Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 405
generally cast iron or pressed steel,which should be heavy enough to hold its shape firmly, withoutspringing or cracking if for any reason the mortise for which it isintended is not of the proper shape or size, which it rarely is. After the question as to the use of a rim or a mortise lock… … Fig. 37. Rim Lock. 330
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