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[Dave_76]

 

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SC&O padlock

 

[Dave_76]

SC&O padlockView attachment 2019185

Thank you.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Actually, the marking on your padlock says S & Co. -- for its manufacturer, Sargent & Company. To see a photo of a non-excavated example of your lock, go to the following link at antique-padlocks.com and scroll down to the 11th lock on that page. Click on the photo there to view an enlarged version. It dates from approximately the late-very-1800s into the very-early 1900s.

Lever Padlocks - Antique Padlocks

 

[Dave_76]

Actually, the marking on your padlock says S & Co. -- for its manufacturer, Sargent & Company. To see a photo of a non-excavated example of your lock, go to the following link at antique-padlocks.com and scroll down to the 11th lock on that page. Click on the photo there to view an enlarged version. It dates from approximately the late-very-1800s into the very-early 1900s.

Lever Padlocks - Antique Padlocks

Thank you for the information. My wife, two children and I moved into a farm house that is on land that has been a homestead for well over a 130 year's. It's about 4000 ft up and 7 miles from town. The snow has just melted and the ground is thawing enough to dig. Among the 10,200 cut nails, I have found plenty of pieces dating around that time period. I know of two old homesteads that only an orchard remains and was told that this was a Native American camp site many years. I am so excited to be able to detect here and will definitely post what I uncover.