Padlock help!

[72cheyenne]

Here is a padlock that my Dad found last night on a short hunt of ours. I have tried to find anything on this lock and who it was made by, but can only find an old listing from ebay that you can't pull up.

Lock has an embossed "egyptian head" and the word "SPHINX" on the front. The back and hasp has no writing on it that I can see. Keyhole cylinder shows on the front and back. It looks to made of copper with brass rivets. Someone has used a hammer to open this thing up. Found at a site that produced an 1877 seated dime.

Any help on this one?

 

[fortbball9]

Came from Egypt off the front door of King Tuts Tomb. LOL just kidding
I don't have a clue but that is one cool looking lock.


fortbball9

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

If you cant find it how are we supposed to?!!! LOL

I dont have time to search right now but someone else found one. http://www.enonhall.com/html/journal1002.html
I guess you saw this. Cool looking lock. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2006/jul/08/20060708-093524-2651r/?page=2

 

[Drache]

That is actually the head of the sphinx (thus the name) but I'm having a hard time trying to find it....

 

[72cheyenne]

If you cant find it how are we supposed to?!!! LOL

I dont have time to search right now but someone else found one. http://www.enonhall.com/html/journal1002.html
Cool looking lock. Late 18oo's my guess.

Trust me I looked for this thing for a couple of hours last night until I got to . Figured I'd post it for the smartest minds on the net to have a go at it.
Was hoping PBK might pull one out of his hat on this one.
That is, I think, an exact match in the pic, although mine has been hammered flat on the sides. Good pic find, BCH!

 

[RELICDUDE07]

Some kind of trinket box lock...It is a hard one to find

 

[AU24K]

No idea, but very cool lock!!!
Scott