Barron’s patent padlock

simoncpage

Interested in any info about my padlocks that anyone spots. The Barron one which is GR I assume is George V? Does anyone have a good picture of an in patent time Barron’s padlock?

thanks

Huw Eastwood

Simon you need to upload your photos direct to the site, in preference to posting links to iCloud or host sites. Here’s how;
https://www.antique-locks.com/showthread.php/3328-How-to-upload-images-to-your-posts

simoncpage

Huw Eastwood wrote
Simon you need to upload your photos direct to the site, in preference to posting links to iCloud or host sites. Here’s how;
https://www.antique-locks.com/showthread.php/3328-How-to-upload-images-to-your-posts

From an iPad/iPhone this doesn’t work well as there is a 2mb limit on size - be good to raise that so can load hi resolution photos.

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simoncpage

Huw Eastwood wrote
Simon you need to upload your photos direct to the site, in preference to posting links to iCloud or host sites. Here’s how;
https://www.antique-locks.com/showthread.php/3328-How-to-upload-images-to-your-posts

Ps thanks for uploading photo.

[unknown]

simoncpage

Any input on my original message? Thanks for your time

Warren63

simoncpage wrote
Interested in any info about my padlocks that anyone spots. The Barron one which is GR I assume is George V? Does anyone have a good picture of an in patent time Barron’s padlock?

thanks

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Hi Simon, nice to see you’ve started collecting padlocks as well as keys. I told you this collecting carry on is addictive. Just be aware that there are far more padlocks copied than keys! But it’s nice to see your collection is growing 😃

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simoncpage

Warren63 wrote
Hi Simon, nice to see you’ve started collecting padlocks as well as keys. I told you this collecting carry on is addictive. Just be aware that there are far more padlocks copied than keys! But it’s nice to see your collection is growing 😃

Hi Mark

yep I had kind of got into them from the Barron’s keys I had collected. I’ve got 5 currently. But I really want to get some more information and see some pictures of the in patent ones. However I’m been warned that most collectors of them are rather reserved. Which is a shame. No one has replied to this thread so I’m assuming this is why. Was hoping to work out which George my padlock is, my WR one is easy as with VR etc…

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simoncpage

Well I will kick this off and hopefully more people will follow…

1778 Barron’s patent padlock used in a jail:

biblioclef

Hello Simon,

The GR would signify George III or George IV, so it’s actually a very early Barron’s padlock. Is the key original? If so, you’ve got a good one there.

What types of keys do you collect? Your display shows some really nice ones.

simoncpage

biblioclef wrote
Hello Simon,

The GR would signify George III or George IV, so it’s actually a very early Barron’s padlock. Is the key original? If so, you’ve got a good one there.

What types of keys do you collect? Your display shows some really nice ones.

From what I can tell the key is original. I have a WR marked padlock too and you can tell the key for that is later maybe Victorian. See photo attached to right.

I collect all sorts of keys most interested in bizarre or unusual keys more than anything but I collect anything from kind of 18th century on - I’m not a fan of Roman / much older keys though.

I’ve attached a selection of my file tray collection which happens to be filled with key, below I have about 14 trays in total with keys ranging from English, French, German, Spanish, Italian etc. I’m going to put another post together with some unusual ones.

Thanks

[unknown]

simoncpage

Ps the small key to the left of the second named box of ward key with a dust cap is a key with Barrons Patent London Strand on it and matches this one below (would love to have the padlock)

biblioclef

Really fantastic collection of keys - thank you for sharing! What is the story of the highly decorated, chiseled English key?

Any padlock that has the Barron’s patent and the Strand address is very rare and early (pre-Victorian). I have yet to find an example myself. Where did that picture come from?

biblioclef

WR = William IV
VR = Queen Victoria

simoncpage

biblioclef wrote
WR = William IV
VR = Queen Victoria

Thanks! Do you have a Barron padlock that you can share as always like to see new ones even if they aren’t original patent.

Posted a catalogue scan from 1930s below.

Also those keys I’ll post in another post so as not to confuse this one.

Thanks

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simoncpage

Here is another barron’s Patent I have but it has a lever less key. Is this key made to fit to bypass it or is it just a case that they made less complex padlock? thanks for anyone’s help

simoncpage

Not a Barron’s patent but a very nice example from 1850s

biblioclef

simoncpage wrote
Not a Barron’s patent but a very nice example from 1850s

Very nice, Simon! It is in Science Museum, I believe

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biblioclef

Here is my Barron’s padlock, circa 1850s. It has original paint/plating and an original key with intricate bit. The padlock is double-plated and the shackle is extra thick steel. One of the nicest Barron’s padlocks I’ve seen. I will consider selling it, Simon. It is 5” tall.

biblioclef

Richard Phillips

’Barron’s Patent’ locks continued to be made through the 1930’s. By 20C, mostly padlocks, and some locks actually had only wards. The same was done by unscrupulous makers, marked ’Bramah’s Patent’.

Many early Barron door locks were later converted to chubb-type pocket levers, so are less common than padlocks. Most of the Barron locks have a hook ward, something of a challenge in the small size keys — I have a cashbox lock c1842.

Lock and key collectors would be very welcome to join the European Lock Collectors
http://lockcollectors.eu/association/contactus.html
We are a small friendly group, not at all reserved.