New York Style Door Lock

Arlene skratt holding a photograph of her husband gene at left in the picture with employees of the fox police lock company whose signature product was a fixture in new york apartments.

New york style door lock. Some doors are less than 1 3 8 inches thick which is the minimum size modern locksets will accommodate. Featuring stately craftsmanship and solid brass construction this set is the perfect fit for your remodel. Known as the original portable door lock the addalock is the easiest lowest impact item on our list. With this electronic door lever you can control entry to your home more easily and securely and our flex lock feature allows you to set the lock to automatically re lock after 5 seconds of inactivity.

It s rated grade 1 by ansi bhma 1 meaning it has passed the same hammering prying sawing picking and. Tailored classic unpretentious. To fix this add a custom cut plate or a door reinforcer. The schlage b60n is essentially a residential version of a high security deadbolt lock.

Many new lock sets allow you to adjust the latch to either distance. We also carry push plates and door handles as well as door kick plates. Police locks are particularly associated with new york city in the 20th century and are sometimes seen in movies set in that place and time. On some older doors thickness might be an issue.

Select a lock with the same setback. 1 2 floor mounted types were designed for use with wooden doors and have been superseded with the advent of metal doors and doorframes. And it looks very industial but if you needed a prop that says new york it would do. It works like a door blocker but it s held in place at the existing strike plate on your door so there s no drilling or changing out hardware.

It came with a pin rim cylinder an extemelly heavy duty cold rolled steel floor locking bar and an unbreakable iron door mounted lock that the iron bar locks into. We have door hardware reproductions to compliment a number of periods from victorian door sets arts crafts door knobs mission style lever sets and a number door hinges to match. True to the 19th century originals our modern recreation retains a keyhole giving you the look of a vintage mortise lock without the complicated installation perfect for new construction.