"Story Padlocks - A thru K"

	Arabian. Curved recess shackle. 2 1/2" high x 2" wide. Iron. Push Key. The curved recess shackle, case shape, and case raised boarder is characteristic of other John Gerard designs: "Evil Eye", "SK", "Skull and Crossbones", and "Widows Mite". Also known as "Eastern Star". Mfg by: National Hardware Co. "The Jon Kolozvary Collection"	576
	Aztec Pattern - Design 1 - Rays - 2". 2" diameter. Iron case. Iron shackle. Solid barrel key. Florentine bronze finish. The R&E Co. trademark is cast on the reverse of the case at 6 o'clock. Mfg by: Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. Rodolphe Christensen Design Patent # D11305.  More...	3002
	Aztec Pattern - Design 1 - Rays - 2 1/4". 2 1/4" diameter. Iron case. Iron shackle. Solid barrel key. Florentine bronze finish. The R&E Co. trademark is cast on the reverse of the case at 6 o'clock. Mfg by: Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. Rodolphe Christensen Design Patent # D11305.  More...	3003
	Aztec Pattern - Design 1 - Rays - 2 1/2". 2 1/2" diameter. Iron case. Iron shackle. Solid barrel key. Florentine bronze finish. The R&E Co. trademark is cast on the reverse of the case at 6 o'clock. Mfg by: Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. Rodolphe Christensen Design Patent # D11305.  More... "The Jon Kolozvary Collection"	795
	Aztec Pattern - Design 1 - No Rays - 2 1/2". 2 1/2" diameter. Iron case. Iron shackle. Solid barrel key. Florentine bronze finish. The R&E Co. trademark is cast on the reverse of the case at 6 o'clock. Mfg by: Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. Rodolphe Christensen Design Patent # D11305.	577
	Aztec Pattern - Design 2 - 2 1/4". 2 1/4" diameter. Iron case. Iron shackle. Solid barrel key. Bronzed finish. Mfg by: Norwich Lock Mfg. Co. More...  Variations...	578
	Aztec Pattern - Design 2 - 2 1/2". 2 1/2" diameter. Iron case. Iron shackle. Solid barrel key. Bronzed finish. Mfg by: Norwich Lock Mfg. Co. More...  Variations... "The Jon Kolozvary Collection"	796
	Bird Pattern. 2 5/8" high x 2 1/4" wide. Iron. Warded. The R&E Co. trademark is cast on the obverse of the shackle. Florentine Bronze Finish. Mfg by: Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. More... "The Jon Kolozvary Collection"	579
	Canteen - Iron - Upside Down "US". 3" high x 2" wide x 1" deep. Iron case. Brass shackle. The reverse of the case is the same as the obverse. Warded. Mfg by: S. R. Slaymaker. More... "The Jon Kolozvary Collection"	580
	Canteen - Iron - Right Side Up "US". 3" high x 2" wide x 1" deep. Iron case. Brass shackle. The reverse of the case is the same as the obverse. Warded. Mfg by: S. R. Slaymaker. More... "The Jon Kolozvary Collection"	581
	Canteen - Aluminum. 1.110" high x .720" wide x .339" deep. Aluminum case. Aluminum shackle. There is a little switch at the base of the case that releases the shackle. Mfg by: S. R. Slaymaker. "The David Heuermann Collection"	582
	Cherub - No "USA". Sizes: 2" wide, 3" high x 2 3/16" wide, 2 1/2" wide. "USA" is not cast on the obverse of the case at 5 o'clock. The R&E Co. trademark is cast on the reverse of the case at 6 o'clock. Iron. Push Key. Finishes: Florentine bronze, and Kahala bronze. Also known as Cupid. Mfg by: Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. Henry E. Russell Jr. Design Patent # D11308 (same as the "Japanese Pattern"). More...  "The Jon Kolozvary Collection"	797
	Cherub - "USA". Sizes: 2" wide, 3" high x 2 3/16" wide, 2 1/2" wide. "USA" is cast on the obverse of the case at 5 o'clock. The R&E Co. trademark is cast on the reverse of the case at 6 o'clock. Iron. Push Key. Finishes: Florentine bronze, and Kahala bronze. Also known as Cupid. Mfg by: Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. Henry E. Russell Jr. Design Patent # D11308 (same as the "Japanese Pattern"). More...	717
	Chinaman - Scrolled Shackle. 3 7/8" high x 2 3/8" wide. Iron. Solid barrel key. "PAT'D. OCT. 22, 1878." is cast on the reverse of the case at 6 o'clock. Mfg by: Trenton Lock and Hardware Co. John Gerard Design Patent # D10877 (Same as the "Werewolf"). More... "The David Heuermann Collection"	584
	Chinaman - Plain Flat Shackle. 3 7/8" high x 2 3/8" wide. Iron. Solid barrel key. "PAT'D. OCT. 22, 1878." is cast on the reverse of the case at 6 o'clock. Mfg by: Trenton Lock and Hardware Co. John Gerard Design Patent # D10877 (Same as the "Werewolf"). More...	1016
	Diana - No "USA" - No Periods. 2 7/8" high x 2 1/8" wide x 3/4" deep. Iron case. Iron shackle. Warded. "USA" is not cast on the petals of the center flower on the reverse of the case. There is no circle with a center dot cast on the fourth petal. "PAT FEB 20 83" (no periods) is cast on the reverse of the case directly above the "RECo" trademark. These locks have 1 or 2 indents on the reverse of the case at 1 o'clock. We believe that these indents represent key codes. Mfg by: Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. Charles H. Smith Patent # 272593. More...	800
	Diana - No "USA" - Periods. 2 7/8" high x 2 1/8" wide x 3/4" deep. Iron case. Iron shackle. Warded. "USA" is not cast on the petals of the center flower on the reverse of the case. There is no circle with a center dot cast on the fourth petal. "PAT.FEB 20.83" (periods) is cast on the reverse of the case directly above the "RECo" trademark. These locks have 1 or 2 indents on the reverse of the case at 1 o'clock. We believe that these indents represent key codes. Mfg by: Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. Charles H. Smith Patent # 272593. More... "The David Heuermann Collection"	798
	Diana - "USA" - No Periods. 2 7/8" high x 2 1/8" wide x 3/4" deep. Iron case. Iron shackle. Warded. "USA" is cast on the petals of the center flower on the reverse of the case. A circle with a center dot is cast on the fourth petal. "PAT FEB 20 83" (no periods) is cast on the reverse of the case directly above the "RECo" trademark. These locks have 1 or 2 indents on the reverse of the case at 1 o'clock. We believe that these indents represent key codes. Mfg by: Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. Charles H. Smith Patent # 272593. More...	585
	Diana - "USA" - Periods. 2 7/8" high x 2 1/8" wide x 3/4" deep. Iron case. Iron shackle. Warded. "USA" is cast on the petals of the center flower on the reverse of the case. A circle with a center dot is cast on the fourth petal. "PAT.FEB 20.83" (periods) is cast on the reverse of the case directly above the "RECo" trademark. These locks have 1 or 2 indents on the reverse of the case at 1 o'clock. We believe that these indents represent key codes. Mfg by: Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. Charles H. Smith Patent # 272593. More...	799
	Eagle Liberty - Design 1 - Trenton. 2 1/2" high x 2" wide. Iron case. Iron shackle. Warded, flat key. There may or may not be a 5 star shackle variety (see patent drawings). Mfg by: Trenton Lock and Hardware Co. John Gerard Design Patent # D11259. More...  Variations... "The Jon Kolozvary Collection"	586
	Eagle Liberty - Design 2. 2 5/8" high x 2 1/4" wide. Iron. Warded. There may or may not be a 5 star shackle variety (see patent drawings). Mfg by: Trenton Lock and Hardware Co. John Gerard Design Patent # D11259. More... "The Jon Kolozvary Collection"	808
	Eagle Liberty - Design 3. 2 3/8" high x 2" wide x 1/2" deep. Iron. Warded. There may or may not be a 5 star shackle variety (see patent drawings). Mfg by: Trenton Lock and Hardware Co. Design John Gerard Patent # D11259. More... "The Jon Kolozvary Collection"	809
	Evil Eye - Floral Reverse. 3 5/16" high x 2 7/16" wide. Iron case. Iron shackle. Push Key. The Floral design is on the reverse of the case. Curved recess shackle. Designed by: John Gerard. Mfg by: National Hardware Co.  More... "The David Heuermann Collection"	587
	"Evil Eye" - "NHCo" Reverse. 3 5/16" high x 2 7/16" wide. Iron case. Iron shackle. Push Key. "NHCo" is intertwined on the reverse of the case. Curved recess shackle. Designed by: John Gerard. Mfg by: National Hardware Co.    More...	983
	Ganesha - Barrel Key - Obverse 1 - Reverse 1. 3" high x 2" wide. Iron. Solid Barrel Key. The R&E Co. trademark is cast on the obverse of the case in the center. "U S A" is cast on the reverse of the case at 10 o'clock. The design aspects are different than that of #1277. Mfg by: Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. Henry E. Russell Jr. Design Patent # D11308 (same as the "Japanese Pattern"). "The Jon Kolozvary Collection"	589
	Ganesha - Barrel Key - Obverse 2 - Reverse 2. 3" 3/8 high x 2 1/2" wide. Iron. Solid Barrel Key. The R&E Co. trademark is cast on the obverse of the case in the center. "U S A" is not cast on the reverse of the case at 10 o'clock. The design aspects are different than that of #589. Mfg by: Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. Henry E. Russell Jr. Design Patent # D11308 (same as the "Japanese Pattern"). "The Richard Bruno Collection"	1277
	Ganesha - Push Key. 3" high x 2" wide. Iron. Solid Barrel Key. The R&E Co. trademark is cast on the obverse of the case in the center. The obverse of the case has the Japanese Pattern type flowers. Mfg by: Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. Henry E. Russell Jr. Design Patent # D11308 (same as the "Japanese Pattern"). "The Jon Kolozvary Collection"	590
	Hunchback. 3" high x 2 1/4" wide. Iron. Solid barrel key. Also known as "Person With Mouth Open". Mfg by: Trenton Lock and Hardware Co. John Gerard Patent # 195000.	592
	Knight. 2 3/8" high x 2" wide x 1/2" deep. Iron. Warded. Curved recess shackle. This padlock is similar to the John Gerard "Eagle Liberty" in size and shape. The curved recess shackle is characteristic of other John Gerard designs. Some molds have very minor size and detail differences.	655
	Knight - "BHMA". 2 3/8" high x 2" wide x 1/2" deep. Iron. Warded. Curved recess shackle. This padlock is similar to the John Gerard "Eagle Liberty" in size and shape. The curved recess shackle is characteristic of other John Gerard designs. Some molds have very minor size and detail differences. "BHMA" and crossed pick and shovel are embossed on the reverse of the case. I believe this lock is related to the Black Hills Mining Association, Deadwood, South Dakota.	1820