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Large Set of 1920s Yale Mortice Locks with Plates

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PRESENTING a FABULOUS Large Set of 1920s Yale Mortice Locks with Plates. AMAZINGLY complete set! Probably made in the US, circa 1920-29. These are without doubt from the Art Nouveau/Art Deco Era. They were salvaged from the solid walnut doors, that were located in a Mansion in Dallas, that was built in 1929. They are all marked for ‘Yale’ “Made in the USA’, locks in black enamel and antique brass. The Set consists of: 1. Pair of Yale Mortice Locks with Recessed Door Plates. Suitable for door of a minimum of 1.5 inches thick, but can accommodate a thicker door. (Top right). 1 Original working key. 2, Pair of Yale Mortice Locks with Flat Door Plates. Suitable for door of a minimum of 1.5 inches thick, but can accommodate a thicker door. (Pair down 2nd on right). 2 Original working keys. 3. Large Yale Double Mortice Lock with both Door Plates. Also, it has the Yale Cylinder Lock insert. Suitable for door of a minimum of 1.5 inches thick, but can accommodate a thicker door. (3rd down on the right). 1 Original working key for cylinder lock. 4. Pair of Standard Yale Mortice Locks with no Door Plates. Suitable for door of a minimum of 1.5 inches thick, but can accommodate a thicker door. (Either side of the large one) 5. Yale External Mount Knob Lock with brass knob. (Bottom right) 6. Pair of Yale Mortice Lock Latch Levers for installation inside door frame with levers on the main insert to move latches either end to secure door in place. (On the left). In Total – there are 22 Pieces (including the keys) These were originally used in the Mansion we rescued them from, with the most UNIQUE hand-beaten bronze Handles/Knobs (which we have listed separately in this category). Also, we rescued these from the now demolished Mansion, along with the UNIQUE hand beaten Bronze Door Straps and hardware (posted separately) which have no markings and are unlike ANYTHING we have seen before. The original antique brass door hinges (posted separately) are marked as being made by “McKinney”. Most are in very good original condition, with only some very minor blemishes. The large Mortice Lock in the center with the lock insert has some damage, namely some broken and missing enamel around the cylinder insert portion. Professionally installed, however, it should work fine and the missing enamel would be concealed inside the door frame. One lock (extreme bottom left) is missing it’s catch. Easily replaced by a locksmith. When we originally listed these we had no keys, but, recently we discovered a small box from the same estate that had a large number of Yale keys in it. We have identified that 1 key works both the locks referred to at No. 1 above, individual keys (x2) work with both the locks referred to at No. 2 above, and we found the key for the cylinder lock insert referred to at No. 3 above. Keys for the others can easily replaced by a locksmith. Dimensions: The Pair of Yale Mortice Locks with Recessed Door Plates (No 1 Above) are 6 inches long, 3 inches wide and 1 inch deep The Pair of Yale Mortice Locks with Flat Door Plates (No 2 Above) are 6 inches long, 2.5 inches wide and 1 inch deep The Large Yale Double Mortice Lock with both Door Plates (No 3 Above) is 8 inches long, 3.75 inches wide and 1 inch deep The Pair of Standard Yale Mortice Locks with no Door Plates (No 4 Above) are 5.75 inches long, 2.7 inches wide and 1 inch deep The Yale External Mount Knob Lock with brass knob (No 5 Above) is 3.75 inches long, 2.5 inches wide and 1.75 inches deep The Pair of Yale Mortice Lock In-door Latch Levers (No 6 Above) are 22 inches long, 1.25 inches wide and 1.5 inch deep
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6 in (15.24 cm)Width: 3 in (7.62 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 19
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Brass,Enamel,Machine-Made
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1920-1929
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages. Minor fading. Some condition issues. See full posting.
  • Seller Location:
    Dallas, TX
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3978132500972
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