John M. Mossman Lock Museum

The John M. Mossman Lock Museum is a museum all about, well, locks! Located in midtown Manhattan, the Lock Museum is part of the National Register of Historic Places. It has one of the world's biggest collections of bank and vault locks. All in all, the museum has more than 370 lock artifacts dating back to 4000 BC. The Lock Museum is housed inside the General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York. Here are some of the "must see" items at John M. Mossman Lock Museum. Egyptian wooden-pin locks Chinese padlocks American timelocks