Wards padlock
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:59 pmAnyone know who made locks for Monkey Wards? I'm guessing Yale but don't know.
Anyone know who made locks for Monkey Wards? I'm guessing Yale but don't know.
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Wards padlock
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Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:59 pmAnyone know who made locks for Monkey Wards? I'm guessing Yale but don't know.
Re: Wards padlock
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 9:08 pmLooks like an Ilco but they usually have angles instead of a smooth radius on the corners like that one has.
Re: Wards padlock
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 10:10 pmJust a word of caution. When picking this lock, watch out for the WARDS. 
Gordon
Gordon
Re: Wards padlock
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 8:10 pmLooks like Corbin 99 keyway. It even has the very old Corbin round bow, which preceded the now-defunct cloverleaf (X-class) bow.
Re: Wards padlock
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:29 pmBelieve so. It takes a CO5 blank.
Re: Wards padlock
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:08 amdidn't Fraim also make padlock bodies like this? I also thought of Ilco Unican as someone else mentioned. instead of Corbin though, it may be their CCL line of products.
Here is the Fraim I had in mind, now that I have found a photo, the lock in question is obviously not a Fraim.
or a Unican padlock
Here is the Fraim I had in mind, now that I have found a photo, the lock in question is obviously not a Fraim.
or a Unican padlock
Re: Wards padlock
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:09 amMaybe does belong to their CCL line. Also, the Ilco 1000 ( CO1) blank fits.
Re: Wards padlock
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:00 pmCraftsman and Slaymaker also provided padlocks for Montgomery Wards, but I am not sure if Craftsman actually made them or had them made.
here is an example: the EL1 key suggests the padlock is an Elgin perhaps?
update: looks like an Elgin to me:
hope this helps and it's fun to see examples from American lock makers of the 1900's who are no longer around,
Squelchtone
here is an example: the EL1 key suggests the padlock is an Elgin perhaps?
update: looks like an Elgin to me:
hope this helps and it's fun to see examples from American lock makers of the 1900's who are no longer around,
Squelchtone
Re: Wards padlock
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 4:18 pmLooks very close.