Help with padlock identification please

[MStoddard]

Hello,

I located this forum while attempting to find information about nineteenth century padlocks on Google. We found a padlock with the key in it during the 2009 field school season and I am currently using it for a paper and likely as a piece of my thesis. So far I have not been able to find too much, from the shape it seems to perhaps be a smokehouse style padlock. Like far too many it has the initials V R with a crown overhead. There are no other visible markings even under magnification. Any assistance with the type of padlock it is or resources would be much appreciated. I know that manufacturer identification is unlikely given the dearth of markings.

Thank you!