"Downloads"

You will need a User Name and Password to access the downloads. The downloads are the collective work of collectors of padlocks and other hardware. Once you have contributed to this effort you will be given access to all of the listed documents. It is our hope to share as many documents as possible.

You will need a copy of WinZip (Free) or 7-Zip (Free) or an equivalent to unzip the downloads.

Some documents may be in Adobe Acrobat slideshow format, you will need a copy of Adobe Reader (Free). Use the 'Page Up' and 'Page Down' keys to navigate the slideshow document. You may press the 'Esc' (Escape) key at any time to exit the slideshow and expose the Adobe Reader options.

If you are scanning a catalog for this website you will want to read the PDF Scanning Instructions.

The Donald E. Stewart catalogs have been electronically reproduced with permission from Barbara Stewart. Many thanks to Don for his contributions to the lock collecting hobby, and to Barbara for making these catalogs available to the current and future lock collecting community.

These documents are not to be sold or conveyed in any manner. They are to be used for personal educational purposes only as put forth in the "Fair Use" Copyright Laws.

Here are some example of what is in the download store

List Selection – Catalogs

Bohannan, Wilson 1869 - Padlocks
Bohannan, Wilson 1901 - General Line
Bohannan, Wilson 1911 - General Line
Bohannan, Wilson - General Line - Prior to 1929 - Donald E. Stewart Publications
Bohannan, Wilson 1930 - General Line - First Marion Catalog
Bohannan, Wilson 1993 - Padlocks
Bohannan, Wilson 1994-1999 - General Line
Bohannan, Wilson 2000 - General Line
Bohannan, Wilson 2008 - Padlocks
Climax, J. H. W. Catalog August 1912 - Padlocks, Miscellaneous Locks
Corbin Cabinet Lock Co. Catalog 1929 (Abridged) - Padlocks, Trunk Locks, Miscellaneous
Eagle Lock Co. Catalog 1927 - Padlocks
Excelsior Hardware Co. April 1919 - Trunk Locks, Suite Case Locks, and Cabinet Locks
Junkunc Bros., American Lock Co. Catalog 1958 - Padlocks
Miller Lock Co. Catalog No 7 1885 - General Line - Donald E. Stewart Publications
Miller Lock Co. Catalog No 25 (circa 1905) - General Line
Miller Lock Co. Catalog No 28 (circa 1922) - General Line
Miller Lock Co. Catalog No 30 1924 - Automobile Trade
Reese Padlock Co. Catalog 1926 - Padlocks
Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. 1886 Architect's Edition - Padlock pages 514 thru 555
Sargent 1922 - Padlock pages 747 thru 773
Sargent 1926 - Padlocks
Sargent 1936 - Padlocks - Donald E. Stewart Publications
Sargent 1950 - Locksmith Supplies
Winchester Pocket Catalog of Tools 1923 - Tools

"United States Locking Device Patents"

The offline database currently contains approximately 36,000 patents consisting of classes 70/$, D8/330 thru D8/348. This data was loaded using automated software tools with total disregard to any errors that might occur in the USPTO database. These errors will be corrected as they are identified.
Patents issued thru 12/31/1970 (approximately) have a list of classes which includes the current class that the patent is assigned to. This data is current as of 1/3/2007, and will be updated periodically. Patents issued after 12/31/1970 have the SQL key word search string. This being said we do not have the current class for these patents.

The CCL shown is the current classification.
Please be aware that some padlocks bear patent dates that will not appear in the patent list. This is because the date refers to a mechanism not a padlock. In other cases the padlock patent date is not present and in its place is the earlier mechanism patent date. This is true with the William M. Brooke Patent #'s 297749 465450 and Image. A future endeavor will be to identify these patents and include them in the list.

The Patent Office may change their means of access without any notice which may cause retrieval of the patent to fail. Should this happen let us know and we will make the necessary changes. The US Patent Office stores patents in TIFF format. To view the specifications and required software click here. Foreign Patent Offices will have their own specifications.
 

List Selection – Patents

Padlocks - All - Issue Date order - Complete thru 12/31/1970.
Padlocks - Design - Issue Date order - Complete thru 12/31/1970.
Padlocks - Combination - Issue Date order - Complete thru 12/31/1970.
Keys - Design - Issue Date order - Complete thru 12/31/1990.