Linus Yale Jr. | |
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 Inventor of the Pin-Tumbler Lock and founder of Yale Lock Co. | |
| Born | April 4, 1821 Salisbury, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 25, 1868 (aged 47) New York City, U.S. |
| Burial place | Arms Cemetery, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, inventor, mechanical engineer, metalsmith |
| Known for | Yale Lock Yale Bank Lock Yale Chilling Iron Safes and Vaults Pin Tumbler Locks and Cylinder Locks |
| Spouse | Catherine Brooks Yale |
| Children | John B. Yale Madeline Yale Wynne Julian L. Yale |
| Parent(s) | Linus Yale Sr. Chlotilda Hopson Yale |
| Family | Yale |
| Awards | National Inventors Hall of Fame |
| Notes | |
Linus Yale Jr. (April 4, 1821 – December 25, 1868) was an American businessman, inventor, mechanical engineer, and metalsmith. He was a co-founder with millionaire Henry R. Towne of the Yale Lock Company, which became the premier manufacturer of locks in the United States. He was the country's leading expert on bank locks and its most important maker.[1][2] By the early 20th century, about three-quarter of all banks in America used his bank locks.[3] He is best remembered for his inventions of locks, especially the cylinder lock, and his basic lock design is still widely distributed today, and constitutes a majority of personal locks and safes.
- ^ Yale Towne Manufacturing Co., History of the Trade-Mark Yale, 1914, p. 13
- ^ Crane Valve World: (1911), Vol. 7, p. 630
- ^ The Saturday Evening Post, 1920, p. 123