Found a little railroad history today

[gman17]

Pat 1878 Richmond & Danville railroad lock

 

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[SavageHunter]

That is a pretty cool find!

 

[gman17]

Thanks bud first RR lock for me. I think it will still work.

 

[lenjsr]

awsome

 

[Mackaydon]

Nice save !!
"R&DRR" - "PUSH SHACKLE IN TO GET KEY OUT". 2 1/2" wide. Brass case. Brass shackle. Catalog #: 119.
Made for: Richmond & Danville Railroad Co. Mfg by: Wilson Bohannan Co. Wilson Bohannan Patent # 205171.
Don.......

 

[gman17]

Thx for the info, maybe I can find a key . Lol
I didn't know the keys cost so much!!

 

[Mackaydon]

Adding: Patent US205171 - Improvement in padlocks - Google Patents

 

[Joel R]

Thats awesome!! About ten years ago I found an old Colo midland swichlock can be quite valuable

 

[Rookster]

Nice find. Some of the old Stage coach locks look similar the difference being most of them have been sawed open because they lost the key.

 

[gman17]

Does anyone have a value on it? I know some of these are worth a little. I can't seem to find a value on the web. Not that I would ever sell it, everything I find is priceless to me.

 

[Sharryn]

Nice fund! Congrats!

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Lock is in excellent shape! Congrats!

 

[YumaMarc]

Wow!! That's a beauty!

 

[gman17]

Thx, yes, I was very fortunate and lucky for once.