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Lock and key
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A lock is a mechanical or electronic fastening device that is released by a physical object, by supplying secret information, by a combination thereof, or it may only be able to be opened from one sid
A typical modern padlock and its keys
A typical modern padlock and its keys
Bronze lock in the form of a scorpion, from Nalanda, India, 10th century
Bronze lock in the form of a scorpion, from Nalanda, India, 10th century
Medieval Gothic lock, from the 15th–16th centuries, made of iron, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
Medieval Gothic lock, from the 15th–16th centuries, made of iron, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
Drunk man's lock at the bottom (black lock) and a regular modern lock at the top
Drunk man's lock at the bottom (black lock) and a regular modern lock at the top
Warded lock
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A warded lock is a type of lock that uses a set of obstructions, or wards, to prevent the lock from opening unless the correct key is inserted. The correct key has notches or slots corresponding to th
Lock and key
…out of drilled holes within the bolt, allowing it to move. When the key was removed, the pins fell part-way into the bolt, preventing movement. The warded lock was also present from antiquity and remains the most recognizable lock and key design in the Western world. The first all-metal locks appeared between…
An old-style warded lock which is rim mounted to a door
An old-style warded lock which is rim mounted to a door