Heart Shaped Padlock

[rick67]

Believe I found a site of an old railroad house. Coal everywhere and adjacent to a rail way.
Most of what I found this after appears turn of last century. The flat button, 50 & 60 cal. round balls probably a bit earlier.
They definitely liked hermonica' s.
The padlock is in great shape but can't find info on it. Any help would be appreciated.

The letters on the keyhole cover are L N M Co.
Thanks for looking.

 

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[johnnyblaze]

Nice if that's a Railroad lock they are highly collectible..

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[ARC]

Superb lock.
Wd.



http://www.antiquesnavigator.com/d-...y-cover-style-lock.html?ModPagespeed=noscript

 

[Mackaydon]

Cleaned up, it should look like this.
Great save !
Don....
VINTAGE PADLOCK/ L N M CO. LOCK/BRASS PADLOCK-OLD KEY COVER STYLE LOCK

 

[deepsecrets]

Smokehouse padlock - NLM Co. - Norwich Lock Manufacturing Co. Norwich CT
http://www.antique-padlocks.com/smoke_nlmco.htm

 

[sutphin]

DANG RICK YOU HIT ON A GREAT SITE , NICE FINDS ...

 

[Loco-Digger]

Nice digs. You sure dug your share of harmonica reeds today. The most I have ever pulled in a single hunt was two pair.

 

[qaela4]

Nice group of stuff, loving the history! Great lock, still looking for an older one myself.

 

[Mackaydon]

Some more history: According to Early Locks and Lockmakers of America by Thomas F. Hennesy, the Norwich Lock Company was formed in Norwich, Connecticut in 1865 and was reorganized in 1872 as the Norwich Lock Manufacturing Company (N.L.M. Co.). The N.L.M. Co. had an extensive line of Builders Hardware (mortise locks and associated items of door hardware) and a very large selection of padlocks, most of which were the wrought iron or smokehouse type. Many of these padlocks can be identified by the "N.L.M. Co." marking on the drops. The N.L.M. Co. remained in business until 1905.
Source: http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/masonic_us_army_padlock.htm
Don.....

 

[pepperj]

Great looking lock and a nice display item. Looking at the cloth of finds and the amount of reeds that you've recovered is large! Liking the two clutch/change purse frames also, it's too bad there wasn't a little coinage lost with them also.

 

[BondJamesBond]

The lock you have found cane be identified in the 1902 sears catalog. I have a copy of that catalog and in it is where I found the same lock as you have. unfortunately, like the catalogs most of us grew up with the some of the manufacturers for the products they sell are not provided. This lock is one of them. the one you have found is in better shape than the one I found. nice find.

Bond

 

[Trezurehunter]

Its a nice looking lock.

 

[winslow]

That site deserves a lot more visits! The lock is really cool .. I love old locks. I agree with Loco's comments about the harmonica reeds. Now that you cleaned up the big stuff you can go back and get the coins and jewelry.