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Meighan’s alarum lock . . 440
1850—Mr. Chubb’s paper“on the construction of locksand keys ” ... 544
Milner’s test at Preston . 813
Milner's fire-proof composition 75,77
„ solid powder - prooflock . . . 108, 111
Mitchell and Lawton’s lock 349
Miles’s lock . . . 655
Modern lock cases for safes 42Mordan’s lock protector . 424Morris’s direction padlock . 500Modern locks . . . 583
Multiple locks . . 238,498
Nettlefold’s lock . . 450,667
„ flush bolt lock . 670Newell’s (America) lock . 470Newton's lock . . 656, 673
Newall’s improvement in locks 502Norton’s lock . . . 339
Oak chests .... 5
Odell’s latch . . . 331
Old French tumbler locks . 247
Parsons’ balance lever lock . 432„ lever tumbler . 434
„ slip bolt lock . . 434
„ change lock . . 438
Tarautoptic lock . . 470
Parnell’s defiance lock . 592
„ lock . . . 629
Patents granted for locks andlatches since the closing ofthe Great Exhibition , 1851 586
Patent locks, prices of . . 812
Peirce’s lock . . . 455
Pedley’s lock . . . 333
Perry’s improvements in flushbolt locks .... 459Pitt’s improvements in latchbolts ..... 482Pickin’s improvements in locks 483
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Pit coal, when first used forsmelting iron in this district 850Powder-proof lock . .106
Pompeian keys . . .190
Poole’s lock .... 484Plante’s lock . . . 501
Plates and sheets, thickness ofiron . . . .910
Picking instruments . 555, 556
Price’s patent safes . . 39
„ „ gunpowder-proof
lock case .... 50
Price’s patent bankers’ safes . 57
„ „ merchants’double
hook safe . . . .59
Price’s patent model countinghouse safe .... 60
Price’s patent plate cabinet andcash and deed safe . . 62
Price’s patent deed chest . 64
„ test at Manchester . 83
„ patent steam-tight parch-ment box .... 90
Price’s patent gunpowder-prooflock . . . .114
Price's lock .... 267Preservation of parchment
deeds . . 89,159,171
Prices of key bows . . 784
„ of bright and japannediron cabinet and other com-mon locks . . . 832
Prices of locks . . . 812
Pressing, when first introducedinto Willenhall . . . 865
Plot’s (Dr.) History of Stafford shire .... 787Puzzle lock . . . 205
Eegnier’s letter lock . . 210
Reaumur on locks . . . 231
Restell’s locks . . 519, 597
Richards’ locks . . . 414
Soman keys . • . 193
Eowntree’s lock . . .327
Roberts’ lock . . • 345
Rock’s improvements in locks 478Rutherford’s lock . . . 428