Antique skull and bones lock

Posted by David Pescovitz, September 9, 2007 6:32 AM | permalink

This gorgeous skull and bones lock is up for auction on eBay. According to the listing, it was issued by the National Hardware Company in the late 1800s. It would be perfect to keep the riff raff out of your wunderkammer. With twelve hours to go before the hammer drops, the starting bid is $199.
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#1 posted by jimh , September 9, 2007 12:15 PM

I don't know if it's teh antique. (Or if that even matters. It's awesome. $200 might be the going price for awesome.) There were definitely reproductions of this lock produced. The key appears to be stamped out of sheet metal, and fairly shiny.
Skull and crossbones = buyer beware, aaaar.

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#2 posted by erindipity , September 9, 2007 12:29 PM

It's fabulous, a right pirate's lock! What an oxymoron.

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#3 posted by strider_mt2k