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    Default Need info on Slaymaker Lock!!!!

    Slaymaker20220NK 1 I cant figure out how to upload pics from my computer. But anyways, I found a lock like this while metal detecting. its exactly like it. I know its a Slaymaker but other than that I know nothing. What years were these types made? What were they used on(ex. trunks, closets etc.), and any other info. Also if you show a pic of the key that would be great! Thanks in advance.

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    I got this pic off of google images by the way

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    I have no idea when your padlock was made but I can tell you that the Slaymaker Lock Co. of Lancaster, PA; known successively as S.R. Slaymaker, Slaymaker-Barry Co., Slaymaker Lock Co., Friam-Slaymaker Hardware Co. and Slaymaker Lock Co., Inc. opened in 1888 and produced high quality padlocks designed to meet every conceivable need*. They went out-of-business in 1986 after nearly a century of service. Yours appears to be a lever tumbler mechanism and would have likely used a flat steel key similar to Ilco #E375, see attached thumbnail.

    *adapted from Locks and Lockmakers of America, rev. 3rd edition, by Thomas F. Hennessy
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    Found this blurry picture of your lock w/ a key from AntiquesNavigator...but couldn't find a patent on it.

    http://www.antiquesnavigator.com/eba...0762688814.jpg

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    I'm a fan of the older Slaymaker locks. Many look very nice and they can be collected for a fairly small investment. I can confirm what Pschiffe said regarding the key for this lock. Flat keys that fit these locks are very easy to find. Here's a lock from my collection that is similar:

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    Almost all Slaymaker locks are notoriously easy to open. If you buy a pound or 2 of the old flat keys, they'll likely be at least a couple that work.

    I recent came across a laminated steel Slaymaker I'd never seen before:

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    But my all time favorite to date is this Fraim-Slaymaker that I've been unable to discover anything about::

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    Default name change dates

    Quote Originally Posted by Pschiffe View Post
    I have no idea when your padlock was made but I can tell you that the Slaymaker Lock Co. of Lancaster, PA; known successively as S.R. Slaymaker, Slaymaker-Barry Co., Slaymaker Lock Co., Friam-Slaymaker Hardware Co. and Slaymaker Lock Co., Inc. opened in 1888 and produced high quality padlocks designed to meet every conceivable need*. They went out-of-business in 1986 after nearly a century of service. Yours appears to be a lever tumbler mechanism and would have likely used a flat steel key similar to Ilco #E375, see attached thumbnail.

    *adapted from Locks and Lockmakers of America, rev. 3rd edition, by Thomas F. Hennessy
    do you know when the name changers were made??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kent View Post
    do you know when the name changers were made??
    Sorry, no; the cited reference does not include dates although there is more info about the company on pgs. 75-76 if interested.

    Pete Schifferli

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    Default OK thanks

    Quote Originally Posted by Pschiffe View Post
    Sorry, no; the cited reference does not include dates although there is more info about the company on pgs. 75-76 if interested.

    Pete Schifferli
    if I find out I will post it here. It would be valuable to collectors to date their locks and keys

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    Default slaymaker lock company evolution

    Quote Originally Posted by Kent View Post
    if I find out I will post it here. It would be valuable to collectors to date their locks and keys
    I had some information in my RAILWAY PASS & GUIDE magazine published in in 1989

    1888 - 1890 S.R. Slaymaker?
    1890 - July 2, 1894 Slaymaker, Barry & Co
    July 3, 1894 - 1900 Slaymaker Barry Co sold out to The Baldwin Automobile Manufacturing Co
    In 1900 Samual R. Slaymaker purchased the original Lancaster property and went back in business
    1900 - October 23, 1907 S.R. Slaymaker
    October 24, 1907 - February 24, 1917 Slaymaker Lock Manufacturing Corp. (company dissolved)
    In 1917 SR Slaymaker and WE Fraim formed a new company
    1917 -1921 Slaymaker Lock Co in 1921 WE Fraim bought out SR Slaymaker
    1921 - 1929?? Fraim-Slaymaker Co


    not sure of the 1929 endpoint and Slaymaker came back in the picture and the company lasted until 1986

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    Default Need info on Slaymaker Lock!!!!

    Not sure if the patent number but look close enough to match the padlock you have.
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