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A door lock made of wood, iron and brass, and coated in thick black paint. Found in Ashburton, Devon.
A large rectangular door lock made of wood, iron and brass, and coated in thick black paint. It was found by the donor in his father's shed in Ashburton, Devon, while clearing it out after his father's death in 1983. It is one of a number of objects found in the shed by the donor and donated to MERL (object numbers 83/98-83/128).

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 13.12.83 // Description: A large rectangular door-lock made of wood, iron and some brass. Difficult to see detail as it is coated in thick black paint. // Dimensions: Length: 22.5 cm Width: 14.5 cm Depth: 4.0 cm’, Letter, MERL to Roger Plumb, 10 October 1983 – 'Dear Mr Plumb, // Thank you for leaving the boxes of items at the Museum recently. We have kept some of the objects, one (the telephone) has been passed on to the Science Museum, the rest, being of no interest, we have discarded. // Yours sincerely, // Roy D Brigden // Keeper, Museum of English Rural Life'