Lock help.

[Garabaldi]

Any idea how old this is? I think the lettering is UMBLER maybe?

 

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[creskol]

It probably says V. R. Tumbler on it. Can't give you any info on it though, other than a rough photo which I will find and post in a bit

 

[Garabaldi]

TY cresko.

 

[creskol]

Here is what the lock looked like .. sorry for the rough photo, but it's the only one I have.

 

[creskol]

PS: There was a good discussion one this board back in February of this year regarding VR locks, covers, etc. .. It's worth the read, so here is the link:

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=298586.0

 

[Lucas]

Those crown marks, G crown R, W crown R, and V crown R were the style of the time, and are extremely common on table cutlery as well. Has nothing to do with royal warrants, govt. property or whatever. More like seeing a bald eagle on American stuff.

The Georgian crown is different from the Victorian crown. Also some companies did replace their own initials, like H crown C for Hiram Cutler of Sheffield. Pretty arrogant, really.