Extremely sophisticated 17th-century locking system makes us 'admire admiringly'

When you see how the lock system has been operating for more than 300 years, you will have to be surprised about its level of sophistication.

In 1680, a British locksmith, John Wilkes , created a sophisticated locking system called a detector lock , which became a great achievement for the 17th-century door lock. Nobles use for their treasure rooms.

The detector lock includes a number table that allows the owner to know how many times it has been opened, from which to know if someone has broken into his treasure. When the gauge reaches 100, the key will lock tightly and no longer open. Meanwhile, the owner only needs to press a small button on the locking system to reinstall the original number.

This lock system has a special security method, the lock can be quickly closed through the character's hat that is engraved on the lock and can be opened quickly by pulling the hat down and turning the door handle. But to unlock both locks, we will use a key, which is inserted through a keyhole hidden beneath the carved doll's feet.

Check out the video below to understand how the detector lock works incredibly well.

It is clear that this is an extremely advanced locking system compared to other keys of the same period and a precursor to all modern two-level security courses: a key needs a real key to open, and a lock secret key only the owner knows.

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