Padlock [.1], oblong box with L-shaped bar on one end and curved bar on the other, incised with lines. With key [.2].

Collection type: Object
Description: Padlock [.1], oblong box with L-shaped bar on one end and curved bar on the other, incised with lines. With key [.2].
Long description: Padlock, oblong box with L-shaped bar on one end and curved bar on the other, incised with lines. The end of the curved bar passes through a hole in one arm of the L-shaped bar. The other arm of the L-shaped bar is made up of a number of plates on top of each other, some incised, some with serrated edges, with a domed plate at the top. Attached at the bottom are two knobs. The key is a bar, incised with lines on one side, with bit at right angles in the shape of a rectangle with a protruding T. [El.B 29/05/2009]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Bihar Muzaffarpur
Person: Field collector Richard Carnac Temple; PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period: Date made: 1801 - 1892
Date collected: Before 1892
Acquisition information: Donated: 1892
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Incised
Dimensions: Length: max 217 mm, Length: max 285 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1892.41.493.1 Accession number: 1892.41.493.2
Research and responses: This padlock was studied during a meeting of the European Lock Collectors Association in September 2023. It was identified as a 19th century padlock from Nepal, collected by Richard Carnac Temple in the Indian city of Muzaffarpur. Information provided by Martina Pall, an expert in locks, keys, boxes, cassettes, chests and cast iron (https://www.martina-pall.com/).

Search terms: Lock, Padlock, Key

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