Manufacturing technology of ancient locks

In recent years, locks used to be daily necessities have now become a very optimistic collection for collectors. Especially the ancient locks are highly sought after by the market. For example, the price of a copper "knife lock" in the Qing Dynasty, which was about ten years ago in 200 yuan, has now doubled to 800- 1000 yuan. So, what kind of locks have higher appreciation potential? The following aspects are available for reference. There are many materials of ancient locks, such as wooden locks, gold locks, silver locks, bronze locks, iron locks, jade locks and stone locks. Wooden locks have long since disappeared from people's sight, and both it and cloisonne locks are rare and have become very rare collections. Gold locks, silver locks and jade locks are expensive because their materials are hard currency. At present, copper locks and iron locks are common in the market. In contrast, the appreciation value of copper locks is higher, and counterfeiting is slightly more difficult. Collectors can choose copper locks with better shape, decoration and carving. From the production process and modeling, the production process of ancient locks is of course as refined as possible. In ancient times when technology was underdeveloped, many things were made by hand, and so were locks. The more exquisite the ancient lock, the higher the value. In terms of modeling, lock is also a good expression carrier. People generally call all kinds of fancy locks with strange shapes that imitate the shapes of animals or daily necessities "Citi locks", which are rich in national traditional styles. For example, there is a "golden turtle lock" in the "Citi Lock", which is polished according to the appearance of a turtle. This lock is so exquisite that the pattern on the tortoise is vividly displayed, and the beetle can move its limbs, head and tail. At present, the price of this "golden turtle lock" has already exceeded 5000 yuan. As far as the manufacturing process of this lock is concerned, even if it is not a lock, it is also a rare handicraft. In terms of cultural value, we don't have to focus on "long time" for the collection of ancient locks. Those old things are good, but after all, the world is too small. We can find another way to find some ancient locks with high cultural connotation. For example, the "Zodiac Lock" used by brides in ancient times when they got married, the "torture device lock" used by criminals in ancient times, and the "serial lock" that requires two keys to open. These ancient locks have profound meanings in words, patterns and even shapes, so their collection value is also very high.