At peak output, the company is constructing 4,000 shells a week. World War I: In support of the war effort, Chubb turns much of its manufacturing capability over to providing shells and ammo. Workers are transferred from London to a new safe works on Wednesfield Road, Wolverhampton. This famous redbrick building remains a landmark to this day.ġ908: The London safe works is closed. ( © Roger Kidd) / Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0ġ898: The Chubb company opens a new lock and safe works at Railway Street, Wolverhampton.
His sons John Charles, George and Harry succeed him at the company. At the same exhibition, the American locksmith Alfred Charles Hobbs becomes the first to successfully pick open a Detector Lock.ġ872: John Chubb passes away. Chubb locks are fitted in prisons, banks and other esteemed locations.ġ851: The company designs and builds a special display case to protect the the Koh-i-Noor Diamond at an exhibition at Crystal Palace. Charles’ son John joins the company to assist his father.ġ841: Chalres Chubb is appointed principle lock maker to the Prince Consort. The company expands its operations again, opening a new building at Horseley Fields in Wolverhampton. The basic method of building a fireproof safe remains the same to this day. In the 1820′s, Jeremiah moved to America, leaving Charles to run the burgeoning company by himself.ġ835: Chubb is granted a patent for its first burglar resistant safe.ġ837: The company opens a safe works in London.ġ838: Chubb patents the design for one of the first fire resistant safes.
The Detector Lock became one of the most popular locks of the time, not just because of its security abilities but also because George IV is alleged to have accidentally sat on one that had its key protruding upwards. His Detector Lock won the competition and the brothers used the reward money to start a lock making workshop in Wolverhampton. In 1818, Jeremiah entered a government competition which sought a lock that could only be opened by its own key. The company has a long and proud history stretching back to the early 1800′s.Ĭhubb was founded by brothers Jeremiah and Charles. Chubb Safes (now known as Chubbsafes) is one of the oldest and most well known brands of safe in the world.
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