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    Question Help dating FRAIM markings on locks and keys

    I am trying to find approximate dates for when the Fraim Company used the markings it stamped on locks and keys. I have the order in which they were used, but not a time frame:

    ET FRAIM & CO.
    FRAIM in keystone logo
    FRAIM inside a banner / bowtie
    FRAIM lettering in an arc
    FRAIM lettering in a straight line

    I don't need exact years, just an approximate time period, to help date several padlocks and keys.

    I have been able to find company history, i.e., the men involved and important dates for the company -- but not for the markings/logos they used.

    Thanks in advance for any assistance !

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    Default Help dating FRAIM markings on locks and keys

    "IF" you have padlock of what you are talking about maybe picture would help out more.....Timothy......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jane View Post
    I am trying to find approximate dates for when the Fraim Company used the markings it stamped on locks and keys. I have the order in which they were used, but not a time frame:

    ET FRAIM & CO.
    FRAIM in keystone logo
    FRAIM inside a banner / bowtie
    FRAIM lettering in an arc
    FRAIM lettering in a straight line

    I don't need exact years, just an approximate time period, to help date several padlocks and keys.

    I have been able to find company history, i.e., the men involved and important dates for the company -- but not for the markings/logos they used.

    Thanks in advance for any assistance !
    Perhaps this item from LancasterHistory.org would be of help if you could access it:
    http://www.lancasterhistory.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3170& catid=37&Itemid=57


    Pete Schifferli

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pschiffe View Post
    Perhaps this item from LancasterHistory.org would be of help if you could access it:
    http://www.lancasterhistory.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3170& catid=37&Itemid=57
    Pete Schifferli
    Thank you for the suggestion but I already tried there - it's a terrific site, but what I was able to locate was very general, and information I already had essentially about the family and an overview of the business. Maybe I missed it but I could not find any suggestions as to time frames on when different logos were used. I was hoping someone who has Fraim as a priority interest might have an idea.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Timothy View Post
    "IF" you have padlock of what you are talking about maybe picture would help out more.....Timothy......
    Here is the logo I am specifically interested in -- the one with the word FRAIM inside a "banner" or "bowtie" shape. Click image for larger version. 

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ID:	15862 The other logos were simply the word FRAIM .

    Thank you,
    Jane
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    Google Images came up with a better-looking example, though it does not answer the question of "when".

    Click image for larger version. 

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