Yale Padlock

ron

Hello All, new to this site Guy here. Please if you will tell me the age of my Yale Padlock. bold number on the bottom is; 1369. cylinder # is 56(1 or scratch, I can’t make out?) 932. that’s 561932. It’s Brass with a chain swivel on the side. on top wore off but I can see: Super ??? with Graphite.

Thank You

Ron

wylk

The ??? is probably the word “lubricate”. But as always, pictures would help a lot. See http://www.antique-locks.com/showthread.php/3328-How-to-upload-images-to-your-posts

ron

YALE7750

Looks like a Yale 850 padlock from the 30’s or 40’s perhaps.
Based on the logo, definitely pre-1950’s. Does the other side say “Y&T”? That would place it even earlier, lets say 1920’s or before.
1950’s and up have the squarer, all caps “YALE” logo, then sometime in the 70’s or 80’s they changed to the current lowercase “Yale” logo.

Top usually says “Super Pin Tumbler Lubricate With Graphite”.

ron

Thank You for answering my question. Sir, both sides are identical as far as the logo goes. and yes you solved the worn out script on top. that is exactly what it reads. I’m happy with your opinion on the age, pre 1950. I do have the key, but for some reason it won’t unlock the old gal.

Thank You!

Ron

nathanbonstein

yale 7750 sounds right on.“ super pin tumbler lubricate with graphite” was added to top in 1934 til late 70’s. the y on your lock was changed to the other y in late 40’s. {a few yales}

ron

Dear Sir, Thank You as well for your response. You also narrow the year between 1934-to early 1940s. may I ask what you mean by, {a few Yales} meaning; there are quite a few of these that were made? and is the picture you sent, are those your locks! WOW!

Thank You!

Ron

nathanbonstein

a few yales meant my locks,the pic’s are a very few i have saved over time
the 850 you have is a very reliable and long lasting padlock

Pschiffe

nathanbonstein wrote
a few yales meant my locks,the pic’s are a very few i have saved over time
the 850 you have is a very reliable and long lasting padlock

I believe the Yale 850 padlock is still made today but has a usury list price of $105.08 each. Unfortunately Yale has not kept up with contemporary padlock technology and there are much better, more secure products on the market at competitive prices. As a locksmith, I recommend the excellent Abus 83/50 S2 as a replacement for the Yale 850, both have a 2″ wide brass body and ⅜″ diameter shackle. Some of the advanced features of the Abus are:

double ball locking
chrome plated solid brass lock body
easily replaceable shackle
convertible from key-retaining to non key-retaining
rekeyable cylinder
accepts “door hardware” cylinders
available weather-proof cap
MSRP $42.50

My two cents.

Pete Schifferli

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Grayhair

I’d guess the 800 series is probably still around because, over many decades, electric utilities have bought thousands upon thousands of them, probably since they were introduced. Usually the 850, sometimes the 840, brass shackle, keyed alike, usually key retaining and often with the C42 clevis and chain.

nathanbonstein

i agree with you ,Pete. i just like the older yale’s

YALE7750

Pschiffe wrote
I believe the Yale 850 padlock is still made today but has a usury list price of $105.08 each. Unfortunately Yale has not kept up with contemporary padlock technology and there are much better, more secure products on the market at competitive prices. As a locksmith, I recommend the excellent Abus 83/50 S2 as a replacement for the Yale 850, both have a 2″ wide brass body and ⅜″ diameter shackle. Some of the advanced features of the Abus are:

double ball locking

chrome plated solid brass lock body

easily replaceable shackle

convertible from key-retaining to non key-retaining

rekeyable cylinder

accepts “door hardware” cylinders

available weather-proof cap

MSRP $42.50

My two cents.

Pete Schifferli

The Yale 850 (and others in the series, 840, 870, etc) is certainly not an easy lock to work on…

The old ones have either serrated pins or mushroom drivers, and can be very difficult to open without the key, especially ones with the Yale 8 keyway.
Once open, you have to drive out the pins holding the guts inside the lock.
Then you have to drill and pull the pin holding the plug in place, and make sure the cylinder doesn’t turn back before you get it out. Also the notch for the retaining pin in the plug can trap a driver and lock the plug in the case–it can only be fixed by drilling out that chamber from the top. Too many things to mess with and too many ways it can go wrong just to rekey it.

I have one of these that has been a project waiting to be rekeyed for many months–I was able to open it, removed the retaining pins, and while taking it apart the cylinder relocked. It has mushroom drivers and as of yet I haven’t been able to pick it again. Certainly not a lock one wants to work on when time=money.

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