The want of a complete list of the patents taken out from time to time for Locks and Safes has induced me to publish the following tables, which have been most carefully compiled from the Patent Office records. It has been impossible to give even a summary of the claims made by each patentee of locks, on account of the space which would be thus occupied; but I have endeavoured to increase the usefulness of the lists by distinguishing between expired and unexpired patents. For the detailed particulars of each I must refer the enquirer to the specifications themselves, which can be purchased at the Patent Office, near Chancery Lane, London. An inspection of these will astonish many persons who may not be prepared to find the same inventions patented several times. But such is the case; and if patents are necessary as a protection to inventors (which I am somewhat inclined to doubt), the system adopted ought certainly to be such as would avoid the heavy fees ever being paid for an invention already secured to another person.

From the list of Patents for Locks I have omitted all such as are merely fastenings for railway-carriage doors, for hand-bags, pocket-books, &c., or for windows. I have also not included the ‘furniture’ of locks, i.e. the handles, spindles, &c., but all locks and latches used for doors will be found in the list.

The list of Patents for Safes includes all parts of, or apparatus connected with, Fire and Thief-resisting Safes.

Those marked * had either Provisional Protection only, or (in a few cases) were void for want of filing the complete specification. Those marked † lapsed at the end of three years from the date given in the lists; and those marked ‡ lapsed at the end of seven years. Those without any mark and not in italics ran their full term and expired at the end of fourteen years.

Only in the instances wherein the patentee’s name is in italics are the patents now (December 1st, 1874) in force.

In the list of Safes, wherever the patents are in some respects similar to previous inventions, a reference to such invention is appended.

LIST OF PATENTS FOR LOCKS AND LATCHES USED AS FASTENINGS FOR DOORS.

Year Day No. of
Patent
Name
1774 May 27 1071 Black, George
1778 Oct. 31 1200 Barron, Robert
1779 May 28 1226 Henry, Solomon
1780 March 4 1247 Ampion, John
1782 Jan. 18 1317 Hutchinson, Samuel
1784 April 2 1430 Bramah, Joseph
1789 July 7 1692 Cornthwaite, Thomas
1790 Feb. 23 1730 Rowntree, Thomas
Oct. 29 1778 Bird, Moses
1791 July 19 1819 Ferryman, Robert
Nov. 3 1835 Antes, John
1795 Aug. 28 2062 Spears, James
1797 Nov. 18 2203 Langton, Daniel
1798 May 3 2232 Bramah, Joseph
Dec. 8 2277 Turner, Thomas
1799 April 11 2306 Davis, George
1801 June 23 2521 Holemberg, Samuel
1805 May 18 2851 Stansbury, Abraham Ogier
1808 Dec. 29 3188 Tompson, William
1813 May 15 3695 Bullock, William, and Boaz, James
1815 March 7 3891 Mitchell, William, and Lawton, John
1816 May 14 4027 Ruxton, Thomas
”27 4036 Kemp, Robert
1817 Feb. 1 4096 Higginson, George Montague
” 8 4101 Clark, William
1818 ” 3 4219 Chubb, Jeremiah
June 30 4275 Roux, Albert
1819 Oct. 18 4402 Strutt, Antony Radford
1820 April 11 4443 Jennings, Henry Constantine
Dec. 14 4519 Mallet, William
1823 July 10 4812 Fairbanks, Stephen
1823 Nov. 13 4862 Ward, John
1824 June 15 4972 Chubb, Charles
1825 May 14 5171 Young, John
1828 ”17 5656 Chubb, Charles
1829 June 1 5798 Gottlieb, Andrew
1830 Jan. 18 5880 Carpenter, James, and Young, John
1831 April 14 6105 Rutherford, William
May 23 6116 Barnard, George
July 27 6143 Young, John
1832 Dec. 20 6350 Parsons, Thomas
1833 ” 3 6516 Parsons, Thomas
” 20 6527 Chubb, Charles, and Hunter, Ebenezer
6532 Pierson, Josiah Gilbert
1834 Sept. 6 6674 Longfield, William
Oct. 11 6694 Audley, Lord Baron
1835 March 18 6792 Hill, Richard
Dec. 16 6960 Warrick, John
1836 Feb. 10 7000 Fenton, Samuel
1838 June 30 7715 Uzielli, Matthew
Nov. 13 7872 Thompson, Sally
1839 Feb. 21 7972 Uzielli, Matthew
June 12 8106 Sanders, Joseph
July 3 8140 Cochrane, Alexander
” 20 8163 Schwieso, John Charles
Aug. 1 8181 Williams, William Morrett
Dec. 2 8293 Guest, James
1840 Feb. 27 8402 Williams, William Morrett
March 20 8440 Gerish, Francis William
May 2 8489 Peirce, William
June 13 8543 Wolverson, Joseph, and Rawlett, William
Oct. 22 8666 Clark, Thomas
Dec. 23 8747 Baillie, Benjamin
1841 March 29 8903 Tildesley, James, and Sanders, Joseph
May 6 8953 Hancock, James
July 14 9029 Berry, Miles
Sept. 28 9104 Strong, Theodore Frederick
1841 Nov. 9 9144 Smith, Jesse
1842 Jan. 15 9224 Poole, Moses
May 24 9364 Duce, Joseph
June 13 9395 Williams, William Morrett
Dec. 29 9578 Rock, Joseph, jun.
1843 Nov. 25 9963 Tann, Edward, Edward, and John
9965 Rock, Joseph, jun.
1844 Jan. 30 10032 Fletcher, William
May 14 10182 Pitt, Benjamin
1845 April 15 10611 Carter, George
1846 March 25 11152 Cotterill, Edwin
July 6 11283 De La Fons, John Palmer
” 15 11299 Thomas, William
Dec. 14 11491 Chubb, John
1847 Jan. 11 11523 Chubb, John, and Hunter, Ebenezer
April 16 11659 Collett, Charles Minors
Sept. 16 11869 Hancock, William
1848 ” 28 12274 Newall, Robert Stirling
1849 May 8 12604 Wilkes, Samuel
1850 July 22 13184 Bradford, James
1851 April 15 13595 Newell, Robert
Nov. 4 13802 Dismore, George
” 6 13806 Parnell, Michael Leopold
” 13 13807 Sinclair, William
” 22 13824 Restell, Thomas
Dec. 8 13852 Restell, Thomas
1852 Feb. 23 13985 Hobbs, Alfred Charles
Oct. 21 472†Rose, Joseph
Nov. 23 828†Parnell, Michael Leopold
1853 Jan. 21 160†Chubb, John, and Goater, John
” 29 229†Whishaw, Francis
Feb. 11 367†Choppin, William
May 3 1074†Goble, George Frederic
”23 1266†Simson, William
”27 1310‡Bentley, William Henry
July 5 1600†Tripe, Decimus Julius
” 6 1617†Newton, William Edward
Aug. 11 1866*Rushbury, John
” 18 1932†Pigé, Alexis
Sept. 9 2076‡Parnell, Michael Leopold
” 9 2077*Martin, James
Nov. 7 2587‡Newton, Alfred Vincent
”21 2698†Tucker, Walter Henry, and Reeves, Rashleigh
Dec. 10 2879*Du Bost, Hippolyte Laurent
” 22 2980†Gibbons, James, Jun.
1854 Feb. 1 256†Daniel, Alfred
”20 405 Milner, William
March 1 505†Holland, John Simon
” 2 514†Tann, John
June 12 1288‡Young, John
July 1 1441*Jones, Robert Lewis
”11 1514†Wolverson, Edwin
Aug. 1 1697†Holland, John Simon
” 4 1709‡Miles, Louis Player
Sept. 2 1917†Lewis, George
” 25 2060 McConnel, Robert
Oct. 3 2122†Newton, William Edward
Dec. 9 2592*Button, Reuben
”12 2611†Larkin, Richard
”13 2616†Stansbury, Charles Frederick
”20 2684 Milner, William
”23 2712*Giroux, Barthélemy Martin
1855 Jan. 29 218†Imray, John
April 25 934†Bellford, Auguste Edward Loradoux
May 1 978*Wright, Lemuel Wellman
” 11 1063†Henderson, Constantine
” 21 1127 Tucker, Walter Henry
June 9 1315 Nettlefold, J. S., E. J., and J. H.
July 18 1623†Scully, Vincent, and Heywood, Bennett John
Aug. 13 1837†Butler, Thomas
” 15 1851†Avery, John
” 30 1959*Stansbury, Charles Frederick
Sept. 4 2001†Mueller, Charles Gustav
Nov. 14 2572†Newton, Alfred Vincent
1856 Jan. 21 156*Fenton, Samuel
Feb. 5 310‡Parnell, Michael Leopold
March 28 744†Daniel, Alfred
April 21 950*Dortet, Jules
” 24 989 Blacket, Frank William
June 18 1436‡Tucker, Walter Henry
July 1 1544*Newton, Alfred Vincent
”18 1690†Leuchars, William
Aug. 7 1860*Weber, Lionel
Dec. 11 2944†Miles, William Player
”26 3066*Newburgh, Sidney, and Steinhart, Charles
1857 Jan. 8 68‡Harris, James
” 15 120†Hobbs, Alfred Charles
April 2 916†Morrison, Duncan, and Lilley, Samuel
”15 1070 Safran, Jacob
May 6 1284†Newton, William Edward
”12 1331*Cotterill, Edwin
July 13 1942*Hinks, Joseph Lester, and Day, John Rock
” 28 2059†Dortet, Jules, and Dénis, André Barthélemy
Dec. 24 3160†Hart, George William
1858 Jan. 20 94†Nixon, Christopher Nugent
” 21 110 Wilson, Peter; Northall, Samuel; and James, Thomas
Feb. 23 355†White, George Frederick
March 31 682†Duce, Joseph Warner
May 24 1160*Hamilton, George, and Nash, William Henry
June 11 1332†Hart, George William
”30 1470*Wheatcroft, William Smith, and Smith, James Newton
July 6 1513*Davies, John Taylor
Sept. 1 1989†Newton, William Edward
Oct. 5 2212 Hamilton, George, and Nash, William Henry
”11 2263*Platt, Joseph
Nov. 9 2506*Henry, Michael
”11 2533†Newton, Alfred Vincent
1859 Jan. 17 132†Brooks, Edward
March 16 660†Ash, Isaiah
” 16 669*Hamilton, George, and Nash, William Henry
April 27 1059*Hamp, Charles
May 7 1149‡Henry, Michael
”17 1228†Law, Charles
”26 1302†Young, John
June 23 1513*Prince, Alexander
Aug. 13 1869*Clegg, Robert Dawson, and Saunders, Thomas
” 17 1895†Brooman, Richard Archibald
Oct. 14 2343‡Price, George
Nov. 25 2672†Tildesley, Matthew
1860 Jan. 2 2†Luis, Jozé
” 6 43†Fowler, John
” 11 78†Newton, Alfred Vincent
March 5 598†Price, Cyrus
April 24 1021*Brodie, James
” 27 1071*Withers, George
May 11 1158‡Price, George
”16 1208†Newton, William Edward
”28 1308 Chatwood, Samuel[5]
June 2 1360†Newton, William Edward
” 15 1460*Mackrow, Isaac
” 19 1487*Brooman, Richard Archibald
” 26 1550*Hudson, Wm. Henry, and Evans, John
July 17 1731‡Loysel, Edward
Aug. 23 2032†Spence, William
Sept. 8 2172*Hoare, Deane John
” 15 2250†Newton, William Edward
” 16 2827*Morrison, Alfred
Dec. 13 3071‡Chubb, John, and Hunter, Ebenezer
1861 Feb. 9 324*Grimshaw, O’Donnell
” 18 401†Price, Cyrus and Elihu
April 10 882*Morel, Auguste Victor
May 2 1098†Winkler, Michael
June 19 1577†Pradel, Peter
July 22 1835*Mennons, Marc Antoine François
” 24 1850*Hirschfeld, Ferdinand
” 30 1902 Hart, John Matthias
Aug. 5 1943†Brooman, Richard Archibald
Sept. 5 2206‡McConnell, Robert
Nov. 20 2915‡Croxford, Joseph Cooper
Dec. 17 3159†Tucker, Walter Henry
1862 Jan. 20 140 Mappin, Walter Sandell
” 25 200†Lefort, François Joseph Lalmand
March 15 723 Hamilton, George
April 12 1057*Sweet, Andrew
” 19 1145†Loysel, Edward
May 5 1328‡Allman, Herbert
” 17 1504*Tessier, Charles Hippolyte
June 17 1791*Pringle, Archibald
Oct. 13 2750†Chatwood, Samuel
” 16 2791*Berry, George
” 16 2796*Harold, Thomas George
” 27 2889†Pilgrim, Thomas
Dec. 1 3349†Phelps, William
1863 Jan. 9 73†Tucker, Walter Henry
” 13 109*Tildesley, Matthew
” 15 131†Barraclough, Thomas Critchley
” 26 228*Smith, Andrew
Feb. 7 347 Parigot, Claude, and Grivel, Antoine
” 16 417†McEntee, Withers, and Withers
March 26 790†Parnell, Michael Leopold
April 14 934*Berry, George
” 15 951*Morton, John Sanderson
” 16 959†Oldfield, William
July 8 1702†Newton, William Edward
Nov. 5 2742*Hancock, Henry, and Vickers, William Henry
1864 Jan. 5 28‡Fenby, Joseph Beverley
Feb. 13 379†Bedford, Joseph
March 12 633*Hancock, Henry, and Vickers, William Henry
July 6 1679†Von Rathen, Antony Bernhard
Sept. 6 2174†Weaver, Frederick
” 27 2367*Adams, Arthur John
Oct. 5 2446†Bonneville, Henri Adrien
Nov. 25 2954*Newton, Alfred Vincent
1865 Jan. 11 92*Heather, John Fry
March 1 570†Whitfield, Samuel
” 20 778 Chatwood, Samuel
April 4 944*Nabbs, Richard
” 7 999*Kimberley, Nathan Gold
” 12 1043 Walker, John
” 12 1045 Hart, John Matthias
” 29 1194*Tucker, Walter Henry
” 29 1201†Clark, William
May 22 1402*Gedge, William Edward
” 22 1406*Hodson William
” 27 1462†Diele, Ludwig
” 30 1485*Grafton, Sidney
” 30 1487†Calvert, John
June 9 1578‡Meek, G. E., and Howes, W. H.
” 29 1735†Newton, William Edward
July 6 1782†Carter, George
” 8 1812†Heather, John Fry
” 21 1902 Walton, James
Aug. 12 2092†Newton, William Edward
” 26 2198 Hodgson, Edmund Dorman
Sept. 28 2484†Price, Cyrus
Nov. 4 2852†Gardner, William
” 8 2879†Rainé, Jules Adolphe
” 21 2991‡Pope, Frederic
Dec. 9 3169*Grivel, Antoine, Jun.
” 23 3324*Groves, Joseph, and Robinson, George, Jun.
” 30 3382†Newton, William Edward
1866 Jan. 6 48†Tolhausen, Frederick
March 17 799†Hinton, Frederic
April 20 1118†Allen, James
June 4 1545†Fenby, Joseph Beverley
” 12 1597*Kurz, Frederick William
” 16 1635*Macdonald, Archibald
” 16 1638*Hopps, George Henry
July 2 1750†Bonneville, Henri Adrien
Nov. 14 2987*Clark, William
Dec. 29 3420*Adams, Arthur John
” 31 3441*Allman, Herbert
1867 March 8 654†Pope, Frederic
” 29 937†Wolverson, Joseph, Jun.
May 6 1326†Lake, William Robert
” 7 1353*Saxby, Henry John
July 27 2184†Jones, Thomas
Nov. 9 3166†Hall, Samuel, and Whittingham, Maurice
1868 Feb. 7 422†Lake, William Robert
” 26 651*Dowell, William and James
March 27 1061†Hughes, Henry, and Jones, Charles
April 4 1144 Nabbs, Richard
” 27 1372*Tidmarsh, Samuel
June 5 1842†Clark, Alexander Melville
” 8 1874†Coffey, Dominic
July 11 2199†Brooman, Clinton Edgcumbe
Sept. 8 2764†Fraser, Alexander John
Oct. 15 3153†Gumpel, Charles Godfrey
Nov. 23 3549†La Penotière, William
Dec. 3 3676†Maréchal, Louis Jules
” 14 3796*Brooman, Clinton Edgcumbe
” 21 3887†Whitaker, Richard
1869 April 22 1245†Lake, William Robert
” 27 1293†Lake, William Robert
June 18 1878*Andrew, Matthew
Sept. 8 2636†Hodges, Richard Edward
” 11 2672*Andrew, Matthew
” 15 2700*Clark, Alexander Melville
” 30 2846†Dewe, John
Oct. 12 2963†Andrew, Matthew
Nov. 11 3250†Lake, William Robert
” 11 3256 Harris, William
” 11 3257 Wilson, Peter
” 15 3290†Brampton, Frederick
” 16 3300 Tucker, Walter Henry
1870 Jan. 21 187 Whitfield, Frederic
April 30 1242*Massi, Charles
July 7 1927*Murdoch, Hunter Henry
Sept. 9 2440 Tildesley, James
Oct. 22 2785 Samels, Abel Edgar
Nov. 26 3108†Murdoch, Hunter Henry
” 28 3114†Abel, Charles Denton
” 28 3115†Abel, Charles Denton
Dec. 22 3356 Morrison, James
1871 Jan. 12 87 Pocock, Alfred Willmer
” 30 240†Lawrence, Charles Lewis
Feb. 1 265*Harvey, Henry Cummins, and Walton, Thomas
May 1 1160†Imray, John
June 8 1514*Hutchins, Henry Edward
1872 Jan. 25 252 Mills, Benjamin Joseph Barnard
March 22 881 Brolly, William Stuart
May 18 1523*Pichery, Jules Léandre
July 10 2074 Lancaster, Henry
Aug. 20 2472 Brodie, James
Sept. 18 2764*Osborn, William
Oct. 5 2940 Kromer, Theodore
1873 March 21 1057 Morgan-Brown, William
May 29 1932 Fox, Howard Busby
June 26 2219 Mansbridge, Thomas
July 25 2545*Greenwood, Henry Brown
Aug. 25 2793 Hunt, Bristow
Sept. 16 3029*Edwards, John
” 19 3081 Harrington, John
” 27 3159*Vaughan, Henry
Oct. 24 3453 Ratcliff, Daniel Rowlinson
” 31 3550 Chatwood, Samuel
Dec. 17 4139 Barton, Charles
1874 Jan. 3 44 Harrington, John
Feb. 19 642 Worrell, Thomas Boyle
March 5 818 Clarke, Henry
” 30 1095 Whitworth
April 16 1320 Turner
” 21 1377 Wheeler
” 29 1495 Rutter
June 6 1974 Faddy
” 23 2174 Titley

LIST OF PATENTS FOR SAFES, ETC., AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING THE CONTENTS OF THE SAME.