Thisisthelockpickinglawyer, andtoday I wantedtosharewithyouthesmallestworkingpadlockinmycollection.
It's a littlenoveltylockmadebytheEagleLockCompanyoutofTerryVille, Connecticut, thecompanythatwasfoundedin 18 33 andatonepointwasoneofthelargestlockmakersintheworld.
Now I havenoideahowoldthislittlelockis, butmybestguessisbetween 50 and 100 years.
I saythatbecausethecompanywentoutofbusinessabout 45 yearsago, andthislittlelockisverysimilarinshapeto a railroadblockthatEaglewasmakingabout 100 yearsago.
I suspectit's ontheoldersideofthatrangebecauseoftheconstructionofthekey.
It's threepiecesofbrassthatarebraisedtogether.
Moremodernproductionwouldprobablycast a smallpartlikethat.