Allen, A. M. (2007). A pernicious and wicked custom: corporate responses to lock picking in the Scottish town, 1488 -1788. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 137. Vol 137, pp. 471-486.
| Title: | A pernicious and wicked custom: corporate responses to lock picking in the Scottish town, 1488 -1788 | ||
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| Issue: | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 137 | ||
| Series: | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland | ||
| Volume: | 137 | ||
| Page Start/End: | 471 - 486 | ||
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| Publication Type: | Journal | ||
| Abstract: | Considers the problem of lock picking as a means of unlawful entry in early modern Scottish towns, and responses to this problem by craft guilds. Discusses the lock technology available during this period, using surviving locks and lock picks (the latter mainly from the collection of the 'notorious' Deacon Brodie) alongside documentary evidence. Evidence for the response of locksmiths to the problems of lock picking is also drawn from both artefactual and documentary evidence. | ||
| Year of Publication: | 2007 | ||
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| Created Date: | 27 May 2010 |
