✅ SOLVED Lock

mcogan / L.I. Mongo Mike · Apr 30, 2014

Does anyone know how old this padlock might be. Home site goes back to at least 1835.
No lettering or numbers.

mick56 · Apr 30, 2014

Could be known as a Smokehouse Lock.

njrelicgairl · Apr 30, 2014

You could do an internet search for dating old padlocks.

cw0909 · Apr 30, 2014

may be in here... Lever Padlocks - Antique Padlocks

TheCannonballGuy · May 1, 2014

Cw0909 already gave you the link to best website about antique padlocks. You asked about time-dating the "lever" padlock you found. Unmarked one are difficult to narrowly time-date. An important ID-&-time clue on yours is that its keyhole is shaped like a number 9. Based on others I've seen with that characteristic, yours dates from the latter-1800s through early-1900s. But I'm not even nearly an expert on antique padlocks. I suggest you contact the owner of the antique padlocks website.

cw0909 · May 1, 2014

this lock looks similar, but is marked "BOFE"

#5128
"BOFE". 2 3/8" high. Brass case. Brass shackle. The reverse of the lock is blank.
Made for: Board of Elections.

list #5128
Lever Padlocks - Brass - B thru B - Antique Padlocks

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mcogan / L.I. Mongo Mike · May 2, 2014

The owner of
http://antique-padlocks.com
has seen pictures of this lock I sent in an email and states "The earliest date for this lock is about 1870................"
Thanks everyone for your input.