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  • Object number
    52/52
  • Description
    A handmade lock to be fitted inside a heavy door. It is opened from the inside by a sliding handle. It came from Enfield, Greater London.
    This is a large handmade lock to be fitted inside a heavy door. It is opened from the inside by a sliding handle. It is inscribed with the initials 'TW', which may be the initials of a blacksmith who made the lock. It originally came from Enfield, Greater London.
  • Physical description
    1 lock for door: steel; good condition
  • Archival history
    MERL ‘Associated information’ form – ‘Name of Object: // Age…: // Name and address of present owner: // Description of use to which it was put…: Came from Enfield Middlesex // Something [...] about its locking. Hand turned screws. // TW inscribed on locking mechanism. Opened from inside by sliding handle.’
  • Object name
    Lock
  • Material
    Metal, steel
  • Associated subject
    DOMESTIC AND FAMILY LIFE : furnishing
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