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This is an English padlock made by the Barron lock company. Robert Barron patented the double-acting tumbler lock in 1778. Your lock was made during the reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901 (ref the VR a...
There's a picture of one in good condition here: https://www.antiquesnavigator.com/d-1344427/vintage-excellent-condition-real-bronze-padlock-with-key.html It appears to be a basic warded padlock. P...
It's a Northern Alberta Railroad Co. padlock, manufactured by H Mitchell Co. Value is always subjective, and depends on someone wanting it, but approx $30.
It looks like an early warded padlock by the Eagle lock Co. of Terryville, Connecticut.
The square logo precedes the round logo. As for date I would say late 19th century or early 20th century as the pin tumbler cylinder lock mechanism wasn't invented until 1848 by Linus Yale and his son...
Well you could pull on the barrel whilst picking the lock I suppose, but the way I do it is to place a shim between the lock core and the barrel lined up with the pins, and push lightly on the shim wh...
I have a few of these in my collection; Yale, Corbin, Sargent... I like the design also, although it's fairly easy to pick the lock. The Miller and Yale 6 lever pancake push key locks though are virtu...
It's a "Push Key" lock. The key does not turn as in a modern pin tumbler lock. Slide the key into the keyway, then hold the lock body and pull and turn the shackle to open. The shackle has a strong sp...
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