The Ford Barn

HoarseWhisperer · 07-03-2012, 02:39 PM

I'm certain most everyone is familiar with the Ford brass padlocks from swap meets and auctions.

My question is; in what era were these produced?

WTSHNN · 07-03-2012, 02:47 PM

Here is Vince's page about them...

http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/fordscriptpadlocks.htm

-Tim

HoarseWhisperer · 07-03-2012, 02:54 PM

Ah, hah! Thanks. Now I have to buy a Ford pickup from the eighties.

Mo says hi.

Kevin - Illinois · 07-03-2012, 05:12 PM

I just bought one exactly like that for my tool box I mounted on the front of the coupe. Paid $40 on flea-bay.

glenn in camino · 07-03-2012, 07:38 PM

I suppose Ford expected owners of 28-29 Model As would buy their own brand X lock for their spare wheel lug nut.

Clydes 31 P/U · 07-04-2012, 05:57 AM

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They were also used on the rear mount spares on the 80's Broncos. My son gave me his lock when he got rid of the 84 Bronco he had........Clyde

Bob-A · 07-04-2012, 06:47 AM

Years ago on greedBay I won a couple of all brass (including the shackels)
Corbin padlocks. On the reverse of the lock bodys near the top are small
indented Ford scripts. On the locks bottom I can just make out '07 and '09 patent dates.

Most likely the locks are newer then that, but they
both came with keys, one of them being an original Corbin. Henry probably had thousands of them made for all his different interprises.

Bob-A

Brad in Germany · 07-05-2012, 08:59 PM

Did the lock on the back of the Model AA Mail Truck (securing the rear doors) have a Ford script on it?

Fordially,
Brad in Maryland

Steve Wastler · 07-05-2012, 09:33 PM

Ford didn't supply the postal truck bodies. They came from a few different contractors. The postal garages mounted the bodies to the ford supplied chassis, inturn they used Post Office Department locks.

07-03-2012, 02:47 PM	#2
WTSHNN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,413	Re: Ford Padlock Here is Vince's page about them... http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/fordscriptpadlocks.htm -Tim

07-03-2012, 02:54 PM	#3
HoarseWhisperer Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,470	Re: Ford Padlock Ah, hah! Thanks. Now I have to buy a Ford pickup from the eighties. Mo says hi.

07-03-2012, 05:12 PM	#4
Kevin - Illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ottawa, Illinois Posts: 401	Re: Ford Padlock I just bought one exactly like that for my tool box I mounted on the front of the coupe. Paid $40 on flea-bay. Last edited by Kevin - Illinois; 07-03-2012 at 05:41 PM. Reason: Text

07-03-2012, 07:38 PM	#5
glenn in camino Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camino, CA. Posts: 3,086	Re: Ford Padlock I suppose Ford expected owners of 28-29 Model As would buy their own brand X lock for their spare wheel lug nut.

07-04-2012, 05:57 AM	#6
Clydes 31 P/U Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: northern Il Posts: 302	Re: Ford Padlock Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) They were also used on the rear mount spares on the 80's Broncos. My son gave me his lock when he got rid of the 84 Bronco he had........Clyde

07-04-2012, 06:47 AM	#7
Bob-A Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central FL, USA Posts: 1,138	Re: Ford Padlock Years ago on greedBay I won a couple of all brass (including the shackels) Corbin padlocks. On the reverse of the lock bodys near the top are small indented Ford scripts. On the locks bottom I can just make out '07 and '09 patent dates. Most likely the locks are newer then that, but they both came with keys, one of them being an original Corbin. Henry probably had thousands of them made for all his different interprises. Bob-A

07-05-2012, 08:59 PM	#8
Brad in Germany Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Potomac, Maryland Posts: 911	Re: Ford Padlock Did the lock on the back of the Model AA Mail Truck (securing the rear doors) have a Ford script on it? Fordially, Brad in Maryland

07-05-2012, 09:33 PM	#9
Steve Wastler Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,987	Re: Ford Padlock Ford didn't supply the postal truck bodies. They came from a few different contractors. The postal garages mounted the bodies to the ford supplied chassis, inturn they used Post Office Department locks. Last edited by Steve Wastler; 05-10-2014 at 05:58 AM.