Impregnable padlocks
Padlock
| Artist/Maker |
Ingersoll Locks Limited (now Ingersoll Security) was founded in Forsyth Road, Sheerwater, Woking on March 3rd 1940. Ingersoll Locks was set up as the lock manufacturing division of The Ingersoll Watch Co. which had already been trading successfully for nearly 50 years, having been incorporated by brothers Robert and Charles Ingersoll in 1892.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Impregnable padlocks |
| Materials and techniques | Laminated steel body, copper brazed and finished in nickel chrome, with chrome-plated hardened steel shackle. |
| Brief description | Impregnable padlocks, designed and manufactured by Ingersoll Locks Ltd. |
| Physical description | Impregnable padlocks, laminated steel body, copper brazed and finished in nickel chrome, with chrome-plated hardened steel shackle. |
| Credit line | Gift of the manufacturer |
| Object history | Historical significance: Winner of the Design Centre Award in 1971. |
| Summary | Ingersoll Locks Limited (now Ingersoll Security) was founded in Forsyth Road, Sheerwater, Woking on March 3rd 1940. Ingersoll Locks was set up as the lock manufacturing division of The Ingersoll Watch Co. which had already been trading successfully for nearly 50 years, having been incorporated by brothers Robert and Charles Ingersoll in 1892. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.260-1971 |
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| Record created | April 28, 2011 |
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