old US padlock found civil war maybe

[eboy1960]

hello tnet members went to a spot i hunt alot and found this old padlock not sure the age any ideas im sure its old .thanks for looking

 

[Bass]

Eboy, nice recovery. I'm no expert but it looks like a great find to me. Can tell tell if its brass?

 

[eboy1960]

a good cleaning is what it needs

 

[teverly]

I found a plate off of a similar lock several years ago and thought it was civil war...was told the US is the company and the locks were 1920s,1930s era...

 

[goldnrelics]

very cool nice job

 

[eboy1960]

maybe not civil war ,time but im sure its late 1800s

 

[Evolution]

That's a cool find. I always like making the more unusual finds .... the ones that don't turn up every day...and an old lock definitely fits that description. Plus anything that says U.S. on it is a sweet find.

 

[Bobby joe 83]

I'm not sure but I think it's a US Postal service pad lock I found two of them.

 

[creskol]

See this link from last year: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/589690-1879-e-t-fraim-us-padlock.html

 

[Trezurehunter]

That's a nice old lock. Great relic.

 

[A2coins]

Freakin cool clean her up you got a nice relic there

 

[secondstar]

That's a really cool relic, nice job!

 

[BLK HOLE]

very cool lock, well done!