Old large brass lock

[coldstone543]

Friday the thirteenth hunting with my whites xl pro at a bull dozed house came up with a couple artifacts.Mason ohio has alot of history and this lock is a part of it.Any help with age or history would be greatly appreciated.Thanks and good luck hunting.

 

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[mojjax]

Nice find! Looks like a RR lock .

 

[BuckleBoy]

I agree with Mojjax. The keyhole on railroad locks is quite distinctive (the curved, "comma-shaped" hole). Keys and locks were designed so that any key from a particular railroad fit any lock. Therefore, there wasn't much variation throughout the years in the lock mechanism or keys. The locks themselves did change appearance though, and I would say that yours looks more like one from the 20's or 30's. Here's the real question. Are there any letters or initials stamped on it anywhere? (They would usually be on the bar at the top of the lock--the part that swings open when the lock is opened.) For example, "N & W" = Norfolk & Western, "VGN" = Virginian Railroad, etc.

 

[Michelle]

Nice find! Looks like a RR lock .

http://www.mccullohantiques.com/railroad_locks.htm Way to Go.....

 

[dg39]

On the money. I have two that I am gett ready to ebay.

 

[romeo-1]

Yep...a railroad lock. My father worked on the railroad for 30 years and I have a bunch of these. Nice find!

 

[Postalrevnant]

Great find. Didn't a railroad lock of a particular company auction for some insane monies earlier this year?