For Sale: Large Collection of Vintage Locks & Keys

[bwflorida]

My neighbor has collected old padlocks, keys, medallions and many other interesting items for over 50 years, many locks date from the 1800s. Over 200 padlocks: Railroad, Winchester, U.S. Navy, Army, letter box, mail, W.B., Fort Smith, Keen Cutter, Safe 6 and 8 lever. Hundreds of very old keys: Switch, watch, 4-way, prison keys from different states: Alcatraz, Rahway, etc. Many old key chains with medallions: Marlboro, Jim Bean, Mickey Mouse, NRA, etc. All are in excellent condition, no junk.

This Collection is located is Central Florida, about 35 miles NW of Orlando.

He will only sell the complete collection, not individual pieces

He does not have Internet access, so I will pass questions on to him, and then post the replies here.

We are planning to advertise this collection on CraigsList, and possibly list it on eBay . . . however, we would appreciate any ideas for other ways to liquidate this interesting and unusually large collection.

[oldbiscuit]

Interesting collection,did your friend give you any kind of an idea as to how much he's wanting? Just my opinion,but it seems that when it comes to collections usually the collectors are interested in either locks or keys not both. There are exceptions of course. Can you post more pics of the padlocks? Do most of the locks have keys that opperate them? I myself am interested but I don't collect keys,just locks