Our rival, the rascal : a faithful portrayal of the conflict between the criminals of this age and the defenders of society, the police . SAFETY PAPER. 413 pins and so opening the lock. Fig. 4 shows the key partly in-serted and it will be seen how the pins are moved up and down,riding upon the bittings of the key as it enters. In Fig. 5 thekey is all the way in and the plug partly rotated, thus show-ing the manner in which the divisions of the pins permitthe lock to be opened by use of the proper key. Fromthese illustrations can also be seen the impossibility of opera-tion by any key except on
Our rival, the rascal : a faithful portrayal of the conflict between the criminals of this age and the defenders of society, the police . SAFETY PAPER. 413 pins and so opening the lock. Fig. 4 shows the key partly in-serted and it will be seen how the pins are moved up and down,riding upon the bittings of the key as it enters. In Fig. 5 thekey is all the way in and the plug partly rotated, thus show-ing the manner in which the divisions of the pins permitthe lock to be opened by use of the proper key. Fromthese illustrations can also be seen the impossibility of opera-tion by any key except one which is bitted (or cut) exactlyin conformity with the arrangement of the divisions in the pinsof the particular cylinder with which it is to be used. Shortly previous tohis death, in 1868, Mr. N^j:^j:^i^g?;jgg^^^^j?^?j>^^. Yale formed a partner- ^j ? - ship with Mr. Henry , out of which ^ -o^-v-i --grew the Yale & ITowne Mfg. Co., of \which for more than \twenty-five years Mr. Towne has been presi- ^^^ - dent, and which is the sole maker of the Yale locks. Its worksare located in Stamford, Conn., and its main office in the cityof New York, with branches in other cities. Out of the inven-tions of Mr. Yale, by a long series of later im-provements and inventions, contributed by others but relatingto the same field of industrial activity, has thus grown one ofthe leading industries of the country whose efforts and prod-ucts constitute an important element in the defences of societyagainst Our Rival, The Rascal. It has been duly noted in our chapter upon Forgery that it isfar more difficult to guard against the quill in the hand of askillful operator than to withstand all the assaults which maybe made upon vaults and safes by the most effective weaponsof the most expert burglar. Wh
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