Talk:Padlock

Removed Drawing of Padlock
I removed the drawing of a padlock (Image:Padlock.svg) as I don't see any reason that a drawing of a padlock contributes something that the actual images of padlock do not. Perhaps if it was a schematic of cutaway drawing it might be more helpful. --Matthew 21:49, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

This article is only about the padlocks in America. Padlocks are dated back before medieval times. There is evidence that locks were not uncommon in the medieval period. The company Chubb played an inportant part in their development (in india Chubby is used as the term for locks keys etc. In New Guinea they are also used as status symbols despite not having doors to lock. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.163.247.91 (talk) 11:47, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

I believe that the padlock is credited to the wrong person in this article. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bllock.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.181.128.206 (talk) 07:57, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Etymology
Can someone write where the word "padlock" comes from? Were there pads back in medieval times? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.62.12.148 (talk) 19:55, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * OED says the "pad" in padlock is "of uncertain meaning." __ Just plain Bill (talk) 02:05, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

US-centric
"The earliest padlocks used in the United States, sometimes called smokehouse locks, were formed from wrought iron sheet and employed simple lever and ward mechanisms. The design was brought over from England. These locks afforded little protection against forced and surreptitious entry. Contemporary with the smokehouse padlocks and originating in the Slavic areas of Europe, “screw key” padlocks opened with a helical key that was threaded into the keyhole."

The world does not begin and end with the US. Native and other readers of English come from other countries, too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.84.18.231 (talk) 11:10, 13 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Absolutely. Padlocks (mango locks) have been made in Dindigul (Tamil Nadu, India) for hundreds of years.See: The Devilishly Difficult Locks of Dindigul. --scruss (talk) 23:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Fire Brigade Padlocks
Perhaps there should be some mention of FB padlocks? Or maybe a separate page at Fire Brigade Locks?? Willh26 (talk) 10:09, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

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