Dudley lock with Brown University on it age and combo?

[jj1984]

I found this in a attic space as a student there in 1980. Alcohol, old buildings, attic spaces... what could go wrong? Anyway, long story short, I thought it was cool and kept it. 30+ years later, it still beckons me every now and then. I try a few combos in an attempt to close it, because it is open, only to fail, so I put it back on the shelf. This futile exercise repeats itself every few years when I stumble upon it in the dark recesses of my garage. Recently I became incensed with the 10,000th phone call from Brown asking for money, I told them to stop calling as I had died a few months ago, and decided I was getting rid of that cursed lock on the off chance that the lock was the real reason they feel the irresistible urge to call me constantly begging for money. Like Golem was slave to the One Ring, there is a supernatural pull to this lock. After some searching, I found it again, or should I say, it found me. Assuming I can muster the strength of Bilbo Baggins, break this bond, and send it to a new owner, I thought it would be worth more on Ebay if I could figure out the combination. I have not been able find anything on the web about a Dudley lock with Brown University on it. I saw one site with pictures of old Dudleys and the only one with a name on the face (Westinghouse General Electric) had a much newer back. This seems to be an old back. Any idea on why I can't close it? The piece half covering the hole won't move. I can see all the wheels turning inside and when I push the lock thing into the hole and turn the dial I can feel the gates. My thought has been I need to have the correct combination dialed in to close it, but what do I know? Finally, is this even worth selling or am I destined to be haunted by this lock forever more until I can scale the fires of Mount Doom?