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== History == | == History == | ||
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Joseph Bramah established Bramah Locks and began making locks in 1784.<ref>[http://www.bramah.co.uk/default.asp?lnc=about Bramah UK: About Bramah]</ref> He patented a variety of designs, but is best known for designing a variety of pump/[[slider]] type locks, many of which are still embodied in modern Bramah designs. Bramah is the oldest lock manufacturer in London. | Joseph Bramah established Bramah Locks and began making locks in 1784.<ref>[http://www.bramah.co.uk/default.asp?lnc=about Bramah UK: About Bramah]</ref> He patented a variety of designs, but is best known for designing a variety of pump/[[slider]] type locks, many of which are still embodied in modern Bramah designs. Bramah is the oldest lock manufacturer in London. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.bramah.co.uk/ Bramah homepage] | * [http://www.bramah.co.uk/ Bramah homepage] | ||
* Bramah, J (1785). [https://books.google.com/books?id=EGcFAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false ''A Dissertation on the Construction of Locks'']. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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Bramah
| Bramah | |
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| Name | Bramah |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | London (England) |
| Founded | 1784 |
| Founder(s) | Joseph Bramah |
| Products | |
| Padlocks, Lock cylinders, Safes | |
Bramah is an English lock manufacturer that produces medium and high security padlocks, lock cylinders, and safes. They are well known for their pump/slider locks and were one of the lock manufacturers involved in the contraversy with Alfred Charles Hobbs during The Great Exhibition of 1851.
Bramah has the distinction of being one of the oldest lock manufacturers still in existence.
History
Joseph Bramah established Bramah Locks and began making locks in 1784.[1] He patented a variety of designs, but is best known for designing a variety of pump/slider type locks, many of which are still embodied in modern Bramah designs. Bramah is the oldest lock manufacturer in London.
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External links
- Bramah homepage
- Bramah, J (1785). A Dissertation on the Construction of Locks.
