H CLARKE BRASS COMBINATION LOCK W/COMBINATION FEB 1876

These are great combination locks. Be sure to click on the tag below for more examples made by the Clarke Lock Company:

IF YOUR LOOING YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS........ A REAL BEAUTY AND RARE FIND....

ORIGINAL HENRY CLARKE, LOCK COMPANY, BALTIMORE MARYLAND, SOLID BRASS COMBINATION PADLOCK

ORIGINAL PATENT APPLIED FOR NOV 22 1870 (#109 368)

U.S PATENT NO. RE 6,959 ISSUED FEB 29TH 1876

CURRENT U.S. PATENT CLASSIFICATION 70/298

CURRENT INTERNATIONAL CLASSFICATION 37/16 (20060101) 37/00 (20060101)

THIS LOCK HAS LAID ON MY KITCHEN COOK STOVE FOR 40 YEARS, IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH A GREAT PATINA.

WHEN I PURCHASED IT A LONG TIME AGO IT WAS IN A SMALL BOX WRAPPED IN A SILVER CLOTH.

THE LOCK WAS OPEN AND THE COMBINATION WAS ON A PAPER IN THE BOX (SORRY BOX AND PAPER GONE)

IN THE LOCKED POSITION THE ARM SLIDES INTO THE NOTCH IN THE BACK COVER.(SEE PHOTO) AND PREVENTS THE COVER FROM BEING UN SCREWED

AGAIN THE BACK COVER CAN ONLY BE UN SCREWED TO EXPOSE THE INSIDE IF THE LOCK IS IN THE OPEN POSITION....

AGAIN I HAVE THE COMBINATION NO NEED TO PAY SOMEONE TO TRY TO FIND IT.

12 PINS ON CYLINDER LETTERED A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,L.O.AND U

YOU MUST LIFT OUTER RING TO PULL PINS OUT AND THEN PUSH THE CORRECT PINS DOWN

THE LOCK WILL THEN OPEN WITH A QUARTER TURN

PADLOCK WEIGHS 12.5 OUNCES MEASURES 3.5 INCHES TOP TO BOTTOM 2 1/8 INCHES WIDE AND 1.5 INCHES THICK

USUAL SCRATCHES AND MARKS

YOUR CHANCE TO OWN A RARE AND SELDOM SEEN LOCK

I GOOGLED THIS AND GOT NO HITS FOR ONE FOR SALE , LOTS OF INFO BUT NONE FOR SALE...

AS ALLWAYS WHATCHA C IS WHATCHA GET NO SURPRISES, EXACTLY AS ADVERTISED OR FULL REFUND.

FOR MORE INFO OR PHOTOS JUSK ASK THANKS FOR LOOKING... - eBay

This combination lock sold for $571.67 (Plus $11.70 Shipping).

Lets see how long we have to wait for another one to be posted up for bidding.
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