Old lock with Eagle

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Found this at a site in W PA with habitation from 1790-1950. Any idea on mfg or date range?






Appears to have a number 3 near the center of the Eagle crest. Thx!!!

 

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[A2coins]

Ive seen that Eagle symbol before cant remember though. Thats a cool find wonder if its Railroad related Great find though!!!!!

 

[diggingthe1]

Hi pa-dirt, it looks pretty close to this one. I sure love finding the old locks. A foot of snow and more to come here.

 

[Iron Buzz]

Hi pa-dirt, it looks pretty close to this one. I sure love finding the old locks. A foot of snow and more to come here. View attachment 1799808

Right down to the placement of the rivets. I'd say that's pretty conclusive (although I'd point out the "?" after the phrase "Civil War Era" on that Worthpoint page. They're guessing, obviously, but its certainly possible. Looks like the company, Eagle Lock Company, was founded in 1833. More info about them here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Lock_Company

 

[smallfoot]

Beautiful padlock!

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Hi pa-dirt, it looks pretty close to this one. I sure love finding the old locks. A foot of snow and more to come here. View attachment 1799808

Thx man! I’ll try to clean up the latch part to see if there is some copy there.