbery in Manchester.
1865 Jul 19
£13,000 worth stolen'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Burglary at the premises of William McFerran. a
jeweller, Victoria Street, Manchester
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/014B
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'Robbery prevented by Chubb's lock'.
Reprint from 'The Pioneer', and English
newspaper published in Allahabad, India.
Thieves in Simla had made off with a cash box
containing 1000 rupees, which was abandoned
when they failed to open the Chubb lock
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/014C
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1865 Nov 10
The Wolverhampton lock trade is steady and
safe-makers have large orders to hand. Cyrus
Price has patented an two-lever lock, with
notched levers to provide similar security to that
of a seven-lever lock. Extensive orders have
been received for this new lock
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/014D
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Screw-bolts for drill-proof and gunpowder-proof
safes
Unknown source. Incomplete cutting, refers to
diagram which is not to hand
1 newspaper cutting
Former Reference: 229 ?
186-
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Thomas Danks, Auctioneer: 'Catalogue of sale,
Monday June 12, 1865'
Auction of contents of Guardian Lock Works,
Great Hampton Street, Wolverhampton
1 volume of 9 pages
1865 Jun
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'George Price's' Treble and Quadruple Patent
Prize-Medal Drill-proof and Powder-proof
Champion Safes'
Reprints testimonials from satisfied owners
1865
1865 Oct 25
Page 479
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'The Skeleton found near Waterloo Bridge.
1866 Feb 9
Remarkable narrative of a wife's loss'. 'Star'
Inquest held at the Essex Head Tavern, Essex
Street, Strand, London, relating to the discovery
of skeleton of a gentleman in the river bed near
to Waterloo Bridge. He had been carrying a
Chubb's key, identified as having been made
for the War Department in 1839. Harriet
Elizabeth Clephan, of 160 Goswell Street then
appeared and suggested that the body might
be that of her husband, who had disappeared in
1851
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/016C
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'Improvements in Locks'. 'Wolverhampton
1865 Nov 8
Chronicle'
Cyrus Price has patented an improved lock with
a "preventing bolt"
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/017A-D
access
'On Builders' Hardware. Door Furniture'. 'The
1865 Nov 8
Builder'
On the artistic quality of door furniture, and
locks in particular, manufactured in Birmingham
and South Staffordshire. Locks are generally
priced as cheaply as possible, with no scope for
decoration, unlike French door furniture.
Parts 1-3 & 5 of a cutting in 5 parts. For Part 4
see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/033B
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/017E
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'Burglar-Proof Safes'. 'Building News'
1866 Jan 13
Hobbs, Hart and Company, Cheapside, City of
London have invented the new "protector" safe,
fitted with the New Bullion Protector Lock. The
construction is of steel plates to resist drilling,
and constructed to avoid the use of wedges or
crowbars to force open the door
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/018
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'Mappin's Improved Lock'. 'Morgan's British
Trade Journal'
Advertisement, with illustrated price list
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Dec 2
Page 480
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'Destruction of Compton House'. Latest
particulars'. 'Liverpool Courier. Third edition'
Following a fire at Compton House, Liverpool,
the damages were assessed at £200,000 for
stock, plus £100,000 for the buildings. The
contents of six of Milners' fire-proof safes were
found to be undamaged or only slightly singed
1865 Dec 2
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/019E
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'The National Provincial Bank of England'. 'The
Builder'
Chubb and Son supplied all of the safes,
together with the fittings for the strong rooms
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Jan 6
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/019F
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The Willenhall lock trade is moderately active.
There is now considerable competition from
Australia, with a recent contract for fitting
lunatic asylums in Melbourne having gone to
J.C. Young, whose foreman previously worked
for Hardman and Company, of Birmingham
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Jan 26
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/019G
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'Improved Two-lever Lock'. 'Building News'
Cyrus Price has patented an two-lever lock,
with notched levers to provide similar security
to that of a seven-lever lock. Illustrated
1 newspaper cutting
1865 Jan 5
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/020A
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'To be sold by Private Treaty: Freehold building 1866 Feb 7
land'. 'Wolverhampton Chronicle'
Advertisement place by Pianchard and Shelton,
Solicitors and E. Hunter, Chubb's Manufactury,
Horsley Fields, Wolverhampton
1 newspaper cutting
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1866 Feb 10
The Willenhall lock trade is quiet J. Walton has
taken out a patent for a new design for lock and
latch bolts
1 newspaper cutting
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1866 Jan 6
Square [Holborn]: 'Chubb v. Griffiths - Caution'.
'Builder'
Advertisement. A perpetual injunction had been
granted by the Master of the Rolls on
December 16 1865, restraining Griffiths from
Chubb.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/20D
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'Chubb and Sons of St. Paul's Churchyard
bought 160 shilling tickets for distribution
among their employees'. 'Birmingham Daily
Post'
Queen Victoria had purchased £150 worth of
shilling tickets for the same event/lottery?
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/20E
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Mr Young, Patent Detector Lock and Patent
1865 Dec 2
Safe Warehouse, 28 Lord Street, Liverpool, to
Chubb and Son, London
Letter encloses account of fire at Compton
House, Liverpool, from the 'Liverpool Courier' of
2 December. Contrary to the newspaper report,
books stored in one of the Milner's large office
safes had been destroyed by fire
1 letter of 2 pages
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/20F
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Mary Hamilton, Bolton, Lancashire, to Chubb
and Son (?)
Seeking assistance in the apprehension of a
John Brown, a bigamist, formerly employed by
Chatwood's in Bolton and also by Chubb
1 letter of 2 pages
1866 Jan 3
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/021
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'The Paris Universal Exhibtion'. 'The Art
Journal'
Illustration of a Chubb wrought-iron lock plate
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Dec
1866 Feb 5
Page 482
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'Iotas of Novelties: Fenby's Patent Adytic1866
Retainer Lock'
An illustrated description of an unpickable lock.
The term "Adytic" is derived from the Greek,
signifying "hidden" or "secret"
For Part 2 see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/025
1 newspaper cutting
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The Wolverhampton lock trade
Unknown source. Chubb did much to stimulate
the lock trade in Wolverhampton, and the firm
currently manufactures over 30,000 locks per
annum, all made by hand
1 newspaper cutting
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'The Skeleton found near Waterloo Bridge.
1866 Feb 9
Remarkable narrative of a wife's loss'. 'Times'
of skeleton of a gentleman in the river bed near
to Waterloo Bridge. He had been carrying a
Chubb's key, identified as having been made
1851
1 newspaper cutting
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'The Body found near Somerset House'.
1866 Jan 19
'Morning Star'
of skeleton in the river bed near to Waterloo
Bridge. He had been carrying a Chubb's key,
identified as having been made for the War
Department in 1839. Proceedings were
adjourned for further enquiries to be made
1 newspaper cutting
1866
Page 483
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'The Skeleton found near Waterloo Bridge'.
1866 Feb 9
'Morning Star'
Resumed inquest held at the Essex Head
Tavern, Essex Street, Strand, London, relating
to the discovery of skeleton in the river bed
near to Waterloo Bridge. He had been carrying
a Chubb's key, identified as having been made
1851
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/022F
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'Mysterious discovery of a skeleton'. 'Daily
News'
for the War Department in 1839
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Feb 9
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/023A
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'Extract from a Manchester Letter of 2 Jan
1866'
Document had enclosed paragraph from a
Manchester newspaper "lost by Mr Code".
Concerns robbery from safe owned by Mr
Pearson, who stated that neither of the keys
had been missed, and that there were no signs
of the lock having been picked. The only
conclusion is that the safe must have been left
unlocked
1 document
1866 Jan
Page 484
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'The Skeleton found in the Thames'. 'Daily
1866 Jan 19
News'
1851
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/023C
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'The Late Extensive Robbery of Jewellery, &c.'. 1866
Unknown Glasgow newspaper. Detterick Muller
had been arrested on suspicion of the theft of
approximately £2000 worth of jewellery from
the premises of Laing, Brunswick Place,
Glasgow, Scotland
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/024
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John C. Chubb: 'Abstract of our Proceedings
1866
with regard to the Key found with the skeleton'.
Note on attempts to identify skeleton from a
Chubb's key found on the body, identified as
having been made for the War Department in
1839. A printed newspaper advertisment is
attached, offering £10 reward for information as
to the whereabouts of 5 numbered locks
supplied to the Royal Engineers on April 13
1839
1 document
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/025
access
'Iotas of Novelties: Fenby's Patent AdyticRetainer Lock'
An illustrated description of an unpickable lock.
The term "Adytic" is derived from the Greek,
signifying "hidden" or "secret".
Unknown source.
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/022A
1 newspaper cutting
1866
Page 485
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Richard Lalor, 87 Piccadilly, Manchester: '£10
1866 Jan 27
Reward'
Advertisement. Reward offered after attempt to
enter shop by attempting to pick one of Chubb's
Patent Locks
1 poster
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/027A-C
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'Court of Queen's Bench, Guildhall, Feb 14:
Walker v. Milner and Another'. 'Times'
Action for breach of warranty on the sale of an
iron safe brought by Walker, the Cornhill
jeweller, against Milner and Son of Moorgate.
The safe, said to be thief-proof, had in fact
been broken into during a robbery and £6,000
worth of property stolen.
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/028A
1866 Feb 16
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Walker v. Milner and Another.
Unknown source. Part 2 of cutting in 4 parts.
For Parts 1 & 3-4 see
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/029A-C
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Feb
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"One of the Jury", to the Editor: 'Walker v.
Milner'. 'Times'
Confirming John Tann's opinion in a letter
published on 19 February. Caseley had stated
in evidence that a Tann's safe is easier to open
than one of Milner's, and a Griffiths's is easier
than a Tann's
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Feb 20
Page 486
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John Tann, 30 Walbrook, City of London, to the
Editor: 'Walker v. Milner and Another'. 'Times'
Contradicts court report correcting a "clerical
error" and saying that Caseley had stated in
evidence that a Griffiths's safe was easier to
open than one of Milner's, and a Tann's is
easier than a Griffiths's
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Feb 19
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/027G
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'Singular Mistake in the Adjudication of the
Awards at the Exhibition'. 'Birmingham Daily
Post'
The award intended for Chubb and Son had
been mistakenly awarded to the adjoining
exhibitor, Hobbs
1 newspaper cutting
1862 Jul 21
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/027H
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'Walker v. Milner and Another'. 'Times'
Correction to court report citing "clerical error"
and saying that Caseley had stated in evidence
that a Griffiths's safe was easier to open than
one of Milner's, and a Tann's is easier than a
Griffiths's
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Feb 17
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/028A
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CLC/B/002/10/01/010/028A
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Feb 16
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worth of property stolen. Verdict was given for
the defendant, on the grounds that no warranty
had been given
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/030B
1866 Feb 17
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/029A-C
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worth of property stolen
Unknown source. Parts 1 & 3-4 of cutting in 4
parts. For Part 2 see
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/027C
1866 Feb
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/029D
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worth of property stolen. Fragment of court
report, cross-examination of Caseley
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Feb
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/029E
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Exhibit of safes and locks by Chubb
Display of an ornamented jewel safe, a 4-ton
banker's safe and bank locks at an unidentified
exhibition. A prize medal was awarded to
Chubb
1 newspaper cutting
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Page 488
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John Tann, 30 Walbrook, City of London, to the
Editor: 'The great jewel robbery'. 'Times'
Response to court report of "Walker v. Milner".
If Caseley had opened a safe with the name
"Tann" attached, it could not have been one of
his "Reliance Patent" safes
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Feb 17
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/030B
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worth of property stolen. Verdict was given for
the defendant, on the grounds that no warranty
had been given
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/028B-C
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Feb 17
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/030C
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John Chubb, 57 St. Paul's Churchyard, City of
1866 Feb 21
London, to the Editor: 'A Real Safe'. 'Times'
A strong-room recently constructed at a London
bank, containing an eight-ton safe, with an
alarm connected to the resident clerk's
bedroom.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/030D-F
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'Court of Queen's Bench, Feb 14: Walker v.
Milner'. 'Times'
see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/031A-C
1866 Feb 16
Page 489
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Daniel Desboes, 9 Gray's Inn Passage, Red
Lion Street, [Holborn], to the Editor: 'Walker v.
Milner'. 'Times'
He owns a first class Chubb's safe, which is
more secure as it is not fastened to the floor any attempt to force it open will pull it over on
top of the burglar
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Feb 17
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/031A-C
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Milner'. 'Times'
see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/030D-F
1866 Feb 15
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/031D-E
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'Court of Queen's Bench [Feb 15]: Walker v.
1866 Feb 17
Milner'. 'Standard'
worth of property stolen. Verdict given for the
defendant, on the grounds that no warranty had
been given
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/032A-C
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Milner'. 'Standard'
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/033A
1866 Feb 15
Page 490
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Editorial comment on the case of Walker v.
1866 Feb
Milner.
On the action for breach of warranty on the sale
of an iron safe brought by Walker, the Cornhill
The burglar, Caseley, had achieved public
notoriety from his performance whilst giving
evidence on the jewel robbery.
Unknown source. For Parts 2-4 see
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/034A-C
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/033A
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Milner'. 'Standard'
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/032A-C
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/033B
access
'On Builders' Hardware. Door Furniture'. 'The
1865 Nov 8
Builder'
On the artistic quality of door furniture, and
locks in particular, manufactured in Birmingham
and South Staffordshire. Locks are generally
priced as cheaply as possible, with no scope for
decoration, unlike French door furniture.
Part 4 of a cutting in 5 parts. For Parts 1-3 & 5
see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/017A-D
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/033C
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Milner'.
Unknown source. Incomplete cutting.
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Feb 15
1866 Feb 17
Page 491
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Editorial comment on the case of Walker v.
1866 Feb
Milner.
On the action for breach of warranty on the sale
The burglar, Caseley, had achieved public
notoriety from his performance whilst giving
evidence on the jewel robbery.
Unknown source. Parts 2-4 of a cutting in 4
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/032D
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/034D-E
access
Milner and Another - The Cornhill Burglary'.
parts. For Parts 3-6 see
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/035A-D
1866 Feb 15
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/035A-D
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Milner and Another - The Cornhill Burglary'.
parts. For Parts 1-2 see
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/034D-E
1866 Feb 15
Page 492
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Milner - The Cornhill Burglary'.
worth of property stolen. Verdict was found for
the defendant
Unknown source.
1866 Feb 17
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/036E-F
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Forthcoming case at Queen's Bench: Walker v.
Milner
Unknown source.
1866 Feb
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/036G-H
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"Counsellor Kelly" giving evidence in the case
of Walker v. Milner.
Evidence given by Caseley "Counsellor Kelly"
at the action for breach of warranty on the sale
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/037A
1866 Feb
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/037A
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"Counsellor Kelly" giving evidence in the case
1866 Feb
of Walker v. Milner.
Evidence given by the burglar Caseley
"Counsellor Kelly" at the action for breach of
warranty on the sale of an iron safe brought by
Walker, the Cornhill jeweller, against Milner and
Son of Moorgate.
For Parts 1-2 see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/036GH
1 newspaper cutting
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Walker v. Milner.
1866 Feb
Part of court report on the action for breach of
Son of Moorgate.
Unknown source.
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/038A-E
access
Queen's Bench: Walker v. Milner. 'Manchester
Guardian'
Parts 1-5 of a cutting in 6 parts
1866 Feb 17
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/039A
access
Queen's Bench: Walker v. Milner. 'Manchester
Guardian'
Part 6 of a cutting in 6 parts
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Feb 17
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Security of safes and locks.
Description of various methods used by
burglars to open safes, following evidence
given in the case of Walker v. Millner.
Unkown source
1 newspaper cutting
1866
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Edward J. Newbegin, Sunderland, to the Editor: 1866 Mar 2
'Walker v. Milner and Another'. 'Standard'
Two unsuccessful attempts had been made to
open a safe manufactured by Griffiths, in spite
of evidence given by Caseley that they were
easy to break into
1 newspaper cutting
Page 494
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Samuel Whitfield and Sons, Safe
Manufacturers, Oxford Street, Birmingham, to
the Editor: Safe-making and Safe-breaking'.
Complaint about an article detailing methods of
safe-breaking - the editor comments that it is
the duty of newspapers to give advice to their
readers on how to protect their property
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Feb 23
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John Chubb's description of a London bank
1866 Feb 22
strong room. 'Birmingham Daily Post'
A strong-room recently constructed at a London
bank, containing an eight-ton safe, with an
alarm connected to the resident clerk's
bedroom. Description based on Chubb's letter
to the Times published on 21 February
1 newspaper cutting
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H.G. Brooks, Proprietor, 21 Leicester Square
[Westminster]: 'A "Safe Case" of £6,000
Damages! (Walker?). To Night!!!'
Advertisement for satire on the case of Walker
v. Milner
1 playbill
1866 Feb
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/040B
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A new burglars' instrument for breaking safes
was recently discovered by police in
Philadelphia - any safe can be opened in three
hours. What can the Wolverhampton safe
makers do?
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Apr 6
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/040C
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Safe makers can prove themselves "equal to
the present emergency"
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Mar 9
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/040D
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'Illegal Drill'. 'Fun'
Three young men found drilling a safe in a
Dublin office
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Mar 4
Page 495
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Samuel Chatwood, Safe and Lock Engineer,
Bolton, to the Editor: 'Iron Safes. The recent
trial, Walker v. Milner'. 'Ryland's Iron Trade
Circular'
Safes can be made secure, if the purchaser is
willing to pay the cost. Mr Walker was unwilling
to allow for the testing of a safe from a London
maker, he later requested two of Chatwood's
Quintuple Patent Safes.
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Feb
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'The Late Case of Burglary in Cornhill'.
1866 Feb 19
'Standard'
Correction to report on Walker v. Milner.
Caseley had stated in evidence that a Griffiths's
safe was easier to open than one of Milner's,
and a Tann's is easier than a Griffiths's
1 newspaper cutting
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C.H. Griffiths, 23 Cannon Street West, [City of
London]: Griffiths' Challenge to Burglars!!'
Advertisement for a fire and wedge-proof safe.
Unknown source
1 newspaper cutting
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'The Evidence of Caseley, the Burglar'. 'London 1866 Feb 26
& China Express'
Caseley, the burglar, who gave evidence in the
case of Walker v. Milner, is not such an expert
mechanic as he made out
1 newspaper cutting
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Chatwood and Company, 95 Bridge Street,
Manchester: 'Notice is hereby given, that
George Y. Gregson is no longer in our employ'.
Notice dated 12 October. A notice from George
Gregson also appears stating that his
connection with Chatwood will cease when
arrears of salary and commission have been
paid.
Unknown source
1 newspaper cutting
1866
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'What endless ingenuity is employed
constructing traps for catching heirs!'. 'Punch'
Neither Bramah nor Chubb could construct
such complicated locks as those with which
belles were formerly fitted up
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Mar 10
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'The Cornhill Burglary!. Shortly will be published 1866
an account of the trial Walker v. Milner, by
George Price, Cleveland Lock and Safe Works,
Wolverhampton'
Published by Spon, Bucklersbury, City of
London
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'Safe-making v. Safe-Breaking. Second article
[Communicated]'. 'Birmingham Daily Gazette'
Decription of methods of safe-breaking and of
the construction of ordinary and fire-proof
safes. Comments unfavourably on the "climax
detector lock" patented by a Birmingham
manufacturer
1866 Mar 1
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'Safe-making v. Safe-Breaking. Third article
[Communicated]'. 'Birmingham Daily Gazette'
Description of the construction of the best
quality fire-proof and thief-proof safes which
may still be opened by the use of wedges, as
the body of the safe will be weakened by the
large number of screws or rivets used in its
construction. The author suggests using a
construction of ribbed iron or steel to avoid the
necessity of drilling holes in the body of the
safe, apart from the keyhole
1866 Mar 8
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'George Price's Patent Safes'. 'Birmingham
Daily Post'
Advertisement. Prices will be raised from May
1st and no further "People's" and "B" quality
safes will be manufactured after the present
stock is cleared
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Mar 1
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1866 Mar 9
One safe manufacturer has received an order
for 90 iron safes for government offices in Brazil
1 newspaper cutting
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South Staffordshire iron safe and strong-room
manufacturers are receiving orders both for
export and home consumption. One
manufacturer has recently patented an
improved burglar-proof safe costing only an
extra twenty shillings.
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/044F
1 newspaper cutting
1866 May 11
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Thomas Woolf and Company, Moseley Street,
Birmingham, to the Editor: 'Safe making and
Safe Breaking'. 'Birmingham Daily Gazette'
Comment on articles published in the issues of
22 February and 1 March
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Mar 5
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Thomas Woolf and Company, Moseley Street,
Birmingham, to the Editor: 'Safe making and
Safe Breaking'. 'Birmingham Daily Gazette'
Comment on the article published in the issue
of 8 March
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Mar 12
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'The Bank of England Vaults (Money Market
Review)'. 'London & China Express'
A tour of the bank vaults, which currently hold
some £14 million in bullion, and are considered
to be impregnable. The author was given a
guided tour by Mr Ellis, the head of the Bullion
Office.
1866 Mar 10
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John Sturgeon, Burnley, near Leeds, to the
Editor: Safe manufacture. 'Evening Standard'
Description of the construction of burglar-proof
safes at an unknown manufacturer
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Mar 15
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'Institution of Mechanical Engineers. General
Meeting at the Lecture Theatre of the Midland
Institute, Birmingham'. 'Engineer'
Account of paper read by J.B. Fenby of
Birmingham - a "Description of an Improved
Construction of Lock and Key"
1866 Apr 11
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'Mansion House. Assault'
William Gardner, a patent safe manufacturer in
Queen Street, Cheapside, City of London and
two of his workmen appeared on a charge of
aggravated assault. The case followed an
altercation between Charles John Sharpe, a
lock manufacturer in St. John's Square,
Clerkenwell and the defendants at the Guildhall
Industrial Exhibition.
Unknown soure
1 newspaper cutting
1866
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"Churchman": 'A Narrow Escape'
Two men and a boy locked themselves into an
air-tight fire-proof plate chest at the Randolph
Hotel, Oxford. They were rescued in the nick of
time, having been inside the chest for half an
hour.
Unknown source
1 newspaper cutting
1866
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South Staffordshire iron safe and strong-room
manufacturers are receiving orders both for
export and home consumption. One
manufacturer has recently patented an
improved burglar-proof safe costing only an
extra twenty shillings.
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/042G
1 newspaper cutting
1866 May 11
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'Clef-Baudet, avec ses diverses indications'
Illustrated leaflet of key with moveable tag
designed to show whether lock is open or
closed.
Dated in manuscript 17/4/66
1866 Apr
French text
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George Price, Cleveland Safe and Lock Works, 1866 Mar 20
Wolverhampton, to unknown recipient (Chubb?)
Requests information about patent for
improvement in iron safe design, so that he
may include details in his pamphlet entitled
"Forty Burglaries"
1 letter
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'General Laws of the London Union of Safe
186Makers, established Sept. 23, 1865'
Printed by William Powell, 205 Hackney Road,
Hackney. This copy was the property of Edward
Davis, admitted as a Member on 17 February
1866
1 pamphlet of 8 pages
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Chubb and Son, 57 St. Paul's Churchyard, to
the Editor: The file-makers' strike. 'Times'
Chubb encloses letter from manufacturer
introducing a machine to grind files and
suggesting that the current strike will end with
skilled workmen being replaced by boys and
labourers using machines
1 newspaper cutting
1866 May 30
Page 500
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The Sheffield file-makers' strike. 'Engineer'
The current strike will end with skilled workmen
being replaced by boys and labourers using
machines
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Jun 8
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'Southwark. Robbery by a confidential servant'. 1866 May
'Standard'
Commital proceedings against Joseph Gayer, a
painter employed by Chubb and Son, charged
with stealing a can of white lead paint
1 newspaper cutting
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Thomas Perry and Son of Highfield Works,
Bilston, Staffordshire,, are currently
constructing a large iron strong-room and 19
safes for a newly-established South American
bank
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Sep 14
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Reply to H.L. on a scheme for protecting safes.
Advertisement - suggests that H.L.'s scheme
would work well, but would be too expensive to
implement
1 newspaper cutting
1866
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James Hill, Penn Fields, Wolverhampton, to
Chubb
Personal letter to Chubb, acknowledging
receipt of £185/10/5, and thanking him for "So
many years of kindness"
1 letter of 2 pages
1866 Sep 14
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General Laws of the London Union of Safe
Makers. Amendments
Manuscript note containing amendments to the
rules stating that a member unable to attend
meeting because he is working late or is unwell
should not be fined. The Secretary shall notify
any member being 8 Contributing Nights in
arrears
1 document
186-
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'Great Burglary at the Manchester StampOffice'. 'Manchester Courier'
Thieves had broken into the Government
Stamp Office, Cross Street, Manchester and
forced open the door of a large Milner's fireresisting safe using wedges and stolen £7,000
worth of stamps. A report in the 'Manchester
Guardian' had suggested that the safe had
recently been returned to Milner's to be made
thief-proof, but this is inaccurate - it was an old
safe, supplied in 1858
1866 May 29
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'Robbery at the Manchester Stamp Office.
£7,000 worth of stamps stolen'. 'Manchester
Guardian'
forced open the door of a large Milner's fireresisting safe using wedges.
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/050A
1866 May 29
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'Warehousekeepers Beware'.
Thieves had attempted to break into premises
of George Moore, warehouseman, of Pitt
Street, but were foiled by the Chubb's patent
lock.
Unknown source/location
1 newspaper cutting
1866
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George Price, Wolverhampton: 'George Price's 1864
treble patent Fire-resisting and Burglar-proof
"Champion" safes. New Series'
Illustrated catalogue, including testimonials,
and descriptions of the inferiority of Milner's fireproof and thief-proof safes.
Lacks front cover
1 price list of 14 pages
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'Queries with Answers'. 'Punch'
Illustrated with cartoon (showing Mr Punch and
companion with their dogs). Alison Hume
requests information on 'the amusements that
have beguiled the leisure moments of great
men'. ... Hobbes (of Malmesbury) was such an
enthusiastic mechanician that when not
engaged in reading Chubb's Works he was
always contriving locks ...
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Jun 2
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'Robbery at the Manchester Stamp Office.
£7,000 worth of stamps stolen'. 'Manchester
Guardian'
forced open the door of a large Milner's fireresisting safe using wedges.
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/048C-D
1 newspaper cutting
1866 May 29
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Thomas Milner and Son, 47A Moorgate Street, 1866 Jun 5
City of London, to the Editor: 'The Stamp Office
Robbery at Manchester'. 'Manchester Guardian'
1 newspaper cutting
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Most Wolverhampton lock-makers are fully
employed. Chubb's supply 36,000 superior
locks every year
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Jun 22
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'The Robbery at the Stamp Office'
1866 Jun
After stock-taking at the Government Stamp
Office, Cross Street, Manchester, it was found
that thieves had stolen £9,000 worth of stamps
rather than the £7,000 worth originally reported.
Unknown source
1 newspaper cutting
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Milner's Phoenix Safe Works, Liverpool, to the
Editor: ' Robbery at the Stamp Office'.
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Jun 1
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'Unsuccessful Burglary'. 'Morning Advertiser'
Thieves who broke into the premises of De
Jersey and Company, merchants of Blackfriars
Street, Salford were unable to open a Milner's
wedge-proof safe
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Aug 20
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George Price's burglar-proof safe.
Price's have recently constructed a new safe
using a newly-patented thief-proof design,
following the recent Cornhill burglary and the
burglary at the Manchester Stamp Office. The
new safe has case-hardened doors and frame,
which is wedge-proof
1866 Jun 20
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Trial of William Griffiths on charge of stealing
1866 Aug 4
£85 from James Early. 'Standard'
James Early's cash had been stolen from a
purse while he was asleep in his room fastened
with a Chubb's latch-key lock. The prisoner was
found not guilty, as it was thought that he had
innocently received the notes from a third party
1 newspaper cutting
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A newly-constructed shoe-manufacturer's
factory. 'Standard'
The un-named factory is heated by hot water,
erected by Robert Harlow of Stockport, with
Chubb's patent locks throughout. The ground
floor is occupied by steam-driven machinery for
cutting sole leather
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Oct 17
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Square [Holborn]: 'In Chancery. Bill of
Complaint. Between John Chubb, Plaintiff and
Frank Griffiths, Defendant'.
Requests injunction to be granted by the
Master of the Rolls, restraining Griffiths from
Chubb.
1865 May 25
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'Fenby's Adytic-Retainer Lock'. 'Builder'
Illustrated description of a patent unpickable
lock manufactured by Whitfield and Sons,
Birmingham. The term "Adytic" is derived from
the Greek, signifying "hidden" or "secret"
1866 Oct 27
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In Wolverhampton John Chubb has just
patented several improvements in the
construction of iron safes and strong rooms
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Sep 9
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C. Price and Company have just completed
newly patented totally thief-proof safe
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Oct 12
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An exhibition of locks and keys. 'Dudley
Examiner'
Brief description of displays, with exhibitors
including the Co-Operative Lock Company and
Chubb and Company of Wolverhampton, and
Edwin Cotterill of Birmingham
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Aug 31
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'The Rating of Manufactories'.
A rating appeal brought at the Essex Quarter
Sessions in Chelmsford by Courtauld, the silk
manufacturers. Appeal was brought on the
grounds that the machinery employed was just
fixed to the floor for the purposes of safety, and
not part of the factory building and therefore
liable to rates. Case was found in favour of
Courtaulds, and their rate reduced from £2300
to £613.
Unknown source
1 newspaper cutting
1866
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The Adytic-Retainer Lock. 'Engineer'
Describes method for cutting precision keys (or
"cheques") for the patent unpickable lock
manufactured by Whitfield and Sons,
Birmingham. The term "Adytic" is derived from
the Greek, signifying "hidden" or "secret".
Illustration of machine designed for this
purpose is missing
1866 Oct 19
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Mark Scaliot, an Elizabethan lock-maker
Unknown source. Brief description of lock and
key weighing one grain
1 newspaper cutting
1866
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'The Needle Lock and the Needle Latch'.
1866 Sep 29
'Engineer'
Ilustrated description of recently invented lock
in which the tumblers are replaced by "needles"
carried on a stump on the bolt
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'On the reverse is their Trade Mark, viz'.
Sketch of encircled crossed keys. Refers to the
needle lock and needle latch as described in
article in the 'Engineer' of 28 September.
See CLC/B/002/10/01/010/054A-B
1 document
1866 Sep 29
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'A Court-Yard in Havana [Cuba]'. 'All the Year
Round'
The writer's travels in Cuba, Spain and Italy. In
the Frezzaria at Venice he decides to return to
Havana ... "Taking hold of old Spain, I cut its
throat, and tied a Chubb's patent fireproof safe
to its neck ... [and] sank it just under the lee of
the Armenian convent of San Lazaro"
1866 Sep 9
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'Amateur Finance'. 'All the Year Round'
1866 Aug 26
Financial transactions with an unnamed South
American government ... "In every bank, every
bill-discounter's office, every finance company's
establishment, there are small, private, Chubblocked ledgers, which, if laid open to the world,
would cause a far greater sensation east of
Temple-Bar than if all the "seals of confession"
throughout Europe were broken
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The Patent Unpickable Lock Company, 237 &
239 Euston Road, St Pancras: 'Night Latches
for Street Doors ... The Needle Latches'
1866 Aug 26
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The Wolverhampton lock trade.
Table of lock production extracted from
'Industries of Birmingham and the Midland
Hardware District'
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Oct 24
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'Patent Safe Protector'. 'Builders' Trade
1866 Nov
Circular'
Renton, Wrigley and Company exhibited a
newly patented design at their offices in
Bridgewater Chambers. A brilliant gas light may
be fitted to the door of any safe, and will be
extinguished if the door is tampered with
1 newspaper cutting
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Lock trade continues to be quiet. Mr J.B. Fenby
of Birmingham has patented improvements in
the construction of locks and latches
1 newspaper cutting
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Chubb and Son, 57 St Paul's Churchyard, City 1866 Aug 10
of London: Chubb's patent safes. 'Standard'
[and several other daily newspapers]
Advertisement in the form of testimonial dated 3
August from William Walls and Company,
Glasgow. A Chubb's safe had protected
contents from fire during a fire which completely
destroyed their premises.
For original letter see
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/063
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'The New Cannon-Street Station, City of
1866
London'.
"The bullion-office will be furnished with a large
strong safe in Chubb's best manner".
Unknown source, reprinted from 'Railway News'
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Nov 30
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R.E. Howard, Government Stamp Office,
Manchester, to the Editor: 'The Burglary at the
Stamp Office'. 'Manchester Guardian'
A first-class safe had been purchased from
Milner in 1858, and returned for inspection in
1864, but Milner's failed to explain that it was
no longer proof against the latest advances in
safe-breaking
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Jun 5
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Thomas Milner and Son: 'Caution - The Preston 1866 Nov 19
Robberies'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Advertisement. Money had not been taken from
an old Milner's safe during robbery at Preston
Town Hall - in fact the money had been in a 20years old cash box
1 newspaper cutting
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'Wolverhampton'.
Chubb and Son have received a Certificate of
Merit from the promoters of the Dudley
Exhibition, in respect of their locks.
Unknown source
1 newspaper cutting
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'Tansley's Safe'. 'The Athanaeum'
1866 Oct 27
Correction to a report published on 29
September. James Tansley, rather than Bryant,
is the sole inventor and patentee of the safe
described
1 newspaper cutting
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'The Great Robberies at Preston'. 'Manchester 1866 Nov 1
Guardian'
Edward Caton and his wife had been arrested
following a series of burglaries, including one at
Preston Town Hall, in which over £2000 had
been taken from an old Milner's safe
1 newspaper cutting
1866
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'Destructive Fire in Bloomsbury'.
Premises of Holland and Hannen, building
contractors of Duke Street, Holborn were
destroyed by fire and adjoining houses in
Museum Street and Broad Street severely
damaged. The most important papers, secured
in Patent Reliance Safes, were undamaged.
Unknown source
1 newspaper cutting
1866
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John Bracher, late William Marr and Son, 11
Cannon-Street West, City of London: 'Fire and
Thief-Proof Safes, Chests, Strong Rooms, Iron
Doors and Frames'
Bracher has taken over the business, but
retained the services of William Marr, Senior.
Includes testimonial from John Martin of
Lincoln's Inn, dated January 16 1849
184- - 186-
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Hardwick, Best and Young, Auction Rooms,
Darley Street, Bradford, Yorkshire: 'Safes ... to
be sold by Auction'
Sale to take place on Thursday 18th
(November or December?). Annotated
"Received from J. Nicholson, Bradford,
30/10/66. See what they are doing besides
posting the town"
1866
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Adolphe Baab, 30 Budge Row, Cannon Street, 186City of London: 'Baab's Patent Electric Detector'
An electrically-operated alarm system, which
can be connected to the nearest police station
via telegraphic street wires. Reprints extracts
from 'Times' and 'Observer', together with
testimonials dated March and April 1865
Page 510
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'Literature. The Resources, Products, and
Industrial History of Birmingham and the
Midland Hardware District'. 'Athanaeum'
Review of a series of reports, edited by Samuel
Timmins and published by Hardwicke, 1865.
The volume on locks and keys, including
material on Chubb, was edited by J.C.
Tildesley.
Parts 1-3, 5, 7-8 of cutting in 9 parts. For Parts
4, 6 & 9 see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/061A-C
1866 Oct 27
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'Literature. The Resources, Products, and
Industrial History of Birmingham and the
Midland Hardware District'. 'Athanaeum'
Review of a series of reports, edited by Samuel
Timmins and published by Hardwicke, 1865.
The volume on locks and keys, including
material on Chubb, was edited by J.C.
Tildesley.
Parts 4, 6 & 9 of cutting in 9 parts. For Parts 13, 5, 7-8 see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/060A-F
1866 Oct 27
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'Bramah's and Chubb's Patent Locks'. 'The Sun' 1866 Oct 29
Brief account of the Bramah and Hobbs lock
controversy, and of the Chubb detector lock,
based on review of volume on locks and keys,
edited by J.C. Tildesley, published in the
Athaneum of 27 October.
1 newspaper cutting
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Hobbs, Hart and Company, to the Editor:
1866 Nov
'Bramah's and Chubb's Patent Locks'. 'The Sun'
Comments on the Bramah and Hobbs lock
controversy, following report published in the
Sun on 29 October
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Case-hardening small cast iron work. 'Engineer' 1866 Dec 14
1 newspaper cutting
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John Chubb, 57 St Paul's Churchyard, City of
1866 Nov
London, to the Editor: 'Egyptian Locks in Devon
and Cornwall'. 'Athanaeum'
Following review of volume on locks and keys,
edited by J.C. Tildesley, published in the
Athaneum of 27 October, Chubbs asks if
anyone can give him reliable information about
these locks
1 newspaper cutting
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J. Colton and Company, Currie Street,
Adelaide, Australia: Chubb's Fireproof Safes
Advertisement by Chubb's Adelaide agent.
Unknown souce
1 newspaper cutting
1866
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Hobbs, Hart and Company, 76 Cheapside, City
of London, to the Editor: Hobb's Protector Lock
at the Great International Exhibition of 1862
Letter dated 2 November, possibly to The
'Athanaeum'
Unknown souce
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Nov
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Robbery at the premises of Harris, jeweller, of
Houndsditch, City of London
Unknown source
1 newspaper cutting
1866
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John Chubb, 57 St Paul's Churchyard, City of
London, to the Editor: 'District Hardware
Trades'. 'Daily Post'
Chubb and Company had received a prize
medal at the Dudley Exhibition, not just an
"honourable mention"
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Nov
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Search for safe of foundered steamer W.R.
1866 Nov
Carter in the Mississippi River, United States of
America
Divers at Cairo with diving bells will attempt to
recover over one million dollars from the safe
and will keep one half of anything recovered.
Unknown source, reprinted from 'Chicago Post'.
1 newspaper cutting
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William Walls and Company, Glasgow,
Scotland, to Chubb and Son, 57 St Paul's
Churchyard, City of London
Testimonial letter. A Chubb's safe had
protected contents from fire during a fire on
13th July which completely destroyed their
premises. Later reprinted as an advertisement
(See CLC/B/002/10/01/010/056D)
1 letter
1866 Aug 3
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Wolverhampton trades report. 'Manchester
Examiner'
Brief report on pre-Christmas celebrations at
Chubb's factory
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Dec 12
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Milner and Company, Liverpool: 'Milner's
Strong and Fire-Resisting Safe'
Illustrated price list, showing hinges and dogs,
and interior of safe, with wedge guards and
bolts picked out in red. Accompanying caption
states "received 4/11/66".
For manuscript note relating to this item see
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/067
1866
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Chubb and Son, 57 St Paul's Churchyard, City 1866 Oct 22
of London, to the Editor: Pillar-box robbery.
'Times'
G.F. Newman, charged with the robbery, had
made only one copy of a Chubb key, which was
only capable of opening a single pillar-box. The
'Times' had reported that he had several keys
in his possession
1 newspaper cutting
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J. Colton and Company, Currie Street,
Adelaide, Australia: 'Very Best Fireproof and
Holdfast Safes'
Advertisement by Chubb's Adelaide agent, who
stocks safes manufactured by Marr and Sons,
London and Perry and Sons, Bilston,
Staffordshire
Unknown souce
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Nov 27
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Pillar-box robbery
James Henry Nye and George Frederick
Newman, were sentenced to 7 and 5 years'
penal servitude for robbery from pillar-boxes,
which had been secured by Chubb's locks.
Unknown source
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Oct
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Recent improvements in safe manufacture.
1866 Dec 16
'Manchester Courier'
Since the case of Walker v. Milner, safe-makers
have produced at least 40 new patents. George
Price, of the Cleveland Safe Works,
Wolverhampton, has produced a new casehardened safe which is resistant to the use of
wedges. Cyrus Price and Company, of the
Britannia Works, Horseley Fields, has produced
an improved fireproof safe with double doors,
between which are fixed large staples, which
can be fix by moveable bars operated by the
key.
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Wolverhampton trades report
Trade is quiet in the lock and safemanufacturing businesses. Cyrus Price and
Company, Britannia Works, Horseley Fields
have completed their first new compact thiefproof Conqueror safe, as described in the June
issue of the 'Ironmonger'
1 newspaper cutting
1866
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'Chatwood's Patent Safe and Lock Company
Limited. Prospectus'. 'Times'
Advertisement. Issue of 5000 shares, priced at
£2 per share.
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Nov
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'A Birmingham manufacturer has constructed
an alleged perfectly unpickable lock, and one
that cannot be blown open by gunpowder'
Unknown source
1 newspaper cutting
1866
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'Envelope donated by Mr C.R. Marlow who until 19-his retirement was an accountant at Pyrene's'
Refers to empty printed envelope
(CLC/B/002/10/01/010/066B) of the Patent
Unpickable Lock Company
1 caption
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Thomas G. Codde, Patent Detector Lock and
1866 Nov 3
Patent Safe Warehouse, 16 Market Street
Manchester, to Chubb and Son
Codde is returning specification for a thief-proof
safe, possibly that as recently patented by
George Price
1 letter
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'The Patent Unpickable Lock Company
(Limited), 237 & 239 Euston Road, St Pancras,
London'
Empty presentation envelope
1 envelope
186-
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'Strong Rooms for Bullion'. 'Standard'
Strong-rooms at the premises of Cunliffes,
Brooks and Company, King Street, City of
London. Mr Hart, of Hobbs, Hart and Company
explained the construction of the 3 strong
rooms, with 6 doors, designed to resist the
most skilled burglars
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Dec 17
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'The Stamp Robbery - Recovery of 8000l.
worth'.
Stamps stolen from the Manchester Stamp
Office have now been recovered from a
portmanteau at a London station.
Unknown source
1 newspaper cutting
1866
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'Directions given with list of prices by M's
(Milner's?) salesman'
Manuscript note, possibly relating to Milner's
price-list received on November 4.
1 document
1866
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'The Great Stamp Robbery. Recovery of £8000' 1866
Stamps stolen from the Manchester Stamp
Office have now been recovered from the leftluggage offices at Euston Square and
Paddington Stations in London. At Milner and
Son's premises in Market Street, Manchester
the safe broken into was on display, alongside
the new, secure, safe manufactured for the
Stamp Office.
Unknown Manchester newspaper
1 newspaper cutting
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'Northern Circuit (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn)' 1866 Dec 12
Sentencing of Charles Batt, Charles Leeson
and William and Thomas Douglas, found guilty
of the robbery from the Manchester Stamp
Office. Batt was sentenced to 8 years' penal
servitude, the others to 15 years.
Unknown source
1 newspaper cutting
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Continental hotels.
1866
English hoteliers could profit from taking a
lesson from their cross-Channel counterparts ...
"When you go out, you lock the door, and place
its light key in your pocket, as if it were your
own family "Chubb"."
Unknown source (possibly 'All the Year Round')
1 newspaper cutting
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Stuart and Massey, 5 Gray's Inn Square,
Holborn, Solicitors for Messrs. Chubb and Son:
'One Hundred Pounds Reward'. 'Standard'
Advertisement. For the discovery and
conviction of the writer of an anonymous letter
threatening one of Chubb's workers with an
acid attack if he did not leave his employment
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Dec 13
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'Burglary at Wakefield'. 'Manchester Mercury'
Attempted burglary at Mackie and Sons, corn
factors, Thornes Lane, Wakefield, Yorekshire a skeleton key and crowbar were found, but
nothing seems to be missing
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Feb 2
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Hobbs, Hart and Company, 76 Cheapside, City 186of London: 'Manufacturers of Locks ... Group 6.,
Class 65'
Illustrated, with heading "Whole Page
Advertisement (English Catalogue)". Annotated
in manuscript "Paris Exhibition - 1867)"
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Thomas Bicknell, for H.R. Minns and Company, 1867 Feb 4
Impregnable Safe and Bankers' Repository
Manufactury, Cheltenham Road, Stokes Croft,
Bristol, to Mr H.R. Powell
Acknowledges receipt of letter and encloses 2
prospectuses and a price list.
1 letter
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Hermann Liebrecht, 72 St John's Street,
Smithfield Bars, to Chubb and Sons
Thanking them for prompt and active measures
for his safety (Possibly following threats of an
acid attack - see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/068D)
1 letter
1866 Nov 18
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Anonymous letter, to Hermann Liebrecht?,
warning of an acid attack
For letter from Liebrecht to Chubb see
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/071.
For advertisement relating to this incident see
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/068D
1 letter
1866 Nov
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'Pandora's Box! Or the Young Spark and the
1867 Jan 2
Old Flame'
Advertising performance at the Prince of Wales'
Theatre. Cast list includes Mr Frederick Younge
as Jupiter, "A sort of Celestial Chubb, famous
for his "locks" and his "bolts", a ruler who finds
it difficult to keep matters straight
1 playbill
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Anonymous letter, on behalf of Chubb's
apprentices, to Hermann Liebrecht
Requests that he let a new employee do his
own work, rather than doing it for him, and
thereby disadvantaging the apprentices. Both
Mr Chubb and Mr Chalk are fair dealing
gentlemen and would like justice to be done to
the apprentices
1 letter of 2 pages
1866 Oct 30
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'The Pyx, and how they try it'
In 1866 there has been the first trial of the pyx
for several years. The trial pieces, one of gold
and one of silver, are kept in a new iron pyxbox manufactured by Chubb in 1862.
Unknown source
186-
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Fire at the office of M. Degron, the French
Postmaster
Part of report - following fire (in Yokohama,
Japan?) the postmaster's chest was destroyed,
despite the efforts of M. Planton, a marine and
M. Degron's clerk.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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The uses of telegraphy
Chubb and Company will dispatch duplicate of
missing key, free-of-charge, if the customer
telegraphs them the number.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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'Daring Burglary at Sir William Armstrong's
Works'
Burglars entered the premises of Armstrong's
engine and ordnance factory at Elswick, a stole
a small amount of wages from a desk. The iron
safe, which contained only papers, was also
forced open.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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A.F. Bingham Wright, 9th Regiment, Yokohama 1867
Garrison, Japan, to the Editor: 'The Fire at
Yokohama'
Following an earthquake on 25 November, fire
broke out in the Yoshiwara district, which was
fought by detachments from the British garrison
and Navy. No Europeans were killed, but at
least 35 "Nippons" perished.
Unknown source. Parts 1 & 3 of a cutting in 3
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'Shakespeare's Will'
1867
The Court of Probate have arranged for the will
to be displayed in 3 air-tight oak and plate-glass
frames, each fastened with a Chubb's lock.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
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Former Reference: .
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Minns and Company, Cheltenham Road,
Stoke's Croft, Bristol: 'Illustrated catalogue and
List of Prices of their Impregnable Safes, &c.'
1867
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'The Burglar's Companion. - How to bone
anything locked up. Use a skeleton key'
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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'Daring Jewellery Robberies in Manchester'
Robberies at the premises of W.F. Jepson, 3
Church Gates and Louis Beaver, 36 Cross
Street. A Chubb's lock had been wrenched off
the front door of Jepson's shop.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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'Leith - Mysterious theft from a safe'
Thieves had broken into a Milner's fireproof
safe and strongroom at the premises of
McLean and Hope, corn, seed and guano
merchants, Timber Bush, Leith, Scotland.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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Chubb's exhibit at the Paris Exhibition of 1867
(?)
Part of report, includes description of Chubb's
latest patented thief-proof safe, with key
designed in honour of the Emperor Napoleon
III.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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Chatwood's Safe Depot, 95 Bridge Street,
Manchester: 'Cornhill Burglary'
Advertisement. A display of the safe opened
during the robbery at Walker's premises,
Cornhill, City of London.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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'Court of Common Pleas - Feb 22 and 23.
Fenwick and Another v. Dewar'.
Case concerning the validity of a crossed
cheque, and whether or not it had been
presented in a reasonable time.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Feb
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'The Jewellery Robbery in Cross Street'.
Robbery at the premises of Louis Beaver, 36
Cross Street, Manchester. A Chubb's lock had
been wrenched off the front door of the shop.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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[Cutting pasted down - not legible]
1 newspaper cutting
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'Two Jewellery Robberies in Manchester'.
Robberies at the premises of W.F. Jepson, 3
Church Gates and Louis Beaver, 36 Cross
Street. A lock had been wrenched off the front
door of Jepson's shop.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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'Robbery of a Safe'.
Safe had been removed from the premises of
Hewison, a bookseller, of Market Place, South
Shields and found a mile and a half away,
broken open.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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'Louis XVI and the Locksmith, by Joseph
Caraud, in the exhibtion of French and English
artists'. 'Times'
Illustration. Cutting pasted face down.
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Apr
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Business in Wolverhampton is below average;
even Chubb and Son have limited production
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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'Robbery at the Russian Consulate'.
An unsuccessful attempt by burglars to break
into a Milner's safe at Lomnitz and Company,
Mount Street, Westminster, using a succession
of 20 wedges, a 4 foot long crowbar and a 14lb
sledge hammer.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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'Louis XVI and the Locksmith'.
Background to the painting by Joseph Caraud
displayed in London in 1867. Louis XVI had
been taught the art of lockmaking by Gamin,
and had assisted him in the construction of an
iron safe in the Tuileries.
Unknown source
1867 Apr
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"Waterproof": 'Fireproof Buildings'. 'Building
1867
News'
A letter to the editor, numbered 316, suggesting
that there should be a discussion on the
construction of fireproof buildings
1 newspaper cutting
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'Burglary at a Warehouse'.
into a Milner's strong holdfast safe at Lomnitz
and Company, Mount Street, Westminster,
using a succession of wedges, a crowbar and
sledge hammer.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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John Chubb and the Egyptian lock in Devon
and Cornwall
Chubb has failed to discover examples of
Egyptian locks in Devon and Cornwall, but has
specimens of such locks from Egypt and the
Faroe Islands.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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'Desperate attempts to rob a Warehouse'.
into a Milner's strong hold-fast safe at Lomnitz
and Company, Mount Street, Westminster,
using a succession of wedges, a crowbar and
sledge hammer.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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Hobbs, Hart and Company, 76 Cheapside, City
of London: 'The New Patent Bullion Protector
Safe [and] Bullion Protector Lock'.
Illustrated advertisement.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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'The New District Bank, Stafford'
Description of Gothic-style building in red brick,
with stone dressings. The fire-proof strong
room and bullion safe are fitted with Chubb's
fireproof doors.
Unknown source, based on a report in the local
'Advertiser' newspaper. Parts 1 & 3 of a cutting
in 3 parts. For Part 2 see
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1867
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'Railway Matters. Liverpool. - The extension of
1867
Lime Street Railway Station'.
The central signal box, designed under the
system of Saxby and Farmer, can be compared
to a Chubb or Bramah lock. A system of levers
and stops are arranged so that when a pair of
points is set to allow a train to pass over a
particular line, all other levers are locked, to
prevent collisions.
Unknown source, based on report in the
'Albion'.
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'The "Campling" door lock'.
Illustrated description of railway carriage door
lock invented by S.J. Campling, carriage
foreman of the Great Northern Railway, King's
Cross Station.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
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Shand and Mason and Merrryweather's fire1867
engines as seen when crossing from the United
States of America to Canada
Also describes provisions for fire-prevention in
an unnamed university (?), with the art gallery
walled off and protected by an iron roof and
double sheet-iron fireproof doors.
Incomplete cutting from unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
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'Chubb's Patent Safe'
Illustrated description of fireproof safe, with
diagonal bolts to prevent safe being opened
using wedges, and showing cross-section of
the front corner.
Unknown source.
1867
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Robert F. Fairlie, 56 Gracechurch Street, City of 1867 May 10
London, to the Editor: 'The Cornhill Burglary of
1865'. 'Times'
Following publication of his letter in the issue of
February 9 1865 he has examined a large
number of safes and finds that most of them
have a very weak outside rim, allowing the
insertion of wedges to lever off the door. Mr
Walker now has a burglar-proof safe, with 10
internal bolts which cannot be forced back
except with the use of a key.
1 newspaper cutting
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The lock trade in Wolverhampton is below
average, apart from the fine plate department,
Chubb and Son are down to a 4-day working
week
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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Court report on burglary at silk warehouse (?)
Defendants named as Wilkinson, who had
forced lock using a screwdriver, Brown, Price
and Jeffery.
Incomplete cutting from unknown souce.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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'Local Hardware Trades'.
Home and export trade in the Black Country is
still rather depressed. A Melbourne importer
writes that "Chubb's locks, Clark's hollow-ware
and Neve's cut nails are in somewhat better
request than when I wrote last".
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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'Great Bank Robbery at Melbourne, Australia'.
Trial of John Dixon, clerk in the Oriental Bank,
Melbourne, Australia, on a charge of stealing
bills of exchange worth approximately
£300,000. The bills had been kept in a tin box,
fasted by a Chubb lock, and the prisoner had
managed to make an impression of the lock
and manufacture a key.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867 April
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'Wolverhampton. - Trade in this town continues
in a depressed state'. 'Engineer'
Contrary to previous reports, Chubb and Son
report that their workpeople are not on "shorttime", but are fully employed, both in London
and Wolverhampton.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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Review of a book on fishing by a Mr Francis.
Reviewer comments unfavourably on the
misprints, ugly words and villanous puns,
including "a hook will probably pick a chub's
lock".
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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'The Paris Exhibition [from our Special
Correspondent]'
Starts with musings on a popular song, "The
Wolf", seemingly describing the exploits of a
violent burglar. Samuel Chatwood, Hobbs, Hart
and Son and Chubb are listed among the
British exhibitors, along with the French
manufacturers Arnaud, Delcloy and Rebour.
Incomplete cutting from unknown source.
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Correspondent]'
Starts with description of visits to bank bullion
vaults, including those of the Bank of England
and the United States of America Treasury
Department. Samuel Chatwood, Chubb and
Company and Hobbs have safes on display in
the Machine Court; Chatwood has been
awarded a bronze medal, while Chubb and
Hobbs have each been awarded silver medals.
French safes on display pay more attention to
elaborate design, while English and American
manufacturers are more interested in security.
Silas Herring, an American manufacturer is to
challenge Samuel Chatwood for a prize of
15,000 francs to be donated to charities in
London, Paris and Washington D.C.
For Parts 2-5 see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/083AD
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Jul 15
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Correspondent]'
Starts with description of visits to bank bullion
vaults, including those of the Bank of England
and the United States of America Treasury
Department. Samuel Chatwood, Chubb and
Company and Hobbs have safes on display in
the Machine Court; Chatwood has been
awarded a bronze medal, while Chubb and
Hobbs have each been awarded silver medals.
French safes on display pay more attention to
elaborate design, while English and American
manufacturers are more interested in security.
Silas Herring, an American manufacturer is to
challenge Samuel Chatwood for a prize of
15,000 francs to be donated to charities in
London, Paris and Washington D.C.
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An iron safe shown at the Paris Exhibition.
'Sydney Empire'
Safe displayed by an American manufacturer
[Silas Herring], labelled "Defi au monde entier".
An English manufacturer [Samuel Chatwood] is
to take up the challenge for a wager of 15,000
francs
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Jun 20
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'Excursion of Messrs. Chubb and Son's
Workmen'.
The workmen travelled from Horsley Fields, via
Albrighton, Tong Castle and Boscobel to
Codsall Wood, where they enjoyed a good
dinner, followed by toasts to members of the
Royal Family, Mr and Mrs Hunter and Mr & Mrs
Chubb. Music was provided by the Trysull
Saxhorn Brass Band. The day finished with old
English sports, including Aunt Sally, rounders
and cricket.
Unknown source (Wolverhampton newspaper).
1 newspaper cutting
1867
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'Queen's Hotel, Ambleside, 3 o'clock, A.M.'.
'Punch'
Cartoon, depicting man knocking at hotel room
door. " ... I say Tom, do you think your key will
fit my bag? No-'t won't - Chubb!"
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Jul 20
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Medals awarded to exhibitors in the Machine
Gallery at the Paris Exhibition.
Comments that the awards of medals seemed
to be based on judging exhibits as works of art,
rather than handicrafts. Chubb, Chatwood and
Hobbs, Hart and Company have been awarded
silver medals, but a Viennese exhibitor has
been awarded a gold medal.
Unknown source [possibly the 'Ironmonger']
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Jul
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Exhibits in the Machine Gallery at the Paris
Exhibition. 'Builder'
Brief note on displays by Chubb, Hobbs, Hart
and Company and Chatwood.
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Jul 20
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M. and M.W. Lambert, Newcastle: 'Iron Safes,
by Milner and Son, Phillips, Price, Chubb, and
all the best makers'. 'Iron Trade Review'
Illustrated advertisement.
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Jul 1
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'Daring robbery of debentures and shares'.
Thieves carried off a safe weighing 1 1/2 cwt
from the home of Mr Bedwell, Albert Road,
Aston, Birmingham.
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Jul 17
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Henry Yates, Merridale Lock Works,
Wolverhampton: 'Chubb and Son's Expiredpatent Detector Locks'
Printed by Joseph York, Wolverhampton.
1867 Apr 29
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'Trial of safes at the Paris Exhibition'. 'Standard' 1867 Aug 23
Samuel Chatwood and Silas C. Herring, of New
York are to undertake a trial of their safes for a
stake of 15,000 francs each to be donated to
charities in London, Paris and Washington D.C.
1 newspaper cutting
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Samuel Whitfield and Sons, Viaduct Works,
Oxford Street, Birmingham: 'The Patent AdyticRetainer Lock'
Illustrated. Addressed to Mr Chubb, 57 St
Paul's Churchyard, London and postmarked
Birmingham July 6 1867.
1867 Jul
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Oxford Street, Birmingham: 'Mappin's Improved
Lock'
Illustrated description of lock, with price list.
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/086B-C
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'The French International Exhibition. The
1867 Aug 16
Challenge Competition of Safes for the deposit
of valuables at Paris'. 'Engineer'
Challenge by Silas C. Herring, a New York safe
manufacturer accepted by Samuel Chatwood,
the Bolton safe manufacturer, each to deposit a
sum of 15,000 francs to be donated to charities
in London, Paris and Washington D.C. A
committee of 5 (2 English, 2 American and 1
French) engineers was appointed to oversee
the trial, which took place on 14th July and is
described in detail.
see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/092B-C. For Parts 57 see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/093A-C
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Oxford Street, Birmingham: 'Patent Fire and
Thief-proof Safes, Chests and Boxes'
Illustrated price list. Reprints testimonials dated
April 1862 and September 1863
186-
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Oxford Street, Birmingham: 'Impregnable
Bullion Safes'
Price list.
186-
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'Directions for working Covert's new patent safe 186lock'
1 document
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'Baudet's Self Registering Key. The English and 1867
American patents for sale'
Illustrated description of key as shown at the
Paris Universal Exhibition, Class 65 no. 13.
Published by Baudet, agent for Breguet's
Aneroid Barometers, 26 boulevard Saint-Denis,
Paris.
1 advertisement
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/091
access
Fuller and Horsey, 11 Billiter Square, City of
London: 'To dispose of by private contract the
old-established business of Messrs. W. Marr
and Son'
Premises at 67 Cannon Street, City of London
and factory at Skin Yard, Bankside, Southwark.
1 advertisement
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/092A
access
'Paris Exhibition - Chatwood's Safes'. 'Engineer' 1867 Aug 2
Illustrated with sectional front and side
elevations.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/092B-C
access
1867 Aug 16
see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/086B-C. For Parts 57 see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/093A-C
1867
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1867 Aug 16
see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/092B-C. For Parts 34 see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/086B-C
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/093D
access
The French International Exhibition challenge,
1867 Aug 23
Mr Walker of Cornhill and Thomas Casely.
'Engineer'
Results of the challenge between Silas C.
Herring, a New York safe manufacturer and
Samuel Chatwood, the Bolton safe
manufacturer have not yet been announced. Mr
Walker of Cornhill was present and a letter he
recently received from Thomas Casely, the
burglar transported to Australia is reprinted
here.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/093E
access
W. Snell, Clement's Inn, City of Westminster:
'Fire-proof safes'. 'Builder'
Brief note, dated 29 January 1867.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/094A-D
access
'The Great French Exhibition'. 'Times'
1867 Aug 19
References the Bramah and Hobbs lock
controversy in 1851 and the Cornhill burglary of
1865 and Robert Fairlie's conclusions as to the
safe-breaker's method of opening the safe. The
challenge between Silas C. Herring, a New
York safe manufacturer and Samuel Chatwood
is described in detail.
see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/095A-C
1867 Aug 31
Page 532
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'The Great French Exhibition'. 'Times'
1867 Aug 19
References the Bramah and Hobbs lock
controversy in 1851 and the Cornhill burglary of
1865 and Robert Fairlie's conclusions as to the
safe-breaker's method of opening the safe. The
challenge between Silas C. Herring, a New
see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/094A-D
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/095D
access
The Great French Exhibition. 'Times'
1867 Aug 21
The challenge between Silas C. Herring, a New
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/096A-B
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/096A-B
access
The Great French Exhibition. 'Times'
1867 Aug 21
Part 2-3 of a cutting in 3 parts. For Part 1 see
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/095D
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/096C-E
access
'The Paris Exhibition'. 'Daily Telegraph'
1867 Aug 23
is described in detail. The 2 English jury
members and the French chairman of the jury
resigned on grounds of unfair influence by the 2
American jury members.
see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/097A-B
Page 533
Reference
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'The Paris Exhibition'. 'Daily Telegraph'
1867 Aug 23
is described in detail. The 2 English jury
members and the French chairman of the jury
resigned on grounds of unfair influence by the 2
American jury members.
see CLC/B/002/10/01/010/096C-E
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/097C
access
Joseph E. Holmes, Laburnum Cottage,
1867 Aug 27
Ruabon, to the Editor: 'The Safe-breaking
conflict'. 'Daily Telegraph'
From the jury secretary during the trial of safes
between Herring and Chatwood during the
Paris Exhibition. Concerns payment of fees and
expenses to the workmen and jury members
and of the sum to be paid to charity.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/097D
access
'Paris Exhibition'. 'Society of Arts Journal'
The resignation of the jury at the trial of safes
manufactured by Herring and Chatwood.
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Aug 30
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/097E
access
"American Justice", to the Editor: 'The Paris
Exhibition'. 'Daily Telegraph'
On the fairness of the trial of safes
manufactured by Herring and Chatwood - why
should drawings of the internal construction of
Herring's safe have been made available?
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Aug 28
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/097F
access
Rice Brothers, Dock Mill Steam Brewery,
Southsea, Portsmouth: 'Success of Chubb's
Safes'
Testimonial to the efficacy of a Chubb's fireresisting safe during a fire on 15 November.
1 advertisement
1870
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Samuel Jones, 17 Dorset Street, Belgrave
Road, Pimlico, City of Westminster, to Chubb
and Son
Letter from an unemployed printer submitting 2
sample keys so designed that keys left on the
interior of doors cannot be removed from
outside using American tweezers or pliers.
1 letter of 2 pages
Former Reference: unknown
1865 Dec 8
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/098B
access
Charles Chubb and Jason Hook: Notice of
dissolution of Partnership. 'London Gazette'
The partnership was dissolved on 7 December
1827, and this notice witnessed on 24 March
1828. Cutting erroneously dated in manuscript
as 18/3/28.
1 newspaper cutting
1828 Mar
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/099
access
Unknown correspondent, 47 Mark Lane, City of
London, to Chubb and Son, St. Paul's
Churchyard
Concerning key to small safe in their counting
house premises.
1 letter of 2 pages
1865 Mar 7
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/100A
access
Potential removal of Chubb's lock works to
Wednesfield Heath.
Ryland's Circular reports that Chubb have
secured plot of land at Wednesfield Heath, as
their existing works are threatened by
destruction by one of the new railways.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/100B
access
The abominable nuisance created by works in
the township [Unnamed].
Chubb's Wolverhampton manager, Mr Phillips,
would not have contemplated setting up their
new works in the township if they had realised
the nuisance caused by existing works.
Fragmentary report from unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
Page 535
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A.F. Bingham Wright, 9th Regiment, Yokohama 1867
Garrison, Japan, to the Editor: 'The Fire at
Yokohama'
Following an earthquake on 25 November, fire
broke out in the Yoshiwara district, which was
fought by detachments from the British garrison
and Navy. No Europeans were killed, but at
least 35 "Nippons" perished.
For Parts 1 & 3 see
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/075F-G
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/100D
access
Hall v. Barrows - Reversal of verdict.
Brief report on the case regarding trade marks
and whether they form part of business assets,
which may be reassigned. The Lord Chanceller
had reversed the decision of the Master of the
Rolls.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/100E
access
Walker v. Hopley.
Case brought befor the Lord Chief Justice
concerning Frederick Walker, the Cornhill
jeweller and his purchase of a safe from Mr.
Hopley.
Unknown source, possibly dated 1864.
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/100F
access
'Wolverhampton' manufacturers at the
Birmingham Exhibition.
Only six exhibitors from Wolverhampton will be
showing at the exhibition, including Chubb and
Son. Chubb will be displaying locks of all sizes,
including a cathedral door lock, which is
described in some detail
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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Exhibition display by Chubb and Sons.
Brief report of display at unnamed exhibition
{Birmingham?).
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/100H
access
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/100I
access
Court report on burglary case held before the
Lord Chief Justice.
When questioned by Mr Webster, witness
stated that thieves had almost decided not to
attempt to open a Milner's safe during robbery
at an unnamed jewellers.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/100J
access
'Copy of concluding section of my will'.
Unknown embittered inventor requests that his
executors destroy all his models, drawings and
memoranda.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/100K
access
Chubb v. Tidmarsh.
The case was dismissed by Mr Kynnersley, the
stipendiary magistrate, on the grounds that the
evidence did not display an "intent" to defraud.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1864
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/100L
access
'Serious robbery in Wolverhampton'.
Robbery at premises of E. and C. Toovey, 24
Cleveland Street. The strong room had been
entered and cash boxes opened and their
contents stolen.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/100N
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Jewelled lock? on display
Fragmentary description of jewelled artefact
inscribed with the Andalusian cipher and the
arms of Jaen.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/101A
access
International exhibitors at the Paris Exhibition.
Unkown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/101B
access
'English Safes - American Safes'.
First part of report on the trial of safes
manufactured by Samuel Chatwood of London
and Silas Herring of New York at the Paris
Exhibition.
Unkown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1867
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/101C
access
Walker v. Milner. 'Building News'
1866
Reports on the forthcoming action for breach of
Son of Moorgate. Hobbs and Hart of the
Poultry, City of London are currently working on
a secure strong-room door.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/101D
access
'The New District Bank, Stafford'
Description of Gothic-style building in red brick,
with stone dressings. The fire-proof strong
room and bullion safe are fitted with Chubb's
fireproof doors.
Unknown source, based on a report in the local
'Advertiser' newspaper. Part 2 of a cutting in 3
parts. For Parts 1 & 3 see
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/080B-C
1 newspaper cutting
1867
Page 538
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Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/101F
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'Daring Robbery in Birmingham. An iron "safe"
broken open'.
Part of report of robbery at premises of W.H.
Dixon, Old Wharf, Birmingham. An outer door
had been forced open using a crowbar, and an
iron safe forced open.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/101G
access
'High Court of Justiciary. Mr. Laing's Robbery'
186Trial of Dietrich Mahler and Marcus Berrenhard
on the charge of robbery from the premises of
Laing's watchmaker and jeweller, Brunswick
Street, Glasgow, Scotland. Berrenhard was
found guilty of reset and sentenced to six year's
penal servitude; the case against Mahler was
not proven.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/0101H
access
The Cornhill robbery.
Footnote to a court report. The evidence of the
burglar Caseley suggests that only Chubb's
safes are completely burglar-proof.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1866
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/101I
access
A Copyright Bill
End of Parliamentary ? report quoting the Bill
as "imperfect and unsatisfactory"
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/102A
access
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
186-
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Inquest on Mr Ratcliffe, a safe-blower.
Part of report - it appears that Ratcliffe had
been responsible for blowing up Price's safe - if
he had excercised proper caution the jury
should return a verdict of Accidental Death.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/102C
access
'The Great Fire in Gresham Street'
Newspaper headline only.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/102D
access
Walker v. Milner.
Fragment of witness statement from court
report.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
1866
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/102E
access
Penny Red stamp
Plate number 98
1 postage stamp
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/103
access
Visit to Chubb's agent's premises at 80 St
Vincent Street.
Mr Melville, the local agent demonstrates
various safes and thief-proof locks.
Unknown source.
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/010/104
access
'Fenby's Permutating key-cutting machine'.
'Builder'
Illustrated description.
1 newspaper cutting
1866
CLC/B/002/10/01/011
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1 volume
1867 - 1869
[1829 - 1874]
Page 540
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'Provisional Protections'
1868 Jan 1 Pasted patent cuttings for improvements to
1868 Oct 15
locks giving number, name, address, patent title
1 document
Former Reference: 1
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/002
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'Abstracts of Specifications'. 'The Engineer'
Pasted specification cuttings from. Gives
number, name, address, description. None
were proceeded with
1 document
1868 Jan 10 1868 Sep 29
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/003A
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'The Paris Exhibition'
[source unknown]. Special correspondent's
description, 13 July, of machinery gallery and
the display by lock and safe companies,
comparing firms and products from different
countries
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/003B
access
Mr Chatwood's safes exhibited in the English
department, Paris [?] Exhibition. 'Engineering'
Praises Chatwood's detailed exhibit
1 cutting
1867 May 3
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/003C
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Joseph Depoilly and Company, Escarbotin,
France
1 business card
186French
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/003D
access
'Numerous robberies by safe-breakers'
At warehouse and offices, Dickinson Street
[place not stated]
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/004A
access
Competition between Mr Herring of New York
and Mr Chatwood of England to see who had
the best safe
[source unknown. First part missing]The great
International safe contest at the Paris Universal
Exposition August
1 newspaper cutting
1867
Page 541
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'Herring's United States Champion Safe
victorious in the recent trial at the Paris
Exposition'
[Source unknown, Aug 13], Report of the
results of the great International safe contest at
the Paris Universal Exposition August won by
Mr Herring
1 newspaper cutting
1867
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/004C
access
'Chatwood's Invincible "Intersected" Steel Bank
Safe'
[Source unknown] Extracts from the official
report of the english engineers of the Safe
Testing Committee, Paris, Exposition 1867,
France
1 newspaper cutting
1867
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/004D
access
Comments on the merits of English, American
and Belgian locks. 'Manchester Examiner'
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Oct 15
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/004E
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'The battle of the safes'. 'The Standard'
Details from report on the Safe Contest at the
International Exhibition Paris in July
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Oct 26
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/005
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'Chatwoods Prize Medal Septiple Patent
Invincible Intersected Steel Safes,
Strongrooms, Doors, Chests etc.'
[Publication unknown]. Coloured advertisement
with image of safe.
1 advertisement
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/006
access
'The International Safe Competition'
[Source unknown, incomplete]. Extract from
report of the results of the great International
safe contest held 9 July at the Paris Universal
Exposition, France
1 newspaper cutting
1867
Page 542
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'Important Notice to Bankers and Others at the
Paris Exhibition, 1867, Chatwood's Sextiple
Invincible "Intersected " Steel Bank Safes'
Technical details and price list of Chatwood
safes. With illustration of safe
1 double sided 2 page advertisement
1867 Dec
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/007B
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'Fichet Serrurier Mecanicien fournisseur
brevete de LL.MM.L'empereur et L'imperatrice'
Fichet safes
1 advertisement
186French
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/008
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'Fabrique de Coffres-Forts E. Petitjean
Serrurier- Mecanicien'
Advertisement for safes in French with black
and white engraved illustrations
advertisement
186french
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/009
access
'Herrings Patent Champion Safes'
Part only
1 advertisement
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/010
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'The Cornhill Burglary'
Part of Advertisement for Chatwood Patent
Safe and Lock Company. Letters of
recommendation from John Walker and Sons
and copy of letter to 'The Engineer' published
1867 May 17 re robbery foiled by burglarproof
safe at their Cornhill premises
1 advertisement
1867
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/011A
access
'Extensive Safe Robbery'
[Publication unknown] At Rossendale Calico
Printing Works, Love Clough near Rawtenstall,
Lancashire
1 newspaper cutting
186-
Page 543
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Details of the International Safe Competition
Paris, France. 'Hampshire Advertiser'
Details of tests done on locks. Part 1 of 4. See
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/012A for parts 2-4
1 newspaper cutting
1867
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/012A
access
Details of the International Safe Competition
Paris, France. 'Hampshire Advertiser'
Details of tests done on locks and official
results of competition. 2nd to 4th part of 4. (see
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/011B)
1 newspaper cutting
1867
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/012B
access
'The new National Provincial Bank of England
at Southampton'
[Publication unknown] Description of new bank
and strong room with Chubb patent doors,
incomplete
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/012C
access
'Chubb's New Patent'. 'Glasgow Morning
Journal'
Description and commendation of Chubbs'
patent diagonal safe
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Sep 28
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/013
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Volume 4 Index
index title page on paper
1 document
191- - 193-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/014
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Index Page 1
Advertisements
1 document
191- - 193-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/015
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Index Page 2
Advertisements
1 document
191- - 193-
Page 544
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Index Page 3
(Pg 3 on paper) Advertisements and Burglaries
and Robberies
1 document
191- - 193-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/017
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Index Page 4
Burglaries and Robberies
1 document
191- - 193-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/018
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Index Page 5
1 document
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Index Page 6
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Index Page 7
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Index Page 8
1 document
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Index Page 9
Burglaries and Robberies and Exhibitions
1 document
191- - 193-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/023
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Index Page 10
Exhibitions
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 11
(Pg 11 on paper) Exhibitions and Fireproofing
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 12
Fireproofing and Latches and Locks: Notices
of:1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 13
Fireproofing and Latches and Locks: Notices
of:- and Legal Reports
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 14
Legal Reports and Locks:- Descriptions and
Specifications of
1 document
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Index Page 15
191- - 193Locks:- Descriptions and Specifications of, Lock
Controversies and Locks:- Treatises and
Lectures etc on
index pg 15
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Index Page 16
Locks:- Treatises and Lectures etc on and
Lockpicking (sundry)
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 17
Lockpicking (sundry), Locks Reviews of and
Price Lists, Circulars and Cards etc
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 18
Price Lists, Circulars and Cards etc and Safe
Controversies
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 19
Safe Controversies and Safes: Descriptions
and Specifications of
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 20
Safes: Descriptions and Specifications of,
Safes:Tests of and Testimonials
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 21
'Miscellanea' A
1 document
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Index Page 22
Miscellanea A-B
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 23
Miscellanea B-C
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 24
Miscellanea C
1 document
191- - 193-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/038
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Index Page 25
Miscellanea C
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 26
Miscellanea C-D
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 27
Miscellanea D-F
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 28 and 29
Miscellanea F-K
2 documents
191- - 193-
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Index Page 30
Miscellanea K-L
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 31
Miscellanea L-M
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 32
Miscellanea N-P
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 33
Miscellanea P-R
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 34
Miscellanea R-S
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 35
Miscellanea S
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 36
Miscellanea T-V
1 document
191- - 193-
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Index Page 37
Miscellanea V-Y
1 document
191- - 193-
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'The Safe-Breaking Contest at The Paris
Exhibition August 1867, Chatwood Bolton v
Herring New York'
[Unknown source]. Page 1 of 4 pages. Reprint
of article from 'Boston Chronicle' 1867 Aug 31
and Aug 24 (part)
(Page 2 containing articles from Aug 31 and
Sept 7 on back stuck to page.)
1 newspaper cutting
1867
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/051
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'The Safe-Breaking Contest at The Paris
1867
Exhibition August 1867, Chatwood Bolton v
Herring New York'
[Unknown source]. Page 3 of 4 pages. Reprint
of 'Official Report of English Engineers', letter to
Daily Telegraph Aug 31 regarding 'The
American Engineers and Mr G A Sala' and
extract from 'The Engineer' Aug 30 (incomplete)
(Page 4 on back stuck to page.)
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/052
access
'Great Trial of United States versus British
Safes at The Paris Exhibition 1867 for 3000
dollars a side'
Printed copy of correspondence between Silas
Herring and Samuel Chatwood re conditions of
the challenge and their final agreement.
Includes engravings of of Herring's first class
and third class bankers' safes
1 leaflet
1867
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/053
access
'The Great Fire in Houndsditch. Important
Testimonial'
[Source Unknown].Testimonial from J Defries
and Sons regarding uninjured contents of safes
in fire at 147 Houndsditch, City of London and
1-6, and 11 Gravel Lane on 26 March
1 advertisement
1868 Mar
Page 549
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'Chatwood's Sextiple Invincible "Intersected "
186- - 189Steel Bank Safes'
Announcement of the purchase from the
patentee of the exclusive licence to
manufacture safes and locks granted to Samuel
Chatwood. Includes list of 15 qualities relating
to these locks, with detailed black and white
diagram of safe on reverse side. Part 1 of 2 see
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/055 for second part
1 advertisement
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/055
access
'Chatwood's Sextiple Invincible "Intersected "
Steel Bank Safes'
Second of 2 pages. Price list, descriptions and
testimonials for 'Chatwood's patent fire and
burglar-proof safes'
Including 'Treble - Patent Fire-resisting Safes',
Quadruple-Patent Gunpowder Escapement,
Fire - Resisting Safe', Quintuple - Patent
Gunpowder Escapement, Fire and BurglarProof Safe and Sextiple-Patent Intersected
Steel Invincible Safes.' Printed on back and
front of page
1 advertisement
186- - 189-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/056
access
'Great Trial of Lancashire versus American
Safes, at the Paris Exposition 1867, for £600 a
side'
Copy agreement between Silas C Herring and
Samuel Chatwood on terms of challenge
1 document
1867
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/057A
access
'Railway Carriage Doors'. 'Daily News'
Letter from Hobbs, Hart 76 Cheapside, City of
London regarding trials of a new lock for
carriage doors
1 newspaper cutting
1867
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/057B
access
Tests to the safes at the safe breaking contest
1867
at the Paris Exhibition of August 1867
Detailed report on tests carried out (incomplete)
part of 1 newspaper cutting
Page 550
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'The Great International Safe Controversy'
Incomplete. Details of the work and
achievements of Silas C. Herring from 'The
Cosmopolitan' and extract of a letter of
testimonial from General Pearson 1866 Jul 11.
1 incomplete newspaper cutting
1867 Sep 16
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/058A
access
'Challenge competition of safes for the deposit
of valuables at Paris'. 'The Engineer'
Detailed report on the facts relating to the
resignation of the members, the chairman and
the secretary of the committee set up to judge
the competition and its dissolvement without a
decision on Aug 20
1867 Aug 30
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/058B
access
New safe manufactory opened
[Source unknown]. Opened by Mr McCarthy
and said to have new safe lock more secure
than Chubbs
1 newspaper cutting
1867
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/058C
access
Attempted break in Mr Schlutz, 237 Calle,
Victoria, Argentina. 'Buenos Ayres Standard'
Failed robbery due to excellence of Chubb
locks
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Nov 22
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/058D
access
'Book Lending'
(Publication unknown) Extract from a poem by
Sir Walter Scott entitled 'The Art of Bookkeeping' including the lines 'They pick'd my
Locke, to me far more, than Bramah's patent
worth'
1 newspaper cutting
1867
Page 551
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Testimonial for Chubb Safes from Buenos
1867
Ayres government, Argentina
Spanish
Certification from treasurer of National
Government dated 31 July 1867 that Chubb
Safes belonging to Messrs James C.
Thompson survived a fire and are now in use in
the National Treasury Office. Verified as true
copy of original. For translation see
CLC/B/002/10/0111/060
1 document
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/060
access
Testimonial for Chubb Safes from Buenos
Ayres government, Argentina
Translation in English of original letter see
CLC/B/O002/10/011/059
1 document
1867
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/061A
access
'The Safes Contest at Paris.' 'Daily Telegraph'
Letter to the editor from Samuel Lockwood in
reply to Silas C. Herring giving his version of
facts relating to Paris Contest
1868 Jan 04
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/061B
access
Chubb Safe contents untouched in Buenos
Ayres fire. 'La Tribuna'
Details of fire in Calle Mayo Buenos Ayres,
Argentina, where contests of Chubb Safe
untouched
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Aug 02
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/062A
access
'Paris Exhibition'
1867 Aug
[Source unknown] Report on the Paris
Exhibition including the safe challenge between
Chatwood and Herring
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/062B
access
The Chubb Safes and the Buenos Ayres Fire
1867 Aug
[Source unknown] Letters to the editor of La
spanish
Tribuna from A. M. Bell for D. C. Thompson
dated Aug and J.M. Drago Tesorero General de
la Nacion dated Jul
1 newspaper cutting
Page 552
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'Chubb's Improved Patent Detector Lock'
Double sided. In two parts, for second part see
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/064. Description with
illustration of lock and testimonial dated 1825
Nov 14 of The Honourable Board of Ordnance
1 advertisement leaflet
1829
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/064
access
'Chubb's Improved Patent Detector Lock and
Chubb's Newly Invented Patent Combination
Latch' sales leaflet
Double sided. In two parts, for first part see
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/063. Descriptions of lock
and combination latch with testimonial dated
1829 Oct 07 from a principal agent of the Bank
of England
1 item
1829
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/065A
access
'Bolitin Del Dia'
[Source unknown] Questions concerning article
in La Tribuna
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Aug
Spanish
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/065B
access
1867 Aug
[Source unknown] Letters to the editor of 'La
Spanish
Tribuna' from De Lisle S. S. S. dated Aug, A.
M. Bell for D. C. Thompson dated 1867 Aug 01
and J. M. Drago Tesorero General de la Nacion
dated Jul
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/065C
access
1867 Aug
[Source unknown] Letters to the editor of La
Spanish
Tribuna from De Lisle S.S.S. dated Aug, A. M.
Bell for D. C. Thompson dated Aug and J. M.
Drago Tesorero General de la Nacion dated Jul
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/065D
access
'William Milner Esq, The Fishermans Friend.'
'Isle of Man Times'
Erection of tower on Bradda head as memorial
to William Milner of Liverpool for donations to
the community
1 newspaper cutting
186-
Page 553
Reference
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'Destruction of the Government House at
Buenos Ayres'. 'The Builder'
Contents of Chubb safe untouched in Buenos
Ayres, Argentina fire
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Oct 05
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/065F
access
'Warehouse Robbery in Manchester'.
Robbery of safe from Findlater and Mackie in
The Royal Exchange found empty in river
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Dec 27
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/066A
access
'Ancient Locks and Keys'
[Source unknown] Extract from an article by
J.C.Tildesley in 'Once a Week' a lighthearted
look at locks in Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome,
China and Europe
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/066B
access
'Patents for Casting Steel'. 'Manchester
Guardian'
Action in Manchester County Court brought by
Mr W Hall against Mr S Chatwood for recovery
of £25 for use of patented process
1 newspaper cutting
1868 Feb 15
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/066C
access
Colonial demand for goods in the lock trade.
'The Engineer'
Details of demand for orders from the
Wolverhampton lock trade for the Colonies
including 100 chests for The East Indies
1 newspaper cutting
1868 Feb 14
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/066D
access
'Warehouse Thieves in Custody'.
[Source Unknown] Details of robbery at 37
Fountain Street and trial and committal of six
thieves. Milner's safes broken open
1 newspaper cutting
186-
Page 554
Reference
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'Attempt to Rob a Bank in Manchester'.
Failed attempt to rob Adelphi Banking
Company at the corner of Brown Street and
Marsden Street. Unable to open Milner's large
safe
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Oct 29
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/066F
access
'Address for Keys'
[Source unknown] Letter from Chubb and Son
regarding system of labelling keys in case of
loss
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/067
access
'£500 Reward'. 'Town Amusements'
[Source unknown] Advertisement by John
Robbins and Sons 146 Cheapside, City of
London for 'The Patent Burglar Proof Lock' and
'The Patent Indicating Lock' with illustrations
1 advertisement
1867 October
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/068
access
'Burglary Prevented'
[Date unknown] Advertisement placed in
window of Mr Ratti's premises for 'Ratti's Thief
Protector'. Description of apparatus and
undertaking to provide security for a sixbedroomed house for 30 shillings
1 advertisement
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/069
access
'Tucker and Reeves, Fire-proof Safe, Cash, and 186Deed Box Makers'
Price List for Tucker and Reeves Patent Locks.
Two sided with back stuck to page
1 advertisement
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/070A
access
'The Pillar-Box Robberies'
[Source unknown] Trial of Benjamin Poulter at
Hertford Magistrates Court for robbing pillar
boxes using a key made to fit and a pair of filed
down compasses
1 newspaper cutting
186-
Page 555
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'The Great Robbery at Mr Walkers in 1865'
186[Source unknown] Letter to the editor from John
Walker [see also CLC/B/002/10/01/011/070C]
concerning robbery at his premises and failure
by the courts to return to him money found on
the robbers that he alledges to be from the sale
of his property
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/070C
access
'The Threadneedle Street Robbery'
[Source unknown] Letter to the editor from W
Johnson of 54 Threadneedle Street, City of
London in reply to Mr Walker [see
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/070B] concerning
robbery by same gang as Mr Walker and
counterclaim to money recovered from gang
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/070D
access
'Bradford'. 'Builder'
Detailed description of new premises for the
Bradford Old Bank at the junction of Lower
Cheapside and Market Street including details
of strongroom and Chubb Safe
1 newspaper cutting
1868 Feb 02
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/070E
access
Exhibits at unknown exhibition
186[Source unknown] Details of exhibits including a
'splendid trophy of locks and keys by Messrs
Chubb'
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/071A
access
'The Capture of City Burglars'. 'The Telegraph'
[Source unknown.] Capture and trial of three
burglars caught in possession of a number of
skeleton keys (see also
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/071D, F and G)
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Sep 19
Page 556
Reference
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CLC/B/002/10/01/011/071B
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'Important Notice to Bankers, Merchants and
Others'. 'Manchester Guardian'
Notice of removal of offices of S. Chatwood
from 95 Bridge Street, Manchester to Cross
Street
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Jul 03
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/071C
access
'A burglar from London captured in Paris'.
Burglar surprised by return of resident in The
Rue des Ecoles, Paris, France
1 newspaper cutting
1866 Jul 03
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/071D
access
'A Gang of Burglars'. 'The Times'
Capture and trial of three burglars caught in
possession of a number of skeleton keys (see
also CLC/B/002/10/01/011/071A, F, and G)
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Sep 19
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/071E
access
'Safe Railway Carriages'. 'Engineer'
American invention of railway car in shape of
iron cylinder with the suggested name of 'Iron
Safe'
1 newspaper cutting
1868 Jun 15
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/071F
access
'The Capture of a Gang of Burglars'
1867 Sep 20
[Slip printed at Wolverhampton for sending to
newspapers]. Capture and trial of three burglars
caught in possession of a number of skeleton
keys [see also CLC/B/002/10/01/011/071A, D
and G]
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/071G
access
'The Capture of the Burglar Caseley's Gang'.
'Standard'
Capture and trial of three burglars caught in
possession of a number of skeleton keys (see
also CLC/B/002/10/01/011/071A, D and F)
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Sep 19
Page 557
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Second Battle of Safes
[Source unknown] States second battle
'imminent'
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/072A
access
'Capture of the last of the Notorious City
Burglars'. 'Standard'
Details of trial of James Evans, John Robinson
and John Davis for attempted burglary and
possession of skeleton keys by Alderman Sir
Robert Caren at The Mansion House, City of
London
1867 Sep 11
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/072B
access
'Guildhall, The Burglary in the City'. 'Standard'
Details of trial of John Norrington, James and
William Dyer and George Shaw for burglary
and Alfred Blake for receiving before Alderman
Besley, City of London
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Sep 28
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/072C
access
John Chubb nominates Mr Bell as Conservative 186Candidate
[Source unknown] Uproar during nomination of
Mr Bell
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/072D
access
Conviction of Evans, Robinson and Davis for
intent to commit felony. 'Standard'
Conviction and sentencing of Evans, Robinson
and Davis for possession of skeleton keys
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Sep 27
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/072E
access
'Lubrication'. 'The Engineer'
Letter from Clavis at G.H. Chubb Glengall
factory regarding the reduction in the cost of oil
used in factories by using Lieuvain's self-acting
oil feeders
1 newspaper cutting
1868 Aug 08
Page 558
Reference
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'Fire at the East End'
186Source unknown). Details of fire at back Church
Lane, St George's-in-the-East, Stepney where
buildings and contents destroyed but books and
estimates in a patent Reliance fireproof safe
were saved
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/073
access
'Walker's Patent Locks, Spindles and Furniture'
[Source unknown]. Technical details of
Walker's lock's, spindles and furniture with two
itemised illustrations
1 advertisement
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/074
access
Customer at Castlebar, to Messrs Chubb and
1866 Nov 27
Son, 75 St Pauls Churchyard, City of London
Praising Chubb for its good service and the
'beautiful workmanship' of it's safes, requesting
a missing screw that 'offends his eye' and
blaming the Gaol Board's failure to take his
advise on fitting Chubb locks on all their cells
for the escape of a dangerous criminal.
Manuscript
1 letter of 4 pages
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/075A
access
'The Factory Acts'. 'The Engineer'
1867 Oct 11
Criticism of the new Factory Acts by a locksmith
of Wolverhampton as being unfair to those
working for manufacturers employing less than
fifty people not covered by the Acts
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/075B
access
Key for Silver Cross in Church in Abyssinia
[Source unknown) Illustration of sketch of key
at Wolverhampton used as pattern for key to
silver cross in Abyssinia
1 newspaper cutting
186-
186-
Page 559
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CLC/B/002/10/01/011/075C
access
'Robbery at the London and County
Bank'.'Hampshire Advertiser'
[Part one, see CLC/B/002/10/01/011/076B for
part two] Attempted robbery at Bank in
Winchester foiled when bank managers wife
heard intruders and police called
1 newspaper cutting
1867 Jun 14
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/075D
access
'The Bankruptcy of Mr Samuel Griffiths',
Details of bankruptcy hearing for Mr Griffiths,
Mayor of Wolverhampton trading as iron
merchant under the style of 'Ridgeway,
Griffiths, Thornton and company'
1 newspaper cutting
1868 Jun 03
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/076A
access
'Hobbs, Hart and Company, Lock and Safe
1868 Sep 11
Manufacturers, and Bullion Vault Builders'.
'Journal of Society of Arts'
Comparison with other safes and description of
unique method of 'wedge-proofing' Hobbs safes
to make them burglar proof, with illustrations
1 advertisement
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/076B
access
'Robbery at the London and County
Bank'.'Hampshire Advertiser'
[Part two see CLC/B/002/10/01/011/075C for
part one] Attempted robbery at Bank in
Winchester foiled when bank managers wife
heard intruders and police called
1867 Jun 14
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/076C
access
'The New Premises of the Manchester and
Liverpool District Banking Company'
[Source unknown]. Description of new bank on
East side of Lord Street Southport, including
details on the building of strong room of four
inch thick solid cast iron plates designed by C.
de Bergue and Company with a Chubb-made
strong outer door
1 newspaper cutting
186
Page 560
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Hobbs Safe-breaking Challenge to London
1868 Sep 19
Bankers. 'Hereford Times'
Challenge by Hobbs the American Locksmith to
break into London Banks at night and
succesfully burgle their safes without any one
asleep on the premises hearing him
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/077A
access
N.A.W.O. Bignall of Bhuddruck Balasore, India,
to Messrs Chubb and Company, 57 St Pauls
Churchyard, City of London
Request for a price list. Manuscript
1 letter
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/077B
access
Sales catalogue for safes
1869 Jan 20
Doublesided page 17 and 18 of sales catalogue
for sale at 'Poples'? listing description price and
catalogue number of fire-proof safes
1 advertisement
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/078
access
'Fire and Burglar Proof Safes Deeds and Plate 186Chests Reduced Price List'
Advertisemenrt for sale by The Birmingham
Safe Company of stock from 'The Vulcan Safe
Works' purchased from the trustees of Cotterill,
Morris and Company, including one illustration
and details of safes for sale
1 adverisement
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/079
access
Wallen and Clunn auctioneers, 1 Bishopsgate
1868 Mar
Street Without, City of London, advertisement
for auction of patent for improvement in tumbler
locks
Auction of 'improvements to tumble locks'
patent for a term of fourteen years from 15 Mar
1862 including detailed specifications, to be
held on 27 Mar 1868 at one o'clock at the
Auction Mart, Tokenhouse Yard, Bank
1 advertisement
1867 Dec 07
Page 561
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'James Aitkens and Company Prices Current'.
Advertisement for Chatwoods Sextiple Patent
Intersected Steel Bank Safes
Lancashire Safe Works, Bolton, Lancashire, 95
Bridge Street Manchester, descrption and price
list for Chatwood locks
1 advertisement
1868 Oct 10
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/080B
access
Theft of Chubb's cash box from 37 Addison
Road North, Notting Hill, Kensington
[Source unknown]. Report by the Metropolitan
Police X Division listing items contained in the
stolen cashbox and detailed description of the
23 year old woman who took it
1 newspaper cutting
1868 Nov
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/080C
access
'Electric Safety Lock'. 'Builder'
1868 Aug 08
Invention of a new kind of safety lock by MM.
Duve and Lemaire two young Parisian
mechanics with detailed description of workings
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/081A
access
'The Vendale Lost Property Office'
[Source unknown]. A day in the life of Emma
and her lost Chubb key through the eyes of a
child
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/081B
access
The Great Fire of Callao in Peru on Aug 15
[Source unknown]. Details of a fire at the Hotel
De Confianzo in Callao, a city already partially
destroyed by an earthquake and a revolution
which because of orders by the military to pile
its contents outside the front of the building
spread rapidly with catastrophic effects
including the destruction of the contents of
Milner fire-proof safes.
1 newspaper cutting
1868
Page 562
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Dates
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access
'Daring Robbery of Letters from a Post-Office
Pillar Box'
[Source unknown]. Details of pillar-box robbery
at the corner of Castle Street, Holborn
1 newspaper cutting
1868
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/081D
access
'Advertisement'. 'Methodist Recorder'
Answer to robbery, fix a Chubb Lock
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/081E
access
Mr Chubb's views on religion and politics
[Publication unknown]. Quote from a letter from
John Chubb of Brixton Rise in the 'Watchman'
of 3 Nov relating to the affect of their religious
views on the policies of the Parliamentary
candidates for the City of London
1 newspaper cutting
1868
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/081F
access
'Head of House, 57 St Jack's Crypt', envelope
Part of handwritten envelope with postmark but
no stamp
1 item
1868 Oct 31
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/082A
access
'The Accident to The Irish Mail Train'.
Incomplete reprint of article regarding
identification of rail crash victims including a Mr
Lund whose presence in the train was
ascertained by a set of keys with a Chubb
identity ticket attached. (See also
CLC/B/002/10/010/11/082B and E for complete
article)
1868 Aug
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/082B
access
Identification of bodies after an accident to the
Irish Mail train 'Daily Telegraph'
The identification of rail crash victims including
a Mr Lund whose presence in the train was
ascertained by a set of keys with a Chubb
identity ticket attached. (Part 1 see
CLC/B/002/10/010/11/08E for second part)
1 newspaper cutting
1868 Aug 29
Page 563
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'An Escape from a Gaol'
[Publication unknown] Detailed account of how
John Simpson constructed keys that helped
another prisoner escape from the Hull Borough
Gaol
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/082D
access
'Notes from Paris'. 'The Engineer'
1868 Jul 24
Note to readers that they would be interested in
passages of the official report on the French
Exhibition by M. Viollet-le-Duc
1 newspaper cutting
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/082E
access
Identification of bodies after an accident to the
Irish mail train. 'Daily Telegraph'
Coroners Court proceedings relating to the
identification of the Irish mail train rail crash
victims including Mr James Lund's identification
of a Chubb identity ticket and a watch
belonging to his brother [Part 2, see
CLC/B/002/10/01/11/082B for part 1]
1 newspaper cutting
1868 Aug 29
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/082F
access
Griffiths the Safeman 43 Cannon Street, City of
London
Advertisement for buying and selling second
hand safes [two sided, stuck to page]
1 advertisement
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/083
access
'Interior of Messrs.Chubb and Sons Factory,
Glengall Road,Old Kent Road'
(Date and publication unknown) etching
depicting the interior of the Chubb factory (for
related article and description see
CLC/B/002/010/086A)
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/084
access
'South Staffordshire Industrial Exhibition at
Wolverhampton'
(Publication unknown) etching depicting public
viewing exhibition exhibits
1 newspaper cutting
186-
Page 564
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James Nicholson and Company, 207 Upper
Thames Street, London, City of London, to
Messrs Chubb and Sons
Testimonial relating to the protection of
documents in a Chubb safe from both a
burglary and a fire at their premises, including
permission to publish. Manuscript
1 letter
1871 Oct 30
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/086A
access
'Messrs. Chubb and Sons Safe Works'
186(Source unknown) detailed description of new
factory and contents at Glengall Road, Old Kent
Road, Bermondsey (see
CLC/B/002/010/01/011/083 for illustration)
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/086B
access
'City Elections'
(Source unknown) polls since the passing of
the Reform Act in 1832 to 1865, giving dates
names of candidates political parties and
numbers of votes
1 newspaper cutting
186-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/086C
access
Proposal of Mr C. Bell by Mr John Chubb for
City Elections
[Source unknown] Noisy reception to
recommendation by Mr Chubb seconded by Mr
H Masterton for Conservative nomination of Mr
C Bell [see also CLC/B/002/10/01/011/086D]
1 newspaper cutting
1868
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/086D
access
Proposal of Mr C. Bell by Mr John Chubb for
City Elections. 'Trowbridge Advertiser'
[Publication unknown] recommendation by Mr
Chubb and assertion of Consevative Party
issues that Mr Bell stood for [see also
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/086C]
1 newspaper cutting
1868 Nov 14
Page 565
Reference
CLC/B/002
Description
Dates
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/086E
access
Tax on purchase of property
[Publication unknown] Part of article on taxes
on property (incomplete, possibly pasted down
on wrong side)
1 newspaper cutting
1868
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/087A
access
'Marvin and Company's Safe'
[Publication unknown] Description of new safe
invented by Marvin and Company of New York,
United States of America, claimed to be
perfectly burglar proofed. Includes image of
safe
1 newspaper cutting
1868-
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/087B
access
'South Staffordshire at Work. No 1 Locks and
1868 Oct 15
Keys'. 'Ironmonger's Journal'
Brief history of the growth of the lock trade in
Wolverhampton including prominant part played
by Messrs Chubb
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/087C
access
'The Abergele Accident'. 'Manchester Paper'
Action against London and North Wesern
Railway for damages of £16,000 for death of
William Lund in Irish Mail Train accident, ashes
only identified by Chubb key identity fobb
1 newspaper cutting
1868 Dec 10
CLC/B/002/10/01/011/087D
access
'Consevative Association for the Ward of
Farringdon-Within'
[Publication unknown] Setting up a branch of
the City of London Conserv

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