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The New International Encyclopædia/Yale, Linus

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Edition of 1905. See also Linus Yale, Jr. on Wikipedia; and the disclaimer.

YALE, Linus (1821-68). An American inventor, born at Salisbury, N. Y. He at first turned his attention to portrait painting, but afterwards became an inventor and devised several locks, the excellence of which won general recognition. His best known devices are the combination lock, the clock lock, and the double lock. See Lock.