Locksmith Collection

Street Life London 1878 - Street Locksmith
John Thomson Street Life London 1878 - Street Locksmith

Les keys - Alphabet de la musique. - For the use of young students of schools, education centres and families
DUV4219872 Les keys - Alphabet de la musique. - For the use of young students of schools, education centres and families. Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897. Author: Albert de la Graveliere

Letter S: Locksmith (makes locks). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"
DUV4211538 Letter S: Locksmith (makes locks). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers". A work in which a child, while having fun

A locksmith's workshop
3330932 A locksmith's workshop; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a locksmith's workshop. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Double page; Q Rs T; Q Hardware; R Rotisseur;s Locksmith (manufactures locks); T Cooperier
DUV4211523 Double page; Q Rs T; Q Hardware; R Rotisseur;s Locksmith (manufactures locks); T Cooperier. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"

Letters Q Hardware; R Roter; S
DUV4211526 Letters Q Hardware; R Roter; S; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letters Q Hardware; R Roter; S); Photo © Duvallon.

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638752 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

France: a young man works in a locksmith workshop, 1920
LUX4781609 France: a young man works in a locksmith workshop, 1920; (add.info.: France: a young man works in a locksmith workshop, 1920); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285736 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clerical (anti-clerical)

Marquis of Worcester Timothy Marshal's secret escutcheon for a lock, and self-acting candle extinguishers including
FLO4591144 Marquis of Worcester Timothy Marshal's secret escutcheon for a lock, and self-acting candle extinguishers including John Isaac Hawkins'

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205673 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letters Rs T U)

Gabriel Varden (Barnaby Rudge) (colour litho)
3666920 Gabriel Varden (Barnaby Rudge) (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colour lithograph from unknown source).

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205675 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letters Locksmith)

Lightning, Limber, Lime-kiln, Linchpin, Linnet, Lion, Lizard, Llama, Lobster, Locket, Locksmith, Log-house (engraving)
8650059 Lightning, Limber, Lime-kiln, Linchpin, Linnet, Lion, Lizard, Llama, Lobster, Locket, Locksmith, Log-house (engraving) by German School

Gabriel Varden (colour litho)
2775610 Gabriel Varden (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gabriel Varden, from Barnaby Rudge, by Charles Dickens)

Locksmith's Sign, 1935/1942. Creator: Joseph L. Boyd
Locksmith's Sign, 1935/1942

Ground floor of the main building. Locksmith's shop, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Ground floor of the main building. Locksmith's shop, 1898. From an album showing the buildings, grounds, and workshops of the Chita Vocational School

Locksmith 1940
Paul Klee

Locksmith (oil on canvas)
904693 Locksmith (oil on canvas) by Leleux, Armand Hubert Simon (1818-85); Musee d'Art Thomas Henry, Cherbourg, France; (add.info.: by Armand Leleux (1818-85))

Brave Inca, Fleet Street & Locksmith Supreme Novices Hurdle Cheltenham Festival 2004 Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, England 16 March 2004 Date: 16 March 2004

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Trou (de serrure); Key-hole; Schlusselloch (engraving)
7197838 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Trou (de serrure); Key-hole; Schlusselloch (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trou (de serrure); Key-hole; Schlusselloch

Tidmans Sea Salt, bathing salts, advertisement (colour litho)
7154166 Tidmans Sea Salt, bathing salts, advertisement (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tidmans Sea Salt, bathing salts)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Serrurier; Locksmith; Schlosser (engraving)
7197557 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Serrurier; Locksmith; Schlosser (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Serrurier; Locksmith; Schlosser)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Serrure; Lock; Schlosz (engraving)
7197556 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Serrure; Lock; Schlosz (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Serrure; Lock; Schlosz)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Ferrure; Iron-work; Eisenbeschlag (engraving)
7195990 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Ferrure; Iron-work; Eisenbeschlag (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ferrure; Iron-work; Eisenbeschlag)

Decorative Ironwork & Locksmith Sign, c. 1939. Creator: Ray Price
Decorative Ironwork & Locksmith Sign, c. 1939

The Street Locksmith, 1881. Creator: John Thomson
The Street Locksmith, 1881. A work made of woodburytype, plate 17 in the book " street incidents" (1881)

Gold bronze lock of the French School. 18th century Paris, decorative arts
JLJ4680168 Gold bronze lock of the French School. 18th century Paris, decorative arts by French School, (18th century); Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Fetter Lane, rear of Barnards Inn, City of London, 1879 (b / w photo)
1786097 Fetter Lane, rear of Barnards Inn, City of London, 1879 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Two elderly locksmiths cutting key barrels, from Wonderful London
STC427927 Two elderly locksmiths cutting key barrels, from Wonderful London, published 1926-27 (photogravure) by English Photographer

Serrurier, 1580 (engraving)
3646133 Serrurier, 1580 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Serrurier, 1580. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1882)

Postcard depicting a workshop of locksmiths in Monistrol sur Loire, Le Puy-en-Velay, c
REV382776 Postcard depicting a workshop of locksmiths in Monistrol sur Loire, Le Puy-en-Velay, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Flying machine built by the locksmith Besnier, 1679 (chromolitho)
2815957 Flying machine built by the locksmith Besnier, 1679 (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flying machine built by the locksmith Besnier, 1679)

Louis XVI and the Locksmith (engraving)
1611053 Louis XVI and the Locksmith (engraving) by Caraud, Joseph (1821-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis XVI and the Locksmith)

The purported flight of French locksmith Jacob Besnier, with the aid of a self-designed
2619137 The purported flight of French locksmith Jacob Besnier, with the aid of a self-designed flying apparatus, in 1678, from Les Merveilles de la Science

The trade of locksmith in 1793
XEE4405296 The trade of locksmith in 1793. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The trade of locksmith in 1793.); Stefano Bianchetti; out of copyright

Locksmith; Series on trades, image of Epinal of the 19th century
XEE4411597 Locksmith; Series on trades, image of Epinal of the 19th century. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Locksmith; Series on trades)

Bill for repairs to locks at Newgate prison. Signed by the Keeper (engraving)
558912 Bill for repairs to locks at Newgate prison. Signed by the Keeper (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bill for repairs to locks at Newgate prison)

Letter S: locksmith. Alphabet of professions. Delhalt imagery
DUV4202899 Letter S: locksmith. Alphabet of professions. Delhalt imagery, second half of the 19th century. Dim: 40x29, 3cm by French School

A locksmith tries to bite his file to a jay Illustration for Jean de La Fontaine
JLJ4670507 A locksmith tries to bite his file to a jay Illustration for Jean de La Fontaines fables. Painting by Jean Antoine Laurent (1763-1832) 1829 Sun

The Street Locksmith, from Street Life in London, by J
659979 The Street Locksmith, from Street Life in London, by J. Thomson and Adolphe Smith, 1877 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish

William Plowman, general and furnishing ironmonger, trade card (engraving)
731587 William Plowman, general and furnishing ironmonger, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Plowman)

Disguises used by Parisian police detective Gustave Rossignol (litho)
6014090 Disguises used by Parisian police detective Gustave Rossignol (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The locksmith, litho of Janson. 19th century
LSE4079300 The locksmith, litho of Janson. 19th century. by Janson, Victor (fl.1842-1870); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: The locksmith, litho of Janson)

Corporations in the Middle Ages: laying the foundation stone of a town hall, masons
LSE4088715 Corporations in the Middle Ages: laying the foundation stone of a town hall, masons, carpenters, locksmiths, cabinetmakers, roofers

Workshop for the manufacture of locks by Messrs. Desforges and Busisson, 1860
XEE4146445 Workshop for the manufacture of locks by Messrs. Desforges and Busisson, 1860. Engraving in " Le Monde Illustre" nA'160 of 12 May 1860

locksmith
Pavol Stranak

Locksmiths Shop, 1924. Creator: Sir Aston Webb
Locksmiths Shop, 1924

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"Unlocking the Past: A Glimpse into the Life of a Locksmith" Step back in time to Street Life London 1878, where the bustling streets were adorned with skilled craftsmen like locksmiths. These unsung heroes of security ensured that every lock was meticulously crafted and impenetrable. Fast forward to the 1940s, amidst war-torn London, where locksmiths played a vital role in safeguarding homes and businesses from intruders. Their dedication and expertise provided a sense of comfort during uncertain times. The art world also paid homage to these masters of locks. "Locksmith, " an oil on canvas masterpiece, captured their essence - strong hands delicately manipulating keys as they worked tirelessly behind closed doors. In Fleet Street, Brave Inca stood proudly alongside a locksmith's shop, symbolizing strength and protection. This iconic duo became synonymous with trustworthiness in an ever-changing cityscape. Le Vocabulaire Illustre showcased engravings depicting key elements of a locksmith's trade - from intricate keyholes to ironwork that fortified doors against any threat. These illustrations served as visual reminders of their craftsmanship throughout history. Even advertisements embraced the significance of locksmiths; Tidmans Sea Salt promoted bathing salts with vibrant lithographs featuring locks and keys intertwined with relaxation and tranquility – emphasizing how safety extends beyond physical boundaries. Ray Price immortalized decorative ironwork through his captivating photograph capturing a Locksmith Sign from 1939. This artwork not only celebrated their skill but also highlighted their contribution to architectural beauty within communities. Finally, John Thomson's The Street Locksmith painting transported us back to Victorian-era London when cobblestone streets echoed with the sounds of clinking keys and satisfied customers leaving shops feeling secure once again. From past eras till today, locksmiths have remained guardians against intrusion while ensuring peace-of-mind for countless individuals. Their legacy lives on through stunning artworks, engravings, and the memories of those who have benefited from their expertise.