1811
William Hall is born in West Greenwich, Rhode Island.
William Hall
Timeline
1810
1830
1833
William Hall marries Elizabeth Lothrop, the sister of George B. Lothrop.
1840
Enoch Robinson & Willam Hall: “Latch of Door and Other Locks”
U.S. Patent No. 1995
1841
Enoch Robinson & Willam Hall: “Window-Fastening”
U.S. Patent No. 2248
1841
1843
William Hall leaves E. Robinson & Co.; founds Wm. Hall & Co., 27 Dock Square, Boston, Mass.
Willam Hall: “Lock for Safes, Bank-Vaults, &c”
U.S. Patent No. 3221
1843
Willam Hall: “Door Lock or Latch”
U.S. Patent No. 3308
1843
Willam Hall: “Lock for Banks and Safes”
U.S. Patent No. 4236
1845
1847
MCMA Exhibition at Faneuil and Quincy Halls, Boston. Among the exhibitors are Enoch Robinson, William Hall, and George B. Lothrop.
William Hall: “Powder-Proof Lock”
U.S. Patent No. 5686
1848
1850
c. 1850-1866
George B. Lothrop works with his brother-in-law William Hall at Wm. Hall &. Co.
1860
Willam Hall: “Improvement in Locks”
U.S. Patent No. 37,290
1863
Willam Hall: “Improvement in Locks”
U.S. Patent No. 47,817
1865
Willam Hall: “Improvement in Permutation-Locks”
U.S. Patent No. 90,096
1869
Willam Hall: “Improved Rose for Door Knobs”
U.S. Patent No. 95899
1869
1870
Willam Hall: “Improvement for Bolts in Safe-Doors, &c”
U.S. Patent No. 141,874
1873
Willam Hall: “Bank-Lock”
U.S. Patent No. 11,158
1874
1875
William Hall dies in Cohasset, Mass., leaving Wm. Hall & Co to his sons William F., Henry, and Fred.