We can help you with all automotive lock and key issues. Transponder keys and programming, factory remotes, and a multitude of repair services are available. We are a full-time and full-service locksmith company. Two fully equipped service vans bring the repair center to your door. Each van features key-machines and fabrication tools to make keys and repair locks for your home, auto, or business.
The vans are stocked with a variety of locks and parts for quick service. Our vintage store front in historic downtown Winona displays many of the residential locks we offer. A wide variety of keyrings and key accessories are available to help keep your world of keys organized. We have key-storage cabinets for commercial applications. Colored key caps, key tags, and key-stamping are also offered for work and home.
The vans are stocked with a variety of locks and parts for quick service. Our vintage store front in historic downtown Winona displays many of the residential locks we offer. A wide variety of keyrings and key accessories are available to help keep your world of keys organized. We have key-storage cabinets for commercial applications. Colored key caps, key tags, and key-stamping are also offered for work and home.
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History
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The story begins in 1968.
Dr. E.O.
Thompson Sr., known as "Tom" since college, was an optometrist at Plymouth Optical in Winona.
After a change in personnel, he had the local hardware store re-key the office lock.
The new keys didn't work very well.
Disappointed, and ever the perfectionist, he disassembled the locks and made it work better.
This gave him the idea that Winona needs a real locksmith.
For a man that had to stay busy all the time, the locksmithing correspondence course was so slow he opened Tom's Lock Service before completion in June of 1969.
Dr. E.O.
Thompson Sr., known as "Tom" since college, was an optometrist at Plymouth Optical in Winona.
After a change in personnel, he had the local hardware store re-key the office lock.
The new keys didn't work very well.
Disappointed, and ever the perfectionist, he disassembled the locks and made it work better.
This gave him the idea that Winona needs a real locksmith.
For a man that had to stay busy all the time, the locksmithing correspondence course was so slow he opened Tom's Lock Service before completion in June of 1969.
Automotive Services
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With more than 50 years of experience in the field, Tom's Lock Service offers efficient and outstanding service in the shop or on the job.
If stranded, we come to you with one of our full-service rescue vans to do the repair on site.
We offer a wide variety of key chain accessories, including, but not limited to, key caps, bottle openers, sports teams, lanyards, and wrist bands.
We can help you with all automotive lock and key issues.
Transponder keys and programming, factory remotes, and a multitude of repair services are available.
If stranded, we come to you with one of our full-service rescue vans to do the repair on site.
We offer a wide variety of key chain accessories, including, but not limited to, key caps, bottle openers, sports teams, lanyards, and wrist bands.
We can help you with all automotive lock and key issues.
Transponder keys and programming, factory remotes, and a multitude of repair services are available.
Key Ideas
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Vials of tear gas, shown on the right, were commonly used in safes beginning in the 1920s and ending in the early 1950s.
The gas tubes were meant to prevent theft by breaking upon forced entry into a safe.
The non-lethal gas emitted from a theft makes breathing difficult and severely irritates the eye, causing tearing, pain, and occasionally blindness.
Although it is uncertain exactly how many vials of tear gas are still intact within old safes, they are known to be relatively rare.
Tear gas was also used as a "chemical weapon" in World War II.
The gas tubes were meant to prevent theft by breaking upon forced entry into a safe.
The non-lethal gas emitted from a theft makes breathing difficult and severely irritates the eye, causing tearing, pain, and occasionally blindness.
Although it is uncertain exactly how many vials of tear gas are still intact within old safes, they are known to be relatively rare.
Tear gas was also used as a "chemical weapon" in World War II.
Our People
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Has been a locksmith since 1977 and owner of Tom's Lock Service since 1983.
He's a graduate of Winona State University with degrees in Business and Economics.
Emerit is a Winona native and lives here with his wife and three daughters.
He loves cruising in his convertible, drawing with pen & ink, woodworking, and (once again) loves cruising in his convertible.
Originally from Rockford, IL by way of Alabama, Larry moved to Winona with his wife, Gloria, and two sons in 2000.
He is a Chicago Bears fanatic and loves spending his summers fishing on the Mississippi.
He's a graduate of Winona State University with degrees in Business and Economics.
Emerit is a Winona native and lives here with his wife and three daughters.
He loves cruising in his convertible, drawing with pen & ink, woodworking, and (once again) loves cruising in his convertible.
Originally from Rockford, IL by way of Alabama, Larry moved to Winona with his wife, Gloria, and two sons in 2000.
He is a Chicago Bears fanatic and loves spending his summers fishing on the Mississippi.
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