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Scientific American, Vol. 13, No. 7 (1865) (1865)

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out rubbing when the disks are not exactly able to turn the key and enter the room; when the little expense. in center. The opening between the handles is such key is not in the lock the latter is picked with a skel- thet the natural fall of the eton key. arms, in pushing or pulling, It is to foil… … pecially down hill where the asat A, andin a plate, B, which fits this shank. strength is used to retard, This plate works in a recess so that it turns easily in A patent for the invention was granted March 21, instead of to hasten it, will see at once how readily any direction when the door is to…

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