Padlock and Key
- Description
- Large, open shackle padlock with small, single-bit key. Bulbous body has brass-domed rivets at top corners on both sides, a square plate attached above keyhole, and a vertical rectangular strip on back. Shackle toe side broken away from body, exposing lever locking mechanism. No marks.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Physical Description
- steel (body; shackle; locking mechanism; key material)
- brass (domed rivets material)
- Measurements
- overall, key and lock: 2 3/4 in x 3 1/4 in x 4 1/2 in; 6.985 cm x 8.255 cm x 11.43 cm
- ID Number
- 1978.0939.029
- accession number
- 1978.0939
- catalog number
- 1978.0939.029
- Credit Line
- Gift of John Paul Remensnyder
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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