Locksmith History

The history of locksmithing comes from the term blacksmith, a blacksmith was an individual who worked with metal and steel. During the middle ages, the blacksmith would create war/battle pieces for their king and horseshoes for the knight’s horses. The job of a blacksmith started to include more lock work and many blacksmiths started to specialise in working on locks, since this point the locksmiths work was recognised as its own profession. During the early part of the 1900’s, more specifically the 1930’s the actual configuration of locks began to change as well, this was because with increasing crime there needed to be improvements in security measures. A new lock was introduced with the first field-reversible with the typical disassembly mortise lock. This new upgrade made it more difficult for individuals to pick the lock. Locksmithing is one of the earlier forms of engineering and security devices. Although locksmithing may seem like a harmless career in the past there have been questions regarding the knowledge they possess about locking systems. The controversy stemmed from the debate whether the information a locksmith has should remain private or become public.