Some articles on locks:
Padlock - History
... The first padlocks were "convenient" locks so they could be carried and used where necessary ... Dynasty (25–220 CE), before they were made obsolete by the introduction of Western pin tumbler locks in the 20th century ... Science and Technology Museum, early Chinese padlocks were mainly "key-operated locks with splitting springs, and partially keyless letter combination locks" ...
... The first padlocks were "convenient" locks so they could be carried and used where necessary ... Dynasty (25–220 CE), before they were made obsolete by the introduction of Western pin tumbler locks in the 20th century ... Science and Technology Museum, early Chinese padlocks were mainly "key-operated locks with splitting springs, and partially keyless letter combination locks" ...
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