National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-30
ID RoposALs FOR MAIL LOCKS AND KEYs
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dinsreni kinds ~ padloek. and Esys; one Tor he
and the other for the sole and exclusive use Of st
Every proposal must be accompanied with dupli.
cato samples Of the locks and teys thereby offered
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0p or unriyeted, so that its internal STRUCTURE
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nEnie aud u the same. or any part thereof be GOV.
sttseSsd RSfes mast also e sash &C sSa &c
warranted 20 not inirin.e on any patented inyen.
ton Of which tho bidder is not the patsntee or As
Tns internal plan or arrangement. Of the locks
,isite 70 opeu them. must not Dc like any now or
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manner f tsn .ha Spsir Their security and use
i.sOr OF any VII toes K and fey .ae
mltteu II. being otherwise suitable, Il shall have
been invented specially for the purpose for which
LocEs suitable for the registered mails or for the
each in weight. and Should possess high degree
o. ,eeuriy. strength aud dursbiiity. livery such
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S ". .b asy and Dc S1SaSs Of being
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such as to mako them distinsulshable at q glance
should ~ their eItefnai shape, be in.tshty DIS Dis
unxuisnable from the mail locks now In USE
hard anu Tough bfass. sIceptins the sSseEie and
Iiyets, when nns. be i'm, the AFTER well h9pi
ANGLES. and must DO free from knobs, escuibsoni.
tered, Or fnScted out u ordsr By NE p psc
hsrd usage 81 e serfise Eseh lSsk r. e have ont
distinct. o. & Rsgi,ter,i Gsi.H and also sach num-
as nay IS 6e aTsnt inch
dung loar places " figures IN any ease. being
10 be y SS shs - sss s q
wrought or sheet brass, or 70 be isoi II the shell
mails are % 20 uni rmy alike. Sxssptins he NUM- NUN
beers marked on them. and all their key', winch
20 DO also aike. 80 that any y ali the kos which
% opan any one T md s II a. and
aOad M have p shank s1n . sTS inches Sns Gs
| stamped on one side the words. w. Il Rsgisisrsi
a oas th rS S an nGI
| lonsJ a. may be ordered; every hey to have dif.
isrent nqmbsr, OF which none viii exceed four
Tpe iosfs for the Street Letter BoIo. arc to bs
saca oek should be IN The lowest part o2 he 9s II
o. the shell q case when the lock q hanging By ~
Df GS' "a the GTss s 81
| lock should be In position somewhat remote FROM
ss a 10 s. Gy 3. ~ ss
ysnisns length and safsient Strength and stG I'D.
ness Ihe bow q the hsy should DO celia with
Ca,rieT' stampsd on one side, and such nsurss aud
letters stamped on the Opposite side as may be or.
| dered- The lace OF each lock is 10 have upon Il
", s. Street Letter BoE' IN either raised or sunk
tusrt, anu any otner rs bssides, not e1ceedii.
OF the same letter or ietters are To be adapted t.
each other aud no lock ia TO DO opened by any key
| not marked With tho same letter or letters
The locks Of each kind CONTRACTED for must be do
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put UP In pasteboArd boxes Of Ave locks each, aud
packed IN strong wooden boxes conlain ny not
more than two hundred locks each. The ley t.
such are 70 be strung, BY the natural series Of
numbers, on wire rods. each containing one nun.
dred keys, and are - 10 delivered to an agent OF
the Department specially authorized to receive
| 10 this DepArtment, where both the locks and keys