any ideas ??

[amberjack]

found in Australia and maybe any British guys/girls may know but any ideas from anywhere gratefully accepted .

here's my thinking it has a crown and V.R so Victoria Regina makes it from 1837 to 1901 and lever Lock. made of brass probably as it has held up well I think its something to do with the railways/train.

what do you recon?

for me its probably the best relic I have ever found simple but very interesting could even be valuable

oh approx. 30mm x 14mm

top pic with flash bottom without.

cheers

AJ

 

[BillF]

It's definitely from a lock. The cover over the keyset. Where it was used-???

 

[amberjack]

I see what you mean it swung over the hole the key went in? probably is from a train station or some Gov. office similar to train station..

well done !!

AJ

 

[amberjack]

pretty sure its train related as the more I look at it , its old as 1st trains 1855 -1860 someone could have grabbed it for a souvenir of their train ride and lost it at the park could well be valuable in a historic sense, I know when I 1st seen it I got excited.

if it could only talk what a story some of this stuff could tell...

interesting for someone who looked out the window in history class I am making up for it now must be getting old, its a worry.

could be off an old PO box as well ??

any more info welcome !!

AJ

 

[BillF]

I did the same thing in school. Didn't care much about history. Now though, a whole different story.

 

[brianc577]

You can date it by the reign of vr, we find those lock covers here in the US at old home sites.

 

[brianc577]

Queen Victoria 1837-1901, I would say earlier date

 

[taz42o]

Some odd things about your dust cover, it's rare to see those brass covers with a hole .most have a pin that is part of the cover and it breakes off ,leaving no hole.
Also the hole or pin on a swinging dust cover should be at the top, never seen one marked upside down.
I wonder if it could be the bottom half of the back part of a sliding dust cover.
Does the top edge appear to be broken or not at 90 degrees to the sides?
Also are the side edges beveled?

 

[amberjack]

all the edges are square like 90 degrees , the end where the hole is has that slight curve ....but yeah its crudely made as in it looks old maybe came from some Gov. agency trains/post office ?

kool find I thought

again any info appreciated

AJ