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19th Century Ornamental Cast Bronze Russwin Courthouse Building Lock Monogrammed Historic Hardware.
Antique Courthouse Door Knob Lock Set with County/ State Seal for restoration. This is for a complete set with both knobs, both back plates, latch lock box and strike plate. Have some carpentry skills and know your locks because this antique lock is sold as is. Pictures are the main description and there are several. Found some fun history on this historic Franklin County Courthouse at bottom of page with fun history on Russwin Locks also.
Measures around 9” tall x 4 3/4” wide and 3” deep. Knobs have 2 1/2” diameter. Heavy weight at over 7 1/2 pounds. No key, knobs turn, buttons push in and out with little knob twisting, latches move little but dont come out, and looks complete so should be a strait forward restoration project. back plate reads Copley 2850, patents from 1805 to 1884 & latch box reads Russwin Patent.
Guessing made mid- late 1800s or later. Cool solid Bronze Russwin Lock Set with Doorknobs!
Please check pictures for description and condition.
Franklin County’s original courthouse was a Federal-style building constructed between 1813 and 1814 in Greenfield, Massachusetts. It was the first courthouse for Franklin County. A rear addition was completed in 1836. In 1848, a new courthouse was built, which is now the Greenfield City Hall. This new building served as Franklin County’s second courthouse until 1932. The Franklin County Justice Center was built to replace the existing courthouse, preserving the historic portion of the old courthouse while adding a modern, three-story addition for courtrooms and public spaces.
Lock History Historical Locks in California Homes Corbin Russwin traces its history to 1839, when Henry Russell and Cornelius Erwin began manufacturing locks, knobs and escutcheons under the brand name of Russwin. P & F Corbin, founded in 1849 by brothers Philip and Frank Corbin were serious competitors of Russwin, manufacturing locks, knobs and plates of different but also sometimes similar designs under the brand name of Corbin. in 1902, the two companies merged. Russwin and Corbin were at the time bitter rivals in the industry of builder’s locks and hardware and it’s not clear which company purchased the other. After the merger of 1902, the firm continued to make locks under all three names: Russwin, Corbin, and Corbin Russwin.
