[1113] The Lock Defeated By Feminism Before I Was Born

This was made by the American Coin Lock Company, and is covered by Patent 1,201,632.

[ricardow]

Imagine sitting on the toilet, hearing a voice : "a few clicks out of one, two is binding"

[kezzyhko]

> "Without thinking too hard about the number of filthy hands that have handled this lock..."
> Counter shows 7255

[troyclayton]

I saw these locks as a kid in the 70's. My dad never paid the nickel, he had 2 kids he could tell to crawl under and open the door.

[squishybrick]

These bad boys are installed in every EA office bathroom, they call them "micropayment stalls"

[emdxemdx]

As a lawyer, I’m sure you’ll like to hear how pay toilets fell out of favour in Canada about 40-45 years ago…
Two men were caught having sex in a Montréal train station bathroom stall, and they got acquitted because they argued that since they paid 10¢ to get in, it was akin to a hotel room and thus could not be charged with public indecency. 🙂

[ndTry]

"Let's try to get my nickel back"
nice one

[galenw]

I’m glad they got rid of them. You know Murphy’s law. Anytime you had a “suddenly diarrhea” moment you would have every coin but a nickel.

[TheGloriousLobsterEmperor]

I'm gonna be honest, based on the title I was expecting this look to have been defeated by roving lockpick feminists and I am incredibly disappointed that isn't the case.

[zzanatos]

Imagine for a moment: A master thief decides to rob a lawyer's house thinking that it probably contains a hidden fortune. The thief feverishly works to pick the most secure lock on the market and get into the house. Then he encounters the basement door. It's like a bank vault, so there must be some extremely valuable items there. The thief draws upon everything he knows to gain access. Finally, the heavy metal door swings open to reveal ...

a huge collection of locks.

[ChessedGamon]

“Why are you picking the lock to a bathroom stall?”

“I’m ending inequality.”

[jimbo]

I am actually old enough to remember these. Once saw this poem on a bathroom wall." Here I sit broken hearted, paid my dime but only farted"

[radicalxedward]

I was going to say “imagine paying for a cup of coffee just to go to the bathroom” but then I realized how many times I’ve literally done that. At least I got the coffee.

[cheeserat]

The way he picks locks makes me feel like the dentist picking at your teeth looking for cavities.

[ohwingman]

I can remember as a child my parents took me to see the brand new international airport that had just opened near the city I live in. It was the first and only time I ever saw one of these locks and it didn't take long for them to be removed. Not because of the women's movement but because the building had been constructed with public funds and the public was less than pleased with the idea that they would not only have to pay for the building but then they had to pay further to use the facilities. I remember my Father reading a newspaper article out loud about their removal and why. The other unspoken reason that came out later in the conversation before they were removed was the fact that some folks, when caught short or not having a nickel, used the sinks or the floor to do what had to be done and the janitors refused to clean up the mess unless they received additional pay. Even today, 60 years later, I don't blame them.

[razaldazal]

"Now I'm gonna try to get my Nickel back"

*In the distance*
LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH!

[harveywilde]

"Let's try to get my Nickelback"

Me:
"Look at this Master Lock"
"Every time I do, it makes me laugh"

[nothinghere]

“Let’s try and get my nickel back”
LOOK AT THIS GRAPH

[justindunlap]

My grandma was telling me how women used to shove toilet paper into the latch socket so the latch wouldn't click

[goatb]

I knew feminism opened doors for women, but I didn't realize how literal that was.

[coop]

Ah yes, I remember these from my rebellious youth. . . I despised them, so, as an athletic teenager, I literally climbed over the top of every empty stall sporting a lock, opened the door from inside and messed up the latch so it wouldn't go back in the slot. I got a few odd looks from other women in the Ladies' but nobody ever objected or turned me in to security.
Power to the Pee-ple!