old lock

[on-edge]

any one out there know their locks,wandering how old this one may beany ideas? it is 1 of only 2 locks that i have ever found,soaked it in olive oil for a short spell,i don't know what the body of it is made of,it cleaned up nice but the top bolt or whatever it is called is starting to fall apart,so i stuck it into a 2 by 3 clear plastic holder before it was to late!

 

[Beale]

Great lock!! I have found a couple non of them that old! I really like it, good hunt, Beale.

 

[on-edge]

thanks beale,wish the picture(scan) came out better,but this was the best out of 4 tries o-well.......hh!

 

[echostar61]

Great Find,Looks quite old

Terri

 

[tabdog]

I've never found one that neat.

Nice find.

HH,

 

[GRAY GHOST]

hey on - edge, it looks like youv'e got an old railroad type lock. usually a brass casing and iron shank. any writing on it? no idea just how old it is, but it's old, and a great find. there's a big collector market out there for them too. google "railroad locks" and you might find it. hh,

 

[on-edge]

o-cool,railroad type,with brass casing,ithought it may be very collectable,it looks all hand made, there isn't a spot of writing on it anywere .thanks for looking everyone and.........hh!

 

[treasurefiend]

cool find!!!