Thanks Pete. Looks like I got a good deal on my lock, given that I got the whole heavy wood door with the lock still attached for just 15 dollars! Those reproductions (which are likely made in China or somewhere else outside the U.S., and thus might not match the quality of the real American-made McCoy) seem a bit expensive.
If I was trying to find rim locks to replace missing ones or broken ones in an old house, then I might try to find actual antique ones before resorting to reproductions.
If the reproductions are made in the U. S. A., then I would think more highly about them. But if they are made in China, then, as far as I’m concered, they’re rubbish. All in my opinion, of course.
For what it’s worth, on my first ever visit to that old farm house, I bought an old Skillman mortise lock (just the lock, no knobs or anything) for just 2 bucks. You likely can’t beat that deal with a stick!
That old farm house has some doors where the rim lock is missing but there are still escutcheon plates attatched to the door. There are also some keepers/catches still attached to door frames, as well as some doors with old rim locks still attached, a couple of which still have old door knobs. Might be worth taking a better look at those remaining rim locks the next time I visit that house to see what maker’s marks, if any, are on them.
If anyone has any information on Boss Lock, then it would still be appreciated.
Regards,
Zachary.
