Linus Yale

Linus Yale is the name of:

  • Linus Yale, Sr. (1797–1858), American inventor and manufacturer of pin-tumbler locks.
  • Linus Yale, Jr. (1821–1868), innovator in cylinder lock technology, son and business partner of the above.

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    —Marie Collins Swabey. Comic Laughter, ch. 7, Yale University Press (1961)