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A Locksmith’s Heaven

I will someday go, said the Locksmith To that shop up in the sky, Where my selling price is highest, But the lowest when I buy. Where my keys are always pre-cuts, And my pins the perfect height, And the

A tidbit from the history of locks…

Lock development throughout history has been a continuing battle between lock designers and lock breakers, who figure out ways to defeat innovation. Locking devices have been used ever since there were cave dwellers who wanted to protect themselves, their tools,

New Doors Set to Open at Sherman Hospital

Anderson Lock supplied 2,500 AssaAbloy ReadySet® doors for the new Sherman Hospital in Elgin. The door / frame / security hardware units are preassembled, prefinished, precise. Openings can be installed in under 10 minutes, ready to use immediately. Sherman has

Cortney Wascher Named to State Board

Governor Pat Quinn appointed Cortney Anderson Wascher, President of Anderson Lock to the Illinois Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor and Locksmith Board of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. This advisory board meets four times a

Lock & Key Quotations

Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock. –Anonymous Smile. It is the key that fits the lock of everybody’s heart. –Anthony J. D’Angelo One of the keys to happiness is a bad

A Tip From our Helpful Hint File

Know Your Locksmith Before You Need One Phony locksmiths (including one that claimed to be on Oakton Street in Des Plaines) flood phone books and online listings with fake addresses to appear as legitimate businesses. Customer’s calls are forwarded to

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