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Western Electric 3-Slot Vault Door locks for sale

Started by kleenax, May 09, 2018, 09:52:13 AM

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kleenax

Didn't know if everyone had seen this on eBay, so here it is:  Free shipping too.......
https://www.ebay.com/itm/232762835882
Ray Kotke
Recumbent Casting, LLC

trainman

Where the 14 locks used on all series of 3 slots, or are there certain series they were used on only?

I dont know when the 30a lock came to be. unless it appeared when the single slot was first produced.

And from the ebay auction, it appears there are a few available.

kleenax

Quote from: trainman on May 10, 2018, 01:04:17 PM
Where the 14 locks used on all series of 3 slots, or are there certain series they were used on only?

I dont know when the 30a lock came to be. unless it appeared when the single slot was first produced.

And from the ebay auction, it appears there are a few available.
I was recently looking over a BSP that showed a 30A vault door lock specified for a WE-233 payphone, so I would assume that they began as a late 3-slot lock.

As for the #14 locks, there are A, B, & C varieties and are all very similar in operation and appearance, and BSP's simply say "#14 Lock specified" when being mentioned, so I assumed that they were simply in-production improvements being made as time went by.
Ray Kotke
Recumbent Casting, LLC