Antique Locks and Keys Books
Artisan Ideas began publishing books on antique locks and keys in 2019. Our first book was a high quality, corrected version of Vincent Eras’ famous “Locks and Keys throughout the Ages” which has sold thousands of copies worldwide and is in the collection of the libraries at such prestigious universities as Yale, Johns Hopkins, Cornell, The Smithsonian Library, Notre Dame, etc., etc.
Our other books on vintage locks and keys have won awards and much critical acclaim.
If you are interested in the history of locks, old padlocks and keys, or you are a collector of vintage locks and keys, or want to re-create an old-fashioned blacksmith lock and key, we have books for you.
Suggestions
If you have any suggestions for us on lock and key books to publish, or a hard-to-find book we should be offering on our site, please let us know. My name is Jim Blaho and I’m the owner of Artisan Ideas. Please email me directly with any suggestion you may have. My email is jblaho@ArtisanIdeas.com. THANK YOU!
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Antique Locks and Keys: Their History, Uses and Mechanisms
0$58.952024 GOLD MEDAL WINNER IN HOBBIES AND CRAFTS – INDEPENDENT BOOK PUBLISHERS 2024 BOOK AWARDS CONTEST!!
Antique Locks and Keys covers the history of locks and keys, how their mechanisms developed over the centuries, and how each major art period affected their shape and decoration. Not only are there over one-thousand stunning high-resolution photos of European locks and keys from Roman times through the Industrial Revolution, all with dates, dimensions, and provenance, but the detailed photos and the author’s notes also allow us to examine and understand the workings of the locks’ internal mechanisms.
Hardcover, 290 pages, over 1,000 high-quality color photos, 12-1/4-in. x 9-1/4-in.
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The New Spruce Forge Manual of Locksmithing: A Blacksmith’s Guide to Simple Lock Mechanisms (Revised and Expanded)
2$44.95Silver Medal Winner in the HOBBY and CRAFT BOOKS category, 2023 IBPA Book Awards.
Hardcover, 304 pages, full color photos and illustrations.
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Locks and Keys throughout the Ages
0$32.50In this fascinating book, author Vincent Eras brings us on a grand tour of the development of locks from pre-historic to modern times and he also explains to us, in words and illustrations, how their mechanisms work.
Hardcover, 186 pages, over 280 b/w photos and designs
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Town-Country Old Tools: Locks, Keys & Closures with Prices by Jack P Wood
0Original price was: $16.95.$11.02Current price is: $11.02.Softcover, 288 pages, fully illustrated
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Persian Locks: 1500 Years of Iranian Padlocks
0$32.50Persian Locks is a beautiful award-winning book detailing the lock-making traditions of Iran. With over 500 photos and illustrations, it will take you on a 1500 years lockmaking journey.
Hardcover, 144 pages, 10-inches x 8.5-inches, over 500 full color photos and drawings.
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