Yale Chest Combination Lock.

dwagner825

I recently acquired this lock in a small group of cabinet locks. I was wondering if any one can tell me approximate age and value? I can’t seem to find anything online that is similar.

Timothy

That a nice small Yale Lock as first time see it. Could you post picture of back of lock. Reason asking to see if it has a change key hole on back. I’m sure someone will tell us something about this lock…Timothy….

Pschiffe

Timothy wrote
That a nice small Yale Lock as first time see it. Could you post picture of back of lock. Reason asking to see if it has a change key hole on back. I’m sure someone will tell us something about this lock…Timothy….

Not found in Yale Catalog No. 26 c.1929, perhaps of earlier manufacture? Combo changing instructions are on the printed sheet shown in the thumbnail.

Pete Schifferli

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Cacher

Combination Chest lock, was probably on an old cedar chest, or similar.

Dean Nickel

Is there any patent numbers on the back? can we see the back of the lock and the sides?

Timothy

Hoping to get more picture of the lock. As I was looking at some of patent number 668049 could be almost close to it. As we don’t know what is look like inside of the look there no way to tell…Timothy…

us668049.pdf

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Dean Nickel

Good chance that is it. The patent document pictures and what gets made under the patent are not always the same.

dwagner825

Sorry guys, I didn’t get an email notifying of more responses. That patent picture looks extremely close if not exact.

Timothy

The only thing may look differ as the patent drawing show it square box and your picture show half circle box. As we don’t know what look like inside the lock as i do believe is hole change wheel. just maybe the do have an up-date patent number for it with differ drawing. BY the way are you selling this as i see it on eBay can’t believe the price for it….Timothy….

dwagner825

Tim, I am selling it on Ebay. I collect police related memorabilia but bought the box of these locks because I have never seen one before. My rule is, if you haven’t seen it before, buy it. You may never see another. I am no lock expert but can’t find another one like it. That is why I asked for opinions on value. I would hate to put it out there at too low of a price. If it doesn’t sell this go around, i’ll drop the price and let the bidding decide its value.

Timothy

Just lucky you found it as you are right as never see it before.🙁y): As for the price that would be up to people buying it. I have see some padlock gone up to $3000.00 or more has no key for it. It really surprise me as sometime thing just pop up and wonder where it come from all these year as we don’t know about. I has been locksmith for about 25 years have see a lot of padlock and safe. This is why I love about “The Anique-Lock.com” as learning about all these lock from other people that they have for whatever they doing with it. Good lucky on your lock hoping to see some more old lock to look at😃:…
Timothy….