Robert Barron
Born
United Kingdom[1]
OccupationLocksmith
Known forInvention of the tumbler lock

Robert Barron was an English locksmith notable for his invention of the double–acting tumbler lock in 1774, patented the same year. At the time of the patent, he lived in the city of London.[2]

References

  1. ^ Friend, Mick (2004). "The Encyclopaedia for Locksmiths". p. 28.
  2. ^ Meliora. Vol. 9. 1866. p. 341.
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