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'''Bramah''' is an English [[lock manufacturer]].
'''Bramah''' is an English [[lock manufacturer]] that produces medium and high security [[padlock]]s, lock [[cylinder]]s, and [[safe]]s. 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.


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== History ==
== History ==


Bramah is London's oldest lock manufacturer.
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.


== Lock listing ==
== Lock listing ==


* [[Bramah Lock]]
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== References ==
== References ==
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Lock Manufacturers]]
* [[Lock Manufacturers]]
* [[Padlock]]


[[Category:Lock Manufacturers]]
[[Category:Lock Manufacturers]]

Revision as of 19:16, 23 November 2011

Bramah

Bramah
Bramah logo.jpg
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.

Lock listing

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References

External links

See also