Lock question

[texan connection]

This was a eyball find along the Hearne RR in some busted up ground (alot of great bottles destroyed there). I m wondering about age and ID I can quite make out the words

 

[trikikiwi]

Nice find. I think the first word is "Maker", then definitely "Lancaster" then I'm sure "PA"
I'm no expert but a little research has thrown up some possibilities.
The I.P. Reese Padlock Company is/was in Lancaster, PA. From what I can find Reese is /was also the manufacturer of the Excelsior brand of padlock.
A good site for padlocks is
http://www.antique-padlocks.com

I found one looks very similar, particularly the rivet pattern, but it obviously isn't quite the same.


from this site www.members.aol.com/padlockweb.misc.htm

Mike

 

[cheese]

Looks like a "y" just before maker. The rest is behind the lock body itself. I would guess "slaymaker".

 

[Blacksheep]

Slaymaker lock, could be an old signal lock.

Edit: as cheese noted above

 

[trikikiwi]

Cool - I saw that name Slaymaker and it didn't click - good name for a HM band though 8)

 

[boogeyman]

This was a eyball find along the Hearne RR in some busted up ground (alot of great bottles destroyed there). I m wondering about age and ID I can quite make out the words

If you can get me a better (straight on) of the front I can probably ID it for you.

 

[texan connection]

Bout as good as I can get. Thanks for all the info so far, It does look like part of the name behind the lock body, and I can see aymaker, and definetly lancaster PA

 

[Gypsy Heart]

company was founded in 1888 by Samuel R. Slaymaker. Samuel R. Slaymaker got his interest in locks from working for the Pennsylvania Railroad as a civil engineer. He was interested with the railroad switch and signal locks and after a while he became familiar with them.

Very cool find Al!!!!