✅ SOLVED What Lock Manufacturer Is This?

[Carlos2295]

I recently bought this lock off eBay since I live in California and can't really detect for civil war stuff here :-). Anyways, I can't figure out who the manufacturer is, any ideas?

 

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[TheCannonballGuy]

The marking on your lock's brass keyhole-cover stands for Sargent & Company, of New Haven CT. It was founded in May 1864... and is still in business today. The form of your padlock (iron body with brass keyhole-cover marked S&Co.) indicates it is from the final 1/3rd of the 1800s into the early-1900s. You might find a match for it at an Antique Padlock collector's website, here:
Smoke House Padlocks - S & Co - Antique Padlocks

 

[Carlos2295]

Thank you very much! I will research this right away and notify you if I can find the exact model.

 

[cw0909]

yours looks a lot like #2545
http://www.antique-padlocks.com/smoke_s&co.htm