OLD LOCK??

[against the wind]

Well, we all know that it is a padlock. The key enters from the bottom. The lock body is made of brass.
I'm just wondering if anyone can put an accurate date on it.

 

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[sawmill man]

Any good designs or writing on it sir.

 

[CJayC]

Any additional pics?


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[boogeyman]

Wash it off a little, and post a pic or two of the front, back & the keyway and I can give you a hand as time permits.

 

[against the wind]

Looking for approximate date

Here are a few more pictures of the lock cleaned up

 

[lockster99]

Old warded Slaymaker lock. Careful cleaning on top of hasp should show SB & Co. and a couple patent dates. '92 and '94 if I remember right. Still made for a while after that of course.

 

[bradyboy]

slay makers were easy to pick and if you had a key you could easily find other locks that your key would fit, at least that was my case in the 70's
Innocent until proven guilty

 

[mojjax]

from a 1895 Montgomery Ward catalog -

 

[boogeyman]

from a 1895 Montgomery Ward catalog -

Excellent job Mojjax! Only thing I can add is $19 - $22 out here.

They are really easy to open. Take the blank and cut away everything except the blades on the tip, and you have a master key. Super easy to impression a new blank too! If you can find a blank you can file the wards so it works. Then put it in some damp coffee grounds for 3 or 4 days. Now you have a lock with a working key & your value goes up!