Bronze - Copper Lock

Ancient copper locks are favored by collectors, and art appreciation value. Imitation Ancient Copper Lock "Lock Copper" is the behavior of a similar futures contract, you need to consume copper production, and the amount is big business, with different forms of short and long term orders will be fixed copper, copper costs in order to achieve The purpose of the lower and more stable. A brass lock. According to China's metal lock was invented in the Han Dynasty, the reed knot lock. Now commonly used for the transfer sheet locks or lock tumbler lock. A fan favorite in Tongsuo that ancient locks enjoy a higher value and less on the market imitations, collectors can choose shape, decoration, carving Tongsuo collections are relatively good, it can be used to decorate home vintage furniture. Ming Dynasty tri-color lock, the Qing Dynasty crane lock, password lock, dark locks, four lock, back zipper and a variety of people, animals and text styling locks, are worth collecting. Chinese traditional locks, some shaped like one pair of mandarin ducks, you need two keys at the same time open the "chain lock"; with the key insert authorities batter three palm lock can be opened "Three slap lock" and so on. Antiques market in Yiwu, one operator told reporters a demonstration of his lock, the top of a total of five words. To open the lock, the need for these words into a Five-character quatrains, verse correct, the lock will open. Type type of ancient Chinese locks are roughly classified into spring structure and word combination lock lock two categories. Which can be divided into broad reed construction lock lock, Citigroup locks, torture locks and lock four kinds of jewelry, mostly horizontal locks for doors, cabinets, boxes. Qing dynasty, prolific in Shaoxing, commonly known as "Shao lock", folk also called "horizontal lock", "hold spring lock" or "pillow lock." Mostly copper, concave-shaped front end face is triangular and rectangular combinations. Wide lock before the Ming Dynasty, mostly copper, face elongated cylindrical shape. Guang Ming and Qing Dynasties lock mostly copper, the upper end face triangular, the lower was a rhomboid. Qing dynasty after the material mostly brass, but also Yunnan and iron-nickel alloy, the upper end face of the Ming and Qing Dynasties same lower square. Identification tips experts suggest that locks collectors, differential lock is not imitation goods, look pattern, feels no sense of concavity, chemically "corrosion" out of pattern is likely to be fake do. Then also need to check the lock technology, see both ends there is no trace of stitching, you also need to look inside to open the lock of the reed is not welded up. For the lock, the text can be seen from the carving authenticity. There is no beauty calligraphy fonts, new Laguna lock questionable, it may not ancient lock. This requires the identification of collectors have considerable knowledge, after all fake imitations most collectors injuries.