Padlock
- Object Name:
- Padlock
- Object ID:
- 2007.060.09
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Railroad switch lock with key, used on Boston Maine Railroad in New Hampshire.
A. Lock, steel. Semicircular body with brass rivets. Pivoting U-shaped shackle with rectangular hole in tip. Shackle stamped "B M R.R." Keyhole on one face, with brass pin above. Pivoting U-shaped steel strap on bottom, for attaching a chain or cable to lock.
B. Key, brass, 1.85" long. Tubular shaft., 0.3" diam. Round head, 0.9" diam., stamped "23192 S" on one side and "B M.R.R." on the other. Hole, 0.4" diam., in head. - Material:
- Metal
Steel
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-5 W-3 D-0.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired by Henry F. Dimick (1877-1957), donor's grandfather, a BM conductor in Concord, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of James L. Dimick
- People:
- Dimick, Henry F. (1877-1957)
- Subjects:
- Railroad switching, Railroads, Locks (Hardware)
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