Yale Lock

[Digginman]

I don't think it's old, but I found this while detecting yesterday. It was in an outbuilding of an old site. Maybe someone can tell me how old it is.

DM

 

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[PBK]

I believe that it's from the early 1900's. One lock book dates a couple of very similar Yale models from the 1920's.

(The back appears to be stamped "Yale & Towne," and the earliest locks bearing that mark are from 1883.)

 

[Digginman]

Thanks, PBK. It's older than I thought. Seems like it would work, but I didn't find the key.

DM

 

[PBK]

Thanks, PBK. It's older than I thought. Seems like it would work, but I didn't find the key.

DM

Any good locksmith should be able to supply one fairly inexpensively. I think some of the case numbers were key codes rather than model numbers, and if so it would be a stock key.

 

[Angelo]

There's some on EBAY.

PBK. Just hanging on to your coatails. And mopping up.

Tony