Best Relic Find for 2014...so far

[Pastpursuits]

I thought this was cool enough to share! Here is the info I found on this lock:

AMES SWORD CO. CHICOPEE, MASS. U.S.A. PAT. SEPT. 19, 1882 is stamped on the back of the shackle and S.P. CO. is on the front.
The company was founded in 1774 at their factory in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. It was continued by the founder's son by Nathan Peabody Ames (1803-1847) and produced its first swords for the US Government in 1832. A foundry was added, to cast cannon and bells. The historic sword and armament factory, located at 5-7 Springfield Street in Chicopee, Massachusetts, was built in 1847. The structure was added to the National Historic Register in 1983.

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