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  2. Mortise lock - Wikipedia

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    The parts included in the typical US mortise lock installation are the lock body (the part installed inside the mortise cut-out in the door); the lock trim (which may be selected from any number of designs of doorknobs, levers, handle sets and pulls); a strike plate (or box keep), which lines and reinforces the cavity in the door jamb or frame ...

  3. Glossary of locksmithing terms - Wikipedia

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    When the door is closed, the bolt extends into the hole in the strike plate and holds the door closed. The strike plate protects the jamb against friction from the bolt and increases security in the case of a jamb made of a softer material (such as wood) than the strike plate. Some strike plates have their hole size and placement calculated so ...

  4. Door knocker - Wikipedia

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    A door knocker is an item of door furniture that allows people outside a house or other dwelling or building to alert those inside to their presence. A door knocker has a part fixed to the door, and a part (usually metal) which is attached to the door by a hinge, and may be lifted and used to strike a plate fitted to the door, or the door itself, making a noise.

  5. Warded lock - Wikipedia

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    An old-style warded lock which is rim mounted to a door. The warded lock is one of the oldest lock designs, found as far back as ancient China and Rome. [1] During the Middle Ages they were used prolifically on monasteries where, because money and time were available, their complexity grew.

  6. This Is What the Little Doors in Old Houses Are Really For

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    In some old houses, the little doors are designated storage space for a card table! These small spaces were meant to keep card tables—which almost everyone had in the 1950s—tucked away neat ...

  7. Padlock - Wikipedia

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    Plates that were punched from sheet metal were stacked and assembled. Holes that were formed in the middle of the plates made room to accommodate the locking mechanism. The entire stack of plates, loaded with the lock parts in it, was riveted together. This padlock was popular for its low cost and impact-resistant laminated plate design.

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