OLD BRASS LEVER PADLOCK

[V3 SNIPER]

I FOUND THIS LOCK A YEAR AGO IN AN OLD GRAVEYARD. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW OLD IT IS AND IF ANYONE KNOWS THE VALUE OF IT. I CLEANED IT UP A BIT WITH A SANDBLASTER SO IT WOULD LOOK GOOD ON THE WALL IN A FRAME.
IT IS WRITTEN ON THE SHACKLE WILSON BOHANNAN MODEL 311
MARION OHIO, ANY INFO WOULD BE GREAT THANKS GUYS...

 

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[PBK]

Welcome aboard!

Your lock dates 1926 or later, as that's the year when Wilson Bohannan & Co. relocated from Brooklyn, NY to Marion, OH.

I believe these are generally in the $10-20 range. Arnall's book lists a similar WB model at $15, and a couple of others brought about the same price in Schofield's padlock auctions.

 

[Antny]

http://www.padlocks.com/HISTORY.htm
http://www.padlocks.com/

Good looking lock... Nice job cleaning it too!

Here are a few sites. The lock ID site won't come up for me but you can try to Google it.
Anthony

 

[lockman209]

XLT here is the information your looking for:

Manufacturer Wilson Bohannan
Materials Used Cast Brass (Bronze)
Size 2 3/8 x 3 x 5/8
Dates Late 1800's early 1900's
Type of keyway Post, reverse 9
Operating Mechanism 3 lever, spring bolt
Approx Value $30.00

Wilson Bohannan jumped around with numbers on their shackles. There is also numbers 510 & 514 on the shackles. Hope this helps

 

[jeff of pa]

Dates Late 1800's early 1900's

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Your lock dates 1926 or later, as that's the year when Wilson Bohannan & Co. relocated from Brooklyn, NY to Marion, OH.

http://www.padlocks.com/HISTORY.htm

By 1926 the factory on Lexington Avenue was nearly 40 years old and Wilson Tway decided it was time to leave Brooklyn. Earlier in his life, while traveling across country in the army, he had gotten off a train in a small town in the Mid-West and was quite impressed with the towns relaxed atmosphere. This town was Marion, Ohio. So in 1927, he moved the entire outfit to the quaint town of Marion.

Time Travel ?

nice find & Cleaning SNIPER.