? OLD BRASS LOCK

[edgemano]

I found this lock at a old Church site on the top of the lock it has the letters N Y S Rv ! what and how old is it. thanks for any help.

 

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[BuckleBoy]

It's a railroad lock! This is a GOOD find!

The letters are the key to dating it. I would imagine it stands for "New York and S______ Railway" (the last letter is a "Y" not a "V")

Seneca?

Syracuse?

That part I don't know.

Regards,


Buckleboy

 

[PBK]

Any chance that it might be NYSW or NYSW RY, for the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway (the old "Susie-Q" line)?

http://www.nysw.com/

 

[bradyboy]

awesome lock

 

[Monty]

That truly is a railroad switch lock. They were or I should say many were made with the name or initials of the Railroad on them. I found an old Santa Fe switch lock when I first started detecting but it was not in very good shape. There is a national organization of switch lock collectors and if you can find their web site you will probably be able to positively identify it. I use to have it here on my 'puter but lost it when I fought a virus last summer. Here is what I am talking about! Monty

 

[kenb]

Great find! congrats.

kenb