Looking for more information on this church door lock

[BBE]

1938? This lock is on a church entry door. it has a rotary dial lock with a rain cover, there is an american eagle on the cover of the rain cover. has asked people about it at antique stores and no one can tell me about it. Does anyone have information or put me in another direction to go to about how I find information about this lock

The lock was sold under the brand name 'Diallock' in the late 1950's, 1960's and maybe even the early 1970's. The company no longer exists. You can find a lock on Ebay from time to time but even there they are rare. I am not aware of the cover ever being available and it is likely that someone may have had it made locally.
BBE.

[erica88]

The lock was sold under the brand name 'Diallock' in the late 1950's, 1960's and maybe even the early 1970's. The company no longer exists. You can find a lock on Ebay from time to time but even there they are rare. I am not aware of the cover ever being available and it is likely that someone may have had it made locally.
BBE.

Thank you. I have to tell my uncle. My uncle bought a church and this lock is on the entry door. he brought me a picture today to show me. and wanted me to help him find more information. he has showed a few people and have stumped them all.

[Retro00064]

Wow! A combination lock with a telephone-style rotary dial? Who'd have thunk?

[Pschiffe]

Wow! A combination lock with a telephone-style rotary dial? Who'd have thunk?

Attached is a pdf from a 1960s distributor catalog showing Dialoc.


Pete Schifferli

[Retro00064]

Thanks for that, Pete. How ironic that that catalog page shows a "Model 500" (though why have the two model numbers been swapped using (so it appears) a typewriter?), which was the same model number used by the Bell System/Western Electric for their standard rotary-dial desk telephone of the time...LOL.

[erica88]

thank you Pete Very helpful