Bio
Bob Dix and his wife Cindy have three grown children. Bob graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in 1968 with a B.S. in engineering. He was an engineer at Lubrizol Corp. in Wickliffe OH. (Retired 2006)
Robert 'Bob' Dix
Contributions to Lock Collecting
The Hobby
A lifelong collector, and one of the pioneers of the lock collecting hobby.
Many of the rare padlocks collected and traded between collectors today were discovered and put into circulation by Bob.
Accomplishments
Has not only been a keeper of valuable lock history, but has mastered the art and science of antique lock restoration, so future generatons of historians and collectors can see history that would have otherwise been lost forever.
Has world’s largest known lock collection (in excess of 25,000 locks). Historian.