Miniature Antique MOON Padlock US Lock 1860-80

Small padlock, crazy price!

Fresh from my personal collection.

Here is a great miniature MOON padlock! It is made of cast iron. The lock was made by the US Lock Co and is circa 1860 -1880. This is the finest moon lock I have ever come across and it still retains a lot of it's original nickel plating. It comes with a working key. The size is 1 inch across, 1 1/2 inch tall, by 5/16 inch thick.

I have the SUN available in another auction. This is your chance to give that special someone the SUN & the MOON! - eBay (28 April 2010)

This padlock had a high bid of $625 (Plus free Shipping).
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Bean Leg Irons

This is the first set of Bean leg irons that I have seen come up for auction on eBay. Next time I will bid more, if I happen to have the cash at the time.

Cuffs are marked:

T PAT NOV 28 82

Dont know for sure but figure the T is for Tower...I'm sure you people will know that collect cuffs.

Chain is 12 1/2" long

Inned diameter of cuff 3 1/2"

I dont have the key

Nickel plated.

You can see in the pics the nickel has worn in some places.

Very Good or Better Condition

Item's in picture's are what is in auction.

Most of the items I sell are used or pre owned. So even if an item is mint I will still mark the eBay button as used. - eBay (20 June 2010)

This set of leg irons had a high bid of $456 (Plus $7.85 Shipping).
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MINIATURE VICTORIAN SILVER COIN PADLOCK

I have two of these and was hoping to add this one as a third one to the collection. Unfortunately, the bidding went well beyond what I expected. This one sold for much more than the others I have seen. Not sure, why, unless it was made from a valuable coin.

This is for a fabulous little hand made Victorian sweetheart charm in the form of a miniature padlock complete with its ornate key. The padlock has been hand made from two Victorian 3d silver coins so it shows both sides of the coin, Queen Victoria's profile and the date 1870 on the other. They key is the tiniest key you are ever likely to see. It is in absolute excellent condition with no damage to it anywhere and the key works the lock. It measures a tiny 16mm in diameter by 5mm in depth. - eBay (13 June 2010)

This amazing miniature padlock had a high bid of 233.99 British Pounds/$340.50 (Plus 8.30 Pounds Shipping).
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Old Towers Ball & Chain

A couple ball and chains were listed on eBay recently. Sure, there are always the cheap fake ones, but these definately appeared to be authentic, or at least made from authentic items.

Nice old original Towers Ball & Chain. Functions nice with key, old pitting but good condition overall, chain aprox 7 ft. Very Heavy. - eBay (8 June 2010)

This set of ball and chain had an opening bid of $650 (Plus $35 Shipping) but received no bidders.
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Georgia State Pen. Chain Gang Handcuffs

Now this is a neat prison item.

Old set of Towers Chaingang cuffs. Very Nice original. (one cuff missing). No key. Some cuffs faintly show towers name and a few patent dates. - eBay (8 June 2010)

This set of prisoner chains had an opening bid of $850 (Plus $15 Shipping) but received no bidders. I am a little surprised about that. Then again, the bidding does seem to be pretty scarce for items over $400 except for the most rare items, where the sky is the limit.
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TWIST link dungeon castle shackles

These are very nice and as is common with such rare items, expensive.

another --- MONSTER set of authentic old hand forged castle dungeon shackles....... they are approx. 34 INCHES in lenght & the iron width is approx. 1 3/4 INCHES & is concaved ........note the super nice long TWIST links............ we have had these since the mid 1960's in our own collection......... these shackles came out of an old castle & were in a museum for many years in the HELSINKI -- FINLAND area......... - eBay (12 May 2010)

This set of shackles had a 'Buy-it-Now' price of $899 (Plus $25 Shipping) but found no takers.
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'Medieval Dungeon Castle WRIST SCREWS'

This set is very nice and very expensive. Good for me that this is outside the scope of my collection.

SUPERB set of ancient dungeon castle wrist screws from the 1700's...... this item came out of HELSINKI, FINLAND....... it was sent to my late father in law in the early 1960's by a friend of his who was working in the consulates office & he stated that this item came out of an old castles dungeon collection........ OLD & AUTHENTIC !!!! - eBay (28 April 2010)

This set of screws had a 'Buy-it-Now' price of $4,500 (Plus $20 Shipping) but had no takers.
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