...it hardware, LCN and Norton door closers, Hager hinges, Alarm Lock digital locks, Master Lock padlocks, Baldwin decorator hardware, Medeco high security locks, Adams Rite hardware for glass / aluminum storefront doors, and other top-name security door hardware products are also stocked in our huge onsite warehouse. Jeffery, our Purchasing Manager, relies on computer reports for inventory tracking and ordering…but also makes frequent checks of ware...
...ck has played a part (so to speak) in other popular movies as well. Master Lock locker locks were purchased for use in “My Bodyguard” which was filmed in Chicago’s historic Lakeview High School. Door closers, exit devices and other security hardware was purchased and installed at the former Maine North High School in Des Plaines for “The Breakfast Club” and a lock was removed then reinstalled on a shed in a cemetery for “U.S. Marshals.” Some of th...
...ogy professors who set up shop as a unique ghost removal service. Anderson Lock does provide emergency locksmith service for our commercial customers twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, but we don’t stay open around the clock! And proclaiming, “No fee is too big!” would surely frighten our customers away! While Googling, I found several locksmith companies called “Lockbusters,” and some called “Safe Busters.” They also use another bit of m...
...e plaque. Anderson Lock installs and maintains many extremely large Medeco Master Key systems. When a thief sees Medeco locks on doors, file cabinets, gates or other secure areas, he will likely decide it isn’t worth the risk. Medeco cylinders and deadbolts are designed with pick and drill resistance features that block the things thieves do to gain entry. In addition, Medeco’s patented key control systems make it virtually impossible for someon...
...The historic hardware decorates a wall in our Main Office showroom. “Early Locks and Lockmakers of America,” a limited edition book compiled by Thomas F. Hennessy, in 1976, notes a patent issued to the Eagle Lock Company, on November 4, 1826, for a “Glass Door Knob” invented by Whitney & Robinson.” This marked the beginning of a decorative door hardware boom. Glass is mostly made of sand, which is not only abundantly available, but which melts and...
...s of Illinois are safeguarded from unscrupulous business practices (a.k.a. locksmith scams!), and that the locksmith industry maintains its trustworthy reputation with proper regulation of locksmiths, through licensing, and P.E.R.C. cards (Permanent Employee Registration Cards). All employees of a Locksmith Agency who have access to security information are required to: a. be fingerprinted and pass a background security check, b. complete an appro...
... Acknowledgement, for the lock cylinders that Jim Didier ordered for a new Master Key System for Rush Presbyterian Medical Center, was too much for our security system. An alarm was triggered at 9:30 p.m., Friday night. Des Plaines Police were dispatched. Office Manager Laura Miller quickly traveled from home to Anderson Lock. An investigation showed no signs of anyone breaking into or entering the building No evidence of intruders, just a lot of ...
...h cannot be duplicated at a kiosk, and won’t be duplicated at a legitimate locksmith company, like Anderson Lock, without written authorization. Furthermore, though many popular vehicle makes and models are listed on the KeyMe website, I clicked on one and got the response, “Your key has a chip that requires programming in your vehicle. Our concierge can arrange an expert locksmith to help you copy it…” In other words, despite their declaration, m...