An Encyclopedia of Locks and Builders Hardware book by F. J. Butter

F. J. Butter

Editore: Josiah Parkes and Sons Limited, 1968

Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Some tanning wear and marking due to age. Year 1968. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> This book is being published in order to give distributors and users of Builders Hardware an opportunity of gaining a greater know-ledge of their trade. Sound information is particularly necessary in the case of locks, of which there is such a large and complex variety avail. able. It should be remembered that once the door has been cut it is more than difficult to replace the lock if it should prove to be unsuitable on the grounds of quality. The hole in the door cannot be made good with-out the mutilation being seen. Also of equal importance is the cost of maintenance; this is reducible to a minimum at very little extra initial cost if the best possible lock is fitted instead of an inferior one, as so often happens. We hope, therefore, that all users will become more conscious of such permanent fixtures as a result of reading this book. As will appear in various places in the text, the old-time locksmith (his branch of the blacksmith's art) has almost disappeared. His skill has to a v. Codice articolo Batch-FM565-G-12035

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Titolo: An Encyclopedia of Locks and Builders ...
Casa editrice: Josiah Parkes and Sons Limited
Data di pubblicazione: 1968
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Good