Pancake lock age and a unidentified..

[artyfacts]

Trying to get a date and info on this pancake lock I dug today. Also the reed type thing. It came out of the muddy ground looking like 14K gold. Its two inches long x 1/2. Arty

 

[creskol]

The reed thing is part of a Model T coil

 

[artyfacts]

creskol you are right on with the ID. Have you been messing with these coils before? Any idea on the metal used on this?

 

[creskol]

I think they were brass with a high zinc content, but I am not 100% sure on that.

 

[tink]

DANG THAT WAS A GOOD ID!!!!

 

[creskol]

By the way .. David J.Heuermann of Antique Padlocks at http://www.antique-padlocks.com/panpk4b_a-f.htm is looking for a photograph of your lock. You can contact him at David@Antique-Padlocks.com and he also might be able to help you with some info on it.

 

[Tnmountains]

Amazing

 

[artyfacts]

Thanks creskol for your quick response and great ID. I have to ask again, were you already familiar with the model A coil? That was cool. I did contact David, still waiting for a response. I also found that the padlock I dug on a rarity scale of 3 to 9 is, a 7. Arty