Need some help in determining the age of this neat lock. - SOLVED

[creskol]

Thanks a bunch!

 

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[PBK]

Re: Need some help in determining the age of this neat lock.

It's a wrought iron lever padlock— often called a "smokehouse lock" or "smokie"— made by Sargent & Co. of New Haven, CT. That's their logo on the drop (keyhole cover). Similar locks were made over a fairly long period of time, but it dates somewhere in the latter half of the 1800's. Sargent & Co. was founded in 1857.

Here's a link to more info about the company:

http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/research/speclib/ASC/findaids/Sargent/MSS19800038.html

 

[creskol]

Re: Need some help in determining the age of this neat lock.

It's a wrought iron lever padlock— often called a "smokehouse lock" or "smokie"— made by Sargent & Co. of New Haven, CT. That's their logo on the drop (keyhole cover). Similar locks were made over a fairly long period of time, but it dates somewhere in the latter half of the 1800's. Sargent & Co. was founded in 1857.

Here's a link to more info about the company:

http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/research/speclib/ASC/findaids/Sargent/MSS19800038.html

Hey .. That's great! Thank you very much! I have a book called the PADLOCK COLLECTOR which pictures the lock, but simply IDs it as S & Co. and give no information whatsoever. Do you know of any comprehensive books dealing with old locks that might be better? Thanks again for your help.

 

[PBK]

For information about the companies, a handy little reference is Early Locks and Lockmakers of America by Thomas F. Hennessy.