The Padlock Patent Archive

Three centuries of keeping things shut

Patented April 1, 1879

If an object in your hands says PAT. APRIL 1, 1879, it may be one of these.

PatentTitleInventorOf
US 213,798IMPROVEMENT IN PADLOCKSWilliam P. Wirth and Theodor H. WichertLancaster, PA
US 213,918IMPROVEMENT IN PADLOCKSWilliam C. McGillWashington, District of Columbia

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