CLARKE COMBINATION LOCK CO CIRCA 1876

Here is another example of the Clarke Combination Padlock.

ONE OF A KIND. ONLY ONE LISTED ON EBAY. HAVE BEEN SOLD AT AUCTION HOUSES FOR $1500, with combination. I DO NOT HAVE COMBO. THE LOCKING SYSTEM IS A PUSH BUTTON WYSTEM WITH RANDOM LETTERS ASSIGNED TO EACH BUTTON. THE BACK OF THE LOCK CLEARLY STATES "U.S. TREASURY LOCK". A TRUE AMERICAN RELIC...WILL CONSIDER SERIOUS OFFERS AND SUGGESTIONS AT HOW TO OPEN, AS ONCE IT IS OPENED THE COMBINATION CAN BE CHANGED. BACK CASING SEEMS TO BE EMPTY, BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT MAY BE "STASHED" AWAY INSIDE THE LOCKS INARDS. AS STATED, A US TREASURY LOCK FROM THE 1870'S MANUFACTURED BY CLARKE COMBINATION LOCK CO. OF BALTIMORE, MD. - eBay (21 Dec 2011)

This padlock had a price of $750 (Plus free Shipping) but failed to find any takers.
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