biography
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Hobbs, Alfred Charles
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1812–91)
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| biography:
| Lock expert, born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He tried several trades before he turned to manufacturing locks. Famous for picking the locks of other companies to demonstrate their inadequacy, he formed Hobbs, Ashley & Co in London, UK, and Hobbs, Hart & Co in the USA. |
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