Who knows locks??

[kuger]

I didnt post these in the "whats its",because I know what they are but cant find anything on them.How old are they or anything else?Everything from that site has dated to the 1850's.Thanks

 

[hogge]

Looks like a Book Lock or book seal. I found a couple this year and they look similar. Hogge

 

[crazyjarhead]

Looks like Civil war era by that eagle. But who am I to tell you

 

[allen]

neat old relics, but i cant i'd them....

 

[PBK]

It looks as if the "eagle & shield" drop (keyhole cover) is stamped "M W & Co.," which is the mark of Mallory, Wheeler & Company, c. 1865-1910, at one time the largest lock manufacturer in the world.

I'm not sure about the other "eagle" drop, but it could be from either the Eagle Lock Co. (c. 1854-1976) or the United States Lock Co. (c. 1860-1880), as both used eagle marks on some of their locks.

 

[BuckleBoy]

It looks as if the "eagle & shield" drop (keyhole cover) is stamped "M W & Co.," which is the mark of Mallory, Wheeler & Company, c. 1865-1910, at one time the largest lock manufacturer in the world.

I'm not sure about the other "eagle" drop, but it could be from either the Eagle Lock Co. (c. 1854-1976) or the United States Lock Co. (c. 1860-1880), as both used eagle marks on some of their locks.

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...and just about Everything else.

 

[kuger]

It looks as if the "eagle & shield" drop (keyhole cover) is stamped "M W & Co.," which is the mark of Mallory, Wheeler & Company, c. 1865-1910, at one time the largest lock manufacturer in the world.

I'm not sure about the other "eagle" drop, but it could be from either the Eagle Lock Co. (c. 1854-1976) or the United States Lock Co. (c. 1860-1880), as both used eagle marks on some of their locks.

Thanks PBK,actually it says W.W & Co.,I have dug the M.W's but I cant find anything on W.W.??Thanks for the info!!!

 

[PBK]

Thanks PBK,actually it says W.W & Co.,I have dug the M.W's but I cant find anything on W.W.??Thanks for the info!!!

Got it!

William Wilcox & Co., Middletown, CT, c. 1854-74. (After that, the company became William Wilcox Mfg. Co., c. 1875-1910.)

 

[kuger]

Thanks so much!!!!That stays within the period of all the other finds from that site.Thanks again!!!

 

[kdismuke1]

GREAT FINDS.

 

[kuger]

Thanks for the replies!Hey PBK,what are he ones that say Patent??What age are they??

 

[ModernMiner]

I dread the day PBK leaves this site.
He is the ID master!
-MM-

 

[PBK]

Thanks for the replies!Hey PBK,what are he ones that say Patent??What age are they??

Hard to say, but brass drops like these were typically used on wrought iron lever padlocks (sometimes called "smokehouse locks" or "smokies") in the mid to late 1800's.

I dread the day PBK leaves this site.

Uh-oh... what have you been hearing, MM?