Posted 8 years ago
Cbrkitn
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I found this padlock can anyone please tell me anything about it please? I think its a railway lock. Not sure what the M means.
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Hi Cbrkitn, and welcome to CW, there's a lot of friendly, and knowledgeable people here, someone will probably know for sure, but to me it looks like a lock made for a history, or craft fair, not antique, but made the same way, by hand, by a local craftsmen, or one in a 3rd world country. Just my thought though, I bought one similar at a Renaissance Faire, about 15yrs ago, the M is to make it personal. Hope this helps, look up "old looking hand made keyed locks"! Fun to have though, does it have a key? :^)
Here's one:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Y8DC26/ref=asc_df_B000Y8DC265009314/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=394997&creativeASIN=B000Y8DC26&linkCode=df0&hvadid=194794599051&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6489610879145247315&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032029&hvtargid=pla-310692493679
Very close! :^)
No there's no key. Ive seen one similar but nothing matching this one
It’s a South Australian Railways padlock. Different letters were given for different uses There were 4 types of locks used in the SAR time.
"S" Locks
Switches and derails
Signal cabins, except as directed
Electric switch locks
Telephone boxes (except to which caretakers etc, must have access)
Correspondence boxes (except at stations staffed with Agents or caretakers)
Consignment Note boxes ( same as above in brackets)
Train record book boxes
Water columns
Turntable cabins
Cranes
Section Cars
Oil stores (where Loco, running men have to open the same)
"G" Locks????
Entrance gates at stations
Goods sheds
Goods lock-ups
Locking goods vehicles
Offices and stations buildings at unattended stations
Correspondence boxes (at stations staffed with Agents or Caretakers)
Consignment Note boxes (same as above in brackets)
"L" Locks
Pump houses
Loco, appliances
"M" Locks ????
Portable powder magazines
Vehicles used for conveyance of explosives
Good job Chappers22, here's a video on an S lock:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9ypU8ZE_ro
They seem to be rare, saw one for sale too!
I knew someone would know for sure! :^)
I have an ‘S’ lock, a ‘G’ lock and an ‘ M’ lock but still looking for that elusive ‘L’ !