John Stary
Concept, Design, and Manufacture

It was in 1984 that John first decided to design a lock. John made the Janus in 1988 and the Medusa in 1989. John planned to produce a third lock however an illness in the family precluded him from doing so.

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	Story Locks: What is a story lock.
	Janus & Medusa: Each lock is stamped with a serial number on the inside of the case near the shackle opening.
	Janus: This is the original document for the Janus. It was the 1st padlock design. Only 19 locks were produced of this variety numbered 001 thru 019. There was 1 un-numbered prototype produced. There were 2 finishes applied to this lock "Antique Bronze" and "Duranodic Bronze". Most of the locks were finished in "Duranodic Bronze".
	Janus: This is a pencil drawing of the Janus. It shows the general components and their approximate placement. A pin was used for the shackle instead of the rivet noted in the drawing.
	Janus: This is a more refined pencil drawing of the Janus with multiple views.
	Janus: This is a pencil drawing of the "Oak Leaf" design used on the reverse of the Janus body. A second acorn was added to the final rendition. "© 1988" was cast on the lock in place of the patent number as this lock or design was never patented.
	Janus: This is a pencil drawing of the "Stars and Stripes" shackle used on the Janus.
	Janus: This is the artists rendering of the Janus.
	Janus: This is the original wood mold used to master the Janus and the Medusa body. You will notice that a piece of the wood has broken off at the base. The Oak Leaf wax mold was subsequently glued to the wax case mold to make a mold for casting.
	Janus: This is a wax mold used for the Janus and the Medusa body. The Oak Leaf wax mold was subsequently glued to the back side of this mold for casting. This mold is defective and was not used for casting.
	Janus: This is a wax Oak Leaf mold. The wax Oak Leaf mold was subsequently glued to the back side of the wax case mold to make a mold for casting. This mold is defective and was not used for casting.
	Janus: This is a wax Oak Leaf case mold. The Oak Leaf wax mold is glued to the back side of the wax case mold for casting. This mold is defective and was not used for casting.
	Janus: This is a bronze Oak Leaf case casting. This casting is defective and was not used to make a lock.
	Janus: This is a semi-finished bronze Oak Leaf case casting serial number "022". The shackle post broke off and this casting was not used to make a lock. A new casting was made and subsequently stamped with serial number "022".
	Janus: This is the original wood mold used to master the Janus and the Medusa face plate. The wax Janus head mold was subsequently glued to the front of the blank wax face plate to make a mold for casting.
	Janus: This is a wax Janus face plate mold. The wax Janus head with raised margin mold is glued to a blank wax face plate mold. This mold is defective and was not used for casting.
	Janus: This is a semi-finished Janus face plate bronze casting. This casting was not used to make a lock as it is defective.
	Janus: This is a Janus wax shackle mold. This is a good mold that was not used for casting.
	Janus: This is a finished Janus bronze shackle casting. This is a good casting that was not used to make a lock.
	Janus: This is the original wood mold used to master the Janus cylinder tailpiece. The Janus cylinder tailpiece is slightly different than that of the Medusa cylinder tailpiece.
	Janus: This is a unfinished Janus cylinder tailpiece bronze casting. This is a good casting that was not used to make a lock. The Janus tailpiece is slightly different than that of the Medusa cylinder tailpiece.
	Janus: This is the original wood mold used to master the Janus lever. The Janus lever is slightly different than that of the Medusa lever.
	Janus: This is a Janus wax lever mold. This mold is defective and was not used for casting. The Janus lever is slightly different than that of the Medusa lever.
	Medusa: This is the original document for the Medusa. It was the 2nd padlock design. Only 26 locks were produced of this variety numbered 001 thru 026. There were 2 finishes applied to this lock "Antique Bronze" and "Duranodic Bronze". Most of the locks were finished in "Duranodic Bronze".
	Medusa: This is a pencil drawing of the Medusa. It shows the general components and their approximate placement. Notice that the "Stars and Stripes" shackle design was originally intended to be used on this lock. A plain shackle was eventually used instead.
	Medusa: This is a pencil drawing of two "Violet" reverse of case design's. "© 1989" was cast on the lock in place of the patent number as this lock or design was never patented.
	Medusa: This is the artists final rendering of the "Violet" design used on the reverse of the "Medusa" body.
	Medusa: This is a semi-finished Medusa blank face plate bronze casting. This is a good casting that was not used to make a lock.
	Medusa: This is a Medusa head wax mold. This is a good mold that was not used for casting.
	Medusa: This is a semi-finished Medusa head bronze casting. This is a good casting that was not used to make a lock. When finished this casting would be screwed to a finished blank face plate.
	Medusa: This is the original wood mold used to master the Medusa shackle.
	Medusa: This is a Medusa shackle wax mold. This mold is defective and was not used for casting.
	Medusa: This is a unfinished Medusa shackle bronze casting. This casting was not used to make a lock as it is defective.
	Medusa: This is the original wood mold used to master the Medusa cylinder tailpiece. The Medusa cylinder tailpiece is slightly different than that of the Janus cylinder tailpiece.
	Medusa: This is the original wood mold used to master the Medusa lever. The Medusa lever is slightly different than that of the Janus lever.
	Medusa: This is a unfinished Medusa lever bronze casting. This is a good casting that was not used to make a lock. The Medusa lever is slightly different than that of the Janus lever.