Y & T Padlock with Key
Utilitarian Object
Identifier:
OBJ.O.2010.17b
Description
A brass padlock with key. Stamped Yale & Towne Mfg. Co., Stamford, Conn., U.S.A. on the shackle. Stamped Y & T inside a club-shape, inside a circle on the body. Head of matching key is shaped like a club. Yale & Towne was established in 1868 by Linus Yale, the inventor of the tumbler lock, and Henry Towne. The firm was headquartered in Stamford, CT from 1869 to 1948, placing the manufacture of this lock in that timespan. Gift of Gene Abbott, resident of Old Town and Milford.