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The Gilbert Lock Company
| Name | The Gilbert Lock Company |
| Ortssitz | Newark (New Jersey) |
| Straße | Mulberry Street 21 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Schloßfabrik |
| Anmerkungen | Im Union Building. Schloßfabrik |
| Quellenangaben | [Industries of New Jersey, Essex County V (1882) 701] |
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1882 |
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| ZEIT | 1882 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | During the past decade there have been many and valuable improvements made in locks, the most important being those known as Gilbert's patent independent lever, knob, shank mortise, and rim locks, which have been proven and pronounced the most useful and convenient locks ever devised. These locks are largely manufactured and sold over the whole country. They are very simple in their construction and not liable to get out of order, and supply a place never before filled by an invention in builders' hardware. The lock designed for front doors cannot be opened with a duplicate key, nor can they be picked even by an expert locksmith. These locks are made in several hundred different numbers and are in all sizes and styles, suitable for all purposes where a lock is required. Mr. O. H. Gilbert, the president of the Company and inventor of the locks bearing his name, is a practical, ingenious gentleman, of many years' experience as an architect and builder. He saw the necessity of some device that would take the place of the old style lock and knobs that were continually getting out of order, and devoted several years to the improvement of these locks, and that he has succeeded in accomplishing his aim is demonstrated by the large sale they have reached and the perfect satisfaction they have given throughout the whole country. The annual sales reach over $100,000 per annum, and the locks are on sale in no less than twenty-five hundred hardware stores, and the liusi ness is only in its infancy as yet. The treasurer of the Company is Mr. J. K. Osborn, and the secretary Mr. G. M. Lance. The manufactory occupies the whole of the second floor of the Union Building, Nos. 9 to 17 Mulberry Street. Steam power is used and a large number of skilled workmen are constantly engaged filling the demands made upon the Company for their unexcelled locks. |
| QUELLE | [Industries of New Jersey, Essex County V (1882) 701] |
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