Clark Combo (Copy?) Lock - Up for Auction

[HallisChalmers]

Up for Auction!

Clark Combo lock as depicted in JimL's thread: http://keypicking.com/viewtopic.php?p=26982#p26982

Clark Combination Lock Co. Patd Feb 29, 1876
Size = 2.25"
Padlock Collector Book Value of $425.00

Starting bid = $50.00 - Winning Bidder Pays via PayPal donation to KP

Thanks to JimL for donating the lock!

Bidding ends: Friday, 18-Jun-2010 @ 17:00 CDT/23:00 GMT

[Edit: Oldlock, a member of this forum has advised that this lock is not an original Clark Combo - but may be a COPY. Since the authenticity of the lock is in doubt, anyone who has previously bid on this lock may retract their bid. Please indicate your bid retraction by updating the thread below. - HC]

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[KokomoLock]

Lets get it started! 60.00 !!!!

[HallisChalmers]

Lets get it started! 60.00 !!!!

Do I hear $70?

Seventy dollars, anybody?

[oldlock]

It's an interesting lock, where did you get the ID for it being a Clark ?

[HallisChalmers]

It's an interesting lock, where did you get the ID for it being a Clark ?

Page 69 of "The Padlock Collector", Sixth Edition by Franklin M. Arnall.

Oldlock: If you have additional ID information, lock history - or other data concerning this lock, please post it here. Any light you can shed on this old beauty is greatly appreciated.

[oldlock]

Sorry to say that I the lock you have is not a Clark. Clark combination locks were good quality US made locks, with brass bodies and steel shackles. The lock is not of the required high quality, the body is made of steel and the marking Germany on the shackle all confirm it's not made by Clark. Most likely to be a copy made sometime later than the original.

[HallisChalmers]

Sorry to say that I the lock you have is not a Clark. Clark combination locks were good quality US made locks, with brass bodies and steel shackles. The lock is not of the required high quality, the body is made of steel and the marking Germany on the shackle all confirm it's not made by Clark. Most likely to be a copy made sometime later than the original.

Alright, I'll have to trust that what you are saying is the truth - and you are not just someone trying to drive the price down on the lock.

I will revise the description so no one thinks I am trying to rip them off - and any bidders can retract their bids accordingly.

[oldlock]

I don't collect padlocks so the end price is of no concern to me, I appreciate it's a fund raiser for your site, but the facts of the matter would surface eventually and leave a bad taste in the mouth of the winner ...........

[HallisChalmers]

Congratulations to Kokomolock - he has the winning bid on the combo lock!

Thanks to Kokomolock and JimL for their kind donations to KeyPicking!