Found My First Old Brass Lock. ID Help Needed

[crazyjarhead]

Good evening everyone. Hope your summer isn't flying by too fast. Mine is always too short.......especially when you can get out and do so much this time of year.

Anyways, went back to the old chuch grounds where an old home used to be. Found silver, V nickle, IH's and lots of old wheats so far. Tonight wasn't too hot, though. Only a 1967 memorial and my best relic find for a while, and my first. Found this old brass lock that is still functional, minus the key. Need help identifying it. I'm guessing early 1900's based on the coinage I have found so far.

Thanks for looking and any help is always appreciated. Ron

 

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[garthbfan169]

Nice find crazy!! WTG

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice find crazy!! WTG

I'll feel crazy in about an hour after I finish off some hard earned Keystone Lights

 

[RPG]

That's a nice lock. It cleaned up real good.

Keystone lights sounds good too.

 

[Goes4ever]

sweet lock! good find Ron

 

[mighty_mace]

Nice find crazy!! WTG

I'll feel crazy in about an hour after I finish off some hard earned Keystone Lights

Nice find, I really dig (no pun intended) old locks, have not found any though. Stopping by the distributor tomorrow to pick up some Keystones myself. Much needed after all the 12 hour nights this week, yuck.

 

[bangorguy]

nice lock! and great condition too.wtg

 

[ModernMiner]

Nice old lock Ron.
Railroad lock perhaps?
Maybe the "S" stands for "South" something? (Southern? Southwest?)
A real beauty.
You are blessed also with my 8000th post on TN.
Congrats,
MM

 

[Tank69]

wtg

 

[RPG]

Nice old lock Ron.
Railroad lock perhaps?
Maybe the "S" stands for "South" something? (Southern? Southwest?)
A real beauty.
You are blessed also with my 8000th post on TN.
Congrats,
MM

Wow. 8000 posts. I bet your fingers are sore.

Congrats on 8K.

Randy

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice old lock Ron.
Railroad lock perhaps?
Maybe the "S" stands for "South" something? (Southern? Southwest?)
A real beauty.
You are blessed also with my 8000th post on TN.
Congrats,
MM

I'm not far behind you. I know you are an old timer on her........ more than me. I just ramble on somtimes and get bored. Especially in the winter months. What's with this doll thing Just picking on you, Doug.

 

[stillgottawork]

Nice lock...cleaned up well....would be funny if you found the key also in that area.. Keep digging..

 

[Findone]

Nice lock!
I think the S stands for Slymaker lock company.
HH
Leon

 

[Dman]

Nice lock. Congrats

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice old lock Ron.
Railroad lock perhaps?
Maybe the "S" stands for "South" something? (Southern? Southwest?)
A real beauty.
You are blessed also with my 8000th post on TN.
Congrats,
MM

8000 posts What's is the prize I won

 

[allen]

great looking old lock !

 

[ModernMiner]

Nice old lock Ron.
Railroad lock perhaps?
Maybe the "S" stands for "South" something? (Southern? Southwest?)
A real beauty.
You are blessed also with my 8000th post on TN.
Congrats,
MM

8000 posts What's is the prize I won

Ron,
You had to ask didn't you? You won a framed wedding picture of my mother-in-law!!!
I was going to wait until Christmas to send it to you, but what the heck.
Way to go Big Guy!!!
-MM-

 

[ModernMiner]

Nice lock!
I think the S stands for Slymaker lock company.
HH
Leon

Great job on the ID Leon. You are correct. The symbol is for Slaymaker.

Ron,
Here's another one I found on the net. Different style, but same symbol.
-Doug-

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

I'd be curious to see exactly what the lock is and from what time frame.
Chris

 

[spartacus53]

That lock cleaned up real nice.