Wrought padlock, Samson Eight Lever

Wrought padlock, Samson Eight Lever
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Date of production early 20th century Place of creation USA Dimensions height: 9 cm, width: 5 cm ID no. in deposit, donated to the Locksmithing Museum by Mr. Witold Szczygieł Museum Marcin Mikuła Locksmithing Museum in Świątniki Górne Subjects technics Technique casting, forging, cutting Material brass sheet Object copyright Marcin Mikuła Locksmithing Museum in Świątniki Górne Digital images copyright public domain Digitalisation RDW MIC, Małopolska's Virtual Museums project Tags Świątniki Górne, kłódka, USA, 2D The American padlock Samson Eight Lever. How did it end up in the Świątniki Museum? It bears traces of levering up the sheet metal. Somebody probably wanted to check how its mechanism worked. Initially, padlock makers from Świątniki watched how others did it. On the basis of the knowledge gained in this way, they created their own mechanisms, being a compilation of those peeped at others. The inhabitants of Świątniki brought back all sorts of padlocks from the many journeys, in order to choose from among their mechanisms those which fulfilled the local needs. Did the presented padlock reach Świątniki Górne in this way?
Elaborated by Witold Szczygieł (Marcin Mikuła Locksmithing Museum in Świątniki Górne), © all rights reserved
Świątniki receptive to a padlock
Wawel stewards and bell­ringers specialising in the production of locks, fittings, and padlocks of different kinds have been dedicated to professional craftsmanship since the mid­16th century. From the end of the 18th century, because of the replacement of hand arms with firearms, padlock making, ironwork, and artistic smithery developed in town.
The School of Ironwork, one of the oldest vocational schools in Poland, was set up in 1888. Eng. Kazimierz Bruchnalski became its headmaster and upon his initiative the Ironwork Company came into being one year later in order to protect the interests of home Padlock makers from Świątniki Górne – the first members of the Locksmith Company, 1889. Property of the Marcin Mikuła Locksmithing workers from Świątniki Górne and to increase the Museum in Świątniki Górne.
earnings of petty padlock makers. Tools and training machines were made available to padlock makers. Modern technologies were implemented in the production of padlocks. Manual production was soon replaced by a mechanical one.
Blacksmith workshops made hinges, candelabra, fittings, and other decorative elements; for example, a sanctuary lamp for the crypt of Adam Mickiewicz in the Wawel Cathedral was produced in Świątniki. Since 1895, students spent four years at school and they could study two majors − artistic smithery and building ironwork. Products of craftsmen reached the farthest nooks of Europe, and often Asia and Africa.
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In the Marcin Mikuła Locksmithing Museum we can see the oldest and simplest tabular padlocks, barrel padlocks, beautiful gate padlocks, secret padlocks, and a stamp and vice – that is, tools used to produce them. You are encouraged to see them on our website:
Wawel padlock
Wrought padlock, Samson Eight Lever
Combination padlock (armour snuffbox type)
Gate padlock
Metal cutting saw
Drill
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