
From the Vault: The Invention of the Lock & Key
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Brahman's Brahma Lock
Brahman wanted to make the lock cheaper and sell it at an economic price. He hired madsley, who helped him devise tools that made locksmiths work faster and more accurate. modsley eventually left when brahmai pulled a scrooge on him and wouldn't give him a raise after all this. So he leaves, but he takes his lathe with him, and he sets his own shop. And in time, he becomes what some historians consider the founding father of machine tool technology.
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