Anderson Lock inDoors

If you are reading this blog you probably know a lot about doors, but do you know the name of the Roman god of doors?

In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Janus is the god of gates and doors.

He is the god of beginnings and endings. He was worshiped at the beginning of planting time, and again… Read More »

The box pictured here contains a large assortment of thumbscrews and a few Ace Hardware price stickers that read either “5¢ ea.” or “10¢ ea.” According to the box label, the thumbscrews are “Electro Galvanized” and they seem as good as new, even though they are over a half century old.

Andy and… Read More »

Supra Key Box

Supra Key Box with Camouflage

Key boxes are intentionally inconspicuous, but it appears that the key box that is mounted below our bird nest filled exhaust vent is camouflaged to blend with the building. Oh, wait, that’s not camo…that’s bird poop!

What’s a key box? Not to be too… Read More »

Stacks of doors, in the Anderson Lock Door Division warehouse,
were used as risers to get everyone to fit into one photo at the recent annual meeting!

Britain’s Oldest Door

A friend, who is spending a semester in England, posted this picture of Britain’s oldest door, on Facebook. I was curious, did a bit of research, and learned this:

“A 900-year-old door, once thought to be covered in human skin, has been identified as the oldest in Britain… Read More »

Rose at 1801 Oakton

Thirty years ago, when Anderson Lock was located at 1539 Oakton, Rose Umana’s mother, who had a dog grooming business down the street, came into the lock shop and suggested to Gene Anderson that he should hire her daughter, Rose. He did! What a smart decision that was. Rose… Read More »

It looks like a door!

…a wall with a doorbell!

When is a door not a door? My grandsons would answer, “When it is ajar!”

But these “doors” are not ajar!

I guess that a door-shaped, door-sized object with hinges, that is installed into a door opening, COULD be expected to function as a door, so if… Read More »

Oliver Wendall Holmes wrote, “Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.”

Ah, the poet thinks of love and happiness. And on Valentine’s Day at Anderson Lock, we think of that as well. But normally, our master key experts are thinking of security and access control and not having… Read More »

Jeffery Glaister holds Anderson Lock’s MSC Award

Purchasing Manager Jeffery Glaister represented Anderson Lock at Medeco Lock’s Security Center Program in Charlotte, North Carolina, last weekend.

He brought back a plaque which reads, “2011 Outstanding Medeco Sales Achievement Award Presented to… Read More »

Cortney Anderson Wascher

A Press Release, sent to local and national media, included the photo shown here, and the following information about Anderson Lock and its new certification:

“Anderson Lock received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Development… Read More »