Lever pouch padlock
National Postal Museum

Lever pouch padlock

McGregor & Lee · 1852

brass
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

Brass lock developed by McGreggor & Lee. The shackle front was stamped "U. S. MAIL" and the case front "McGREGGOR & LEE PATENT CINCINNATI, O" by the manufacturer. U. S. patent number 8314, dated August 26, 1851.

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