Items pulled from the creek today !

[Spitfire Reddie]

got this old lock and this 1868 jar lid today and one marble (not pictured) The lock has B & ?? ? co i can't make out some of it .Looks in good condition to be in there so long !

 

[sfinder]

Nice finds, especially the lock. Is there an old dump in that creek?

 

[Spitfire Reddie]

Nice finds, especially the lock. Is there an old dump in that creek?

The creek was used for many many years as a dump site i thought it dated back from the 1880s to the 1940's but finding the jar lid that has 1868 on it then it has to be as far back as the civil war ! It is the oldest item from that creek so far.

 

[Spitfire Reddie]

I can supply a mailing address for the jar lid.....seriously, cool find. I hope you check out healthy. I want to see more creek finds.

LOL i already promised to the elderly lady ! She is excited to get it ! As for the lock its going into my collection of oddities

 

[Nana40]

Great lock Red!!!!! Congrats on your finds!!!

Nana

 

[Spitfire Reddie]

Close up of the makers mark i cant make it out only B ?? co maybe B & ?? co

 

[Spitfire Reddie]

WTG Red. Love the lock. Could be a railroad lock and worth a nice penny. Keep up the good work.

99Brown

You may have something there,the railroad lock part .I have checked ebay and saw B&O co RR lock.Think this could be one ? But those had chains attached to them and some sort of the swing plate that went over the key part.

 

[BADDOG]

Nice lock, although I didn't find an exact match this one is pretty close. Thanks to Nedigger for the site when he found his RR lock. If nothing else it's a place to start.

http://antiques-internet.com/colorado/railroadmemories/dynapage/IP3377.htm

Good Luck and HH

Baddog

 

[Spitfire Reddie]

Nice lock, although I didn't find an exact match this one is pretty close. Thanks to Nedigger for the site when he found his RR lock. If nothing else it's a place to start.

http://antiques-internet.com/colorado/railroadmemories/dynapage/IP3377.htm

Good Luck and HH

Baddog

Thanks Baddog ! i will check it out right now !

 

[Rusted_Iron]

Sweet finds, that lock is in nice shape!

Cool to find such an old canning jar lid that's not broken.

 

[AndyR1961]

Some great finds there mate, I really like that lock.
All the best
Andy

 

[tinpan]

hi red , awsome lock and jarlid and hope you feel better soon and that creek full of goodies will be waiting for you. all best


tinpan

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Feel better and get back there. Let us know what the Doc says. Probably too much rining in the ears.
Nice finds.

 

[Spitfire Reddie]

Hi everyone just got back from the docs and its a inner ear thing ! He's got me on ear drops & antibiotics.
gypsyheart made me think i was going to have a little "Reddielocks" to carry around ! .Glad thats not so right now !

 

[BUCCANEER]

Nice find. We found one something like it under an oak tree in South LA on the side of an old Bayou. Only differense, we where checking some holes that had been dug on side of 400 yr old + oak trees. We found the broken lock under one of the massive root structures. Wish we would have found what it was keeping locked.

 

[viper771]

Yeah when I saw that lock, first thing that came to mind was "hey that kind of looks like one of my RR locks". Mine have stuff on the back of them (one says A.T.S.F. for atich. topeka, Santa Fe)... so its cool. If you ever go to swap meets, bring the lock with you! Mine didn't have any keys (they were given to me), and at a RR swapmeet some guy was selling keys. So they both have keys. It was pretty cool since i was about 6 yrs old! COOL FIND!

 

[Burdie]

This was a great post with good information. Thanks for the post and congrats on the lock. Burdie

 

[Spitfire Reddie]

The creek was used for many many years as a dump site i thought it dated back from the 1880s to the 1940's but finding the jar lid that has 1868 on it then it has to be as far back as the civil war ! It is the oldest item from that creek so far.

The GEM fruit jar was manufactured by Hero Glass Works, Philadelphia, PA between 1884-1909. The patent dates for the glass insert was not the manufactured date. The GEM fruit jar in mint condition lists for $6-$8

HH, Jim

Oh well at least i know there is some 1880 items in there !