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"Hot Works" for Safemen

John Mitchell discusses the history of The Oxygen Lance.
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Exploding Antique Safes - Myth of fact?

I received a little infomation from Igor recently regarding exploding safes. He got in touch with a friend of his in the USA, Joe Tennant, and they kindly allowed us to reproduce the article here. There is a little of the emails shwon also to show Igors involvment and interests in the subject. By Detective Joe Tennant...
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Chatwood’s Safe Company: Part 2. (2) Harlescott - a New Era.

Chatwood’s Safe Company: Part 2. (2) Harlescott - a New Era....
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Chatwood’s Safe Company - Part 2. (1) The Final Years at Bolton.

In Mike Fincher’s 1st Part of this article we dealt with the first 50 years of Samuel Chatwood’s Safe Company (1858 to 1908). This brief historical account picks up on what happened afterwards. Firstly in this Issue, with the period leading to the firm deciding to move away from Bolton, to Shrewsbury....
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Biography of Samuel Chatwood

Select Biographies of Lockmakers: Samuel Chatwood - the first 50 years of Chatwood’s Safe Company....
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The Modern Burglar and The Story of Treasure (part 3)

To the Inventor, as to the Man of Science, achievement is but another milestone on the highway of Progress. The end of the journey lies ever beyond. Published by The Chatwood Safe Co. Ltd. Bolton, England....
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The Modern Burglar and The Story of Treasure (part 2)

To the Inventor, as to the Man of Science, achievement is but another milestone on the highway of Progress. The end of the journey lies every beyond. Published by The Chatwood Safe Co. Ltd. Bolton, England....
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The Modern Burglar and The Story of Treasure (part 1)

To the Inventor, as to the Man of Science, achievement is but another milestone on the highway of Progress. The end of the journey lies every beyond. Published by The Chatwood Safe Co. Ltd. Bolton, England....
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George Davis, part II

George Davis, Locksmith in Ordinary to the King - George III and IV (1798 to 1827)....
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George Davis, part I

This is the first, hopefully of many, articles which I have been able to obtain by kind permission of Tony Beck & The Lock Collectors Association. This article is o­n George Davis, Locksmith in Ordinary to King George III and IV (1798 to 1827) ...
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