“Any person using the wrong key in the 1780 lock on the right will find his wrist clamped by the jaws of a fearsome metal lion; anyone jimmying the 1823 lock on the left may get shot by the pistol embedded within it (just barely visible at top right).” — The History of Key Design: From Ancient Wooden Rods to the Hotel Keycard - Slate Magazine
~ Nerlich &. Co., Toronto, Canada; General Catalogue, Season 1938-1939
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She first went into the business in 1881 and was noted for an extremely irascible disposition, which drew her into incredibly bloody brawls.
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