Help dating FRAIM markings on locks and keys

Jane

I am trying to find approximate dates for when the Fraim Company used the markings it stamped on locks and keys. I have the order in which they were used, but not a time frame:

ET FRAIM & CO.
FRAIM in keystone logo
FRAIM inside a banner / bowtie
FRAIM lettering in an arc
FRAIM lettering in a straight line

I don’t need exact years, just an approximate time period, to help date several padlocks and keys.

I have been able to find company history, i.e., the men involved and important dates for the company – but not for the markings/logos they used.

Thanks in advance for any assistance !

Timothy

“IF” you have padlock of what you are talking about maybe picture would help out more…..Timothy……

Pschiffe

Jane wrote
I am trying to find approximate dates for when the Fraim Company used the markings it stamped on locks and keys. I have the order in which they were used, but not a time frame:

ET FRAIM & CO.
FRAIM in keystone logo
FRAIM inside a banner / bowtie
FRAIM lettering in an arc
FRAIM lettering in a straight line

I don’t need exact years, just an approximate time period, to help date several padlocks and keys.

I have been able to find company history, i.e., the men involved and important dates for the company – but not for the markings/logos they used.

Thanks in advance for any assistance !

Perhaps this item from LancasterHistory.org would be of help if you could access it:
http://www.lancasterhistory.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3170&catid=37&Itemid=57

Pete Schifferli

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Jane

Pschiffe wrote
Perhaps this item from LancasterHistory.org would be of help if you could access it:
http://www.lancasterhistory.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3170&catid=37&Itemid=57
Pete Schifferli

Thank you for the suggestion but I already tried there - it’s a terrific site, but what I was able to locate was very general, and information I already had essentially about the family and an overview of the business. Maybe I missed it but I could not find any suggestions as to time frames on when different logos were used. I was hoping someone who has Fraim as a priority interest might have an idea.

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Jane

Timothy wrote
“IF” you have padlock of what you are talking about maybe picture would help out more…..Timothy……

Here is the logo I am specifically interested in – the one with the word FRAIM inside a “banner” or “bowtie” shape. The other logos were simply the word FRAIM .

Thank you,
Jane

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wylk

Google Images came up with a better-looking example, though it does not answer the question of “when”.