Your best lock?

[bblaha]

Iv really been getting into different locks lately because Iv found a few different ones here and there that got me interested in how many variations of locks there really are throughout history. So let's see everyone's best locks! Here's mine

 

[TNGUNS]

Not my best....I don't think anyway. Trying to find use and date on these. Both are very small. Iron part is rusted away on larger one and the smaller one met the plow or similar fate. Dug both today.

 

[bblaha]

Can you post a picture of the sides? Is there any way for it to connect to something or even a spot where it could have been soldered to something. Iv never seen a lock like that that's interesting

 

[bblaha]

Maybe it was on a necklace or something

 

[TNGUNS]

They are plain on the sides. Just a padlock with the iron shackle rusted away. The smaller one probably got nailed by a plow.

 

[TNGUNS]

Here is a more traditional looking one that is also very small
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Side view you requested.


Side by side comparison of the two.

 

[TNGUNS]

To late and cold to dig out junk buckets.....but have several more.

NOTHING AS NICE AS YOURS

 

[NolanTheExplorer]

cw period lock. pretty green patina.

 

[JohnnyMac]

BIG BILL

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I really like this one for some reason. I'm guessing maybe for a diary or a jewelry box? The monogramed logo on it is "S&CO" it didn't show very well on my phone camera.

 

[granthansen]

My best (and only):





More info about it here: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/todays-finds/317655-why-i-dont-throw-stuff-out.html

 

[kuger]

Chinese locks are my favorite to dig!!

 

[brsmith12]

Killer locks! I just dug this one the other day at a new spot next to the cellar doors.

 

[baspinall]

One of my favorites. Ive found two of these through the years.

 

[Whydah]

here is the one I found this Summer in the water

 

[Subterranean]

Hopefully not my "all time" best lock but much appreciated none the less. A crusty old six-lever padlock that I soaked in vinegar for a week to make presentable. Unable to decipher the hallmark due to corrosion. Found at the sight of an old blacksmith's shop in the Ozarks. Happy Hunting, Sub