'中 spring padlocks'

Item

Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/10/4/2/4/2/99

Scope and Contents

This slide shows examples of spring padlocks, made in wrought iron and brass, from Anhui and Chiangsi.

English and Han traditional

Image reproduced in Science and Civilisation in China Volume 4, Part 2, fig. 490.

Joseph Needham's category: Mechanical Engineering, Locks and keys.

Glass slide 8 x 8 cm

Slide source: Hommel (1), fig. 447.

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