combination lock

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  • Figure 1: Ancient Egyptian lock
    In lock: Development of modern types.

    The keyless combination (see Figure 6) lock derives from the “letter-lock,” in use in England at the beginning of the 17th century. In it a number of rings (inscribed with letters or numbers) are threaded on a spindle; when the rings are turned so that a particular…

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