Locksmithing
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Locksmithing is the work of creating and bypassing locks. Locksmithing is a traditional trade and in many countries requires completion of an apprenticeship. The level of formal education legally requ
An illustration of a German locksmith, 1451.
A Locksmith, 2013
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
Locksmithing
…education to a training certificate awarded by an employer, or a full diploma from an engineering college, along with time spent as an apprentice. A lock is a mechanism that secures buildings, rooms, cabinets, objects, or other storage facilities. A "smith" is a metalworker who shapes metal pieces, often…
A typical modern padlock and its keys
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)
Drunk man's lock at the bottom (black lock) and a regular modern lock at the top