Yale & Towne: Stamford Collection

When Eaton purchased Yale & Towne in 1966, the fate of the lock company's famous millenia-spanning lock collection was suddenly in doubt. Eaton quickly sold off the lock division and never cared much for the history of the company.

Thankfully approximately a third of their collection had been on-loan to the Stamford Museum and the loan was made a permanent gift during the transition. While the collection has not been on display in decades, the museum were kind enough to let me photograph their collection in storage.

The full set of images and copyright notice can be found on Flickr: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjXkWnWL