VINTAGE 1897 N. J BELL TELEPHONE CO. PADLOCK RARE ANTIQUE LOCK WITH CHAIN & KEY
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:19770118 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
VINTAGE RARE 1897 N.J BELL TELEPHONE CO. PADLOCK RARE ANTIQUE LOCK WITH CHAIN & KEY. KEY IS UNMARKED ...THE RARITY IN THIS PIECE IS THAT IT HAS N.J. BELL ON THE SHACKLE, MOST ALL OF THESE STYLE PADLOCKS WERE MADE FOR NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY...DO YOUR RESEARCH YOU WILL ONLY FIND ONE OR TWO EXAMPLES OF THIS ONE OUT THERE..VERY RARE!NOW THIS LOCK IS MISSING THE SLIDE LOCK COVER WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE ..IT WOULD OF SAID ON IT " PUSH SHACKLE IN TO REMOVE KEY " ...WHICH STILL HOLDS... TRUE WITH THIS LOCK...YOU CANNOT REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT CLOSING THE SHACKLE FIRST. THE LOCK DOES WORK AND OPEN , BUT LITTLE TO NO SPRING ACTION SO YOU WOULD PUT YOUR POINTER FINGER IN THE SHACKLE SPACE AND PUSH UP DURING THE OPENING PROCESS.OR IF LOCKED AROUND AN OBJECT ALREADY JUST PULL DOWN WHEN OPENING THE KEY.VERY COOL LOCK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ** PLEASE VIEW ALL PHOTOS AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS....THX AND GOOD LUCK!
