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    "MAIL" padlock

    Could this have been used to lock US mail?

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    The Cesspool

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    Re: "MAIL" padlock

    It may have been used for mail but they usually have "U.S. Mail" on them.
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    Gypsyheart~ Queen of Rust

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    Re: "MAIL" padlock

    Maybe off a courier or messenger bag
    I go a great distance,while some are considering whether they will start today or tomorrow

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    us
    Feb 2009
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    Re: "MAIL" padlock

    I don't think it's US mail as diggummup points out it would have been marked 'US'. It's a neat padlock and I found one like it on worthpoint:

    http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedi...adlock-and-key
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