10 Interesting Fact About The history of locks and keys
10 Interesting Fact About The history of locks and keys
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The oldest key found comes from ancient Egypt, which is made of wood and shaped like a stick.
Ancient Roman key is famous for its complicated shape and many key children, which allows several keys to open several doors.
Leonardo da Vinci, one of the famous figures in the history of art and science, creates several types of keys and developing a more sophisticated security system.
In the 18th century, criminals often use fake keys or make fake keys that are very similar to the original key to open the door and take valuables.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the inventors began to create safer keys and locking and difficult to open, such as grinding keys and combination keys.
In 1861, Linus Yale Jr., an American inventor, created a cylinder key that is still used today.
Card lock is a type of modern key used to open the door or activate the device by swiping the special card through the reader.
There are many types of modern technology such as fingerprint sensors, facial sensors, and retinal sensors used in door and key security systems.
Key bumping or lock bumping is a key opening technique used by criminals using fake keys and small hammers.
There are several very expensive and rare keys, such as gold and diamond keys used by the king or nobles in the past.