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    Default looking for the age of the lock in pictures Linus Yale stamped on dial

    trying to figure out age of this double lock with markings of Linus Yale Jr. on the dials. if anyone has any knowledge of the lock I sure would like to know its history
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    Default looking for the age of the lock in pictures Linus Yale stamped on dial

    You have a fine lock! It's Linus Yale, Jr.'s Double Dial Bank Lock. It was introduced in 1863 and was a significant model for Yale into the 1890s. There is a picture of a fancier version of this lock in David and John Erroll's American Genius (p. 115).

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