Lever pouch padlock
National Postal Museum

Lever pouch padlock

Solomon Andrews · 1862

iron
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

Iron lock developed by Solomon Andrews. The shackle front was stamped "U. S. MAIL 1862" by the manufacturer. U. S. Patent number 15270, dated July 8,1856.

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