Large iron box lock from Conestoga Cotton Mill #3 gate. Very long rectangular box has four screw holes for securing to gate and two very small butt hinges attached with screws to back edge. A projecting hollow key escutcheon is riveted to front of box about 5" from one end. Key would be inserted into lock through escutcheon.
In addition, there is an iron latch plate with L-shaped projection mounted onto face of plate, for receiving a lift latch bar. It has five screw holes for mounting on gate.
Depth or thickness is box lock only. Overall thickness including projecting handle holder is 3".
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2014-10-07
Condition Notes
Expected strong weathering, resulting in surface pitting, rust, white paint residue and 3 significant cracks branching out from one screw hole near latch holder. Latch plate is extremely worn with apparent missing sections. L-shaped projection has lost its original surface due to grinding. Interior of box lock also ground away in sections.
A rim style door lock made of a block of heavy steel is fitted with a large brass dead bolt. Painted black, it is surface mounted with 4 screws to a 1-inch thick block of unfinished, darkly soiled & oxidized wood, representing a door. Keyhole is cut through wood block, with no escutcheon and no key.
Small copper hand-cut flange is tacked to top edge of wood block for unknown purpose. Impression in wood and tack hole near bottom indicate a missing flange.
Earlier cataloging has lock assigned to above collection category -- indicating its origin as Farmers Bank
Strong losses of black paint with light corrosion on unpainted metal surrounding dead bolt. Unfinished wood is dark and soiled. Two plugged holes flank keyhole and a small tack hole is at center near bottom along with an impression in the wood of a missing metal flange such as the one at top.
Object ID
2002.143.7
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
