Featured is a wonderful antique barrel jail lock.
- Locks have been in use for over 6000 years.
- Very early examples were discovered in the ruins of Nineveh, the capital of ancient Assyria.
- Locks were later developed into the Egyptian wooden pin lock, which consisted of a bolt, door fixture or attachment, and key.
- Padlocks developed their basic shape of lock body, shackle and key very early.
- Padlocks are small, hardy, and convenient to use.
- There is an American Lock Collectors Association that was founded in 1970.
- The Journal of Lock Collecting is published 5 times a year.
