railroad lock

Category: Railroad Memorabilia Approximate Date: 1900-1930 Location: Roanoke, Virginia Description The Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W) predominantly used “pancake” brass locks (or push-key padlocks) from the late 1800s through the 1930s. These flat, round locks were largely manufactured for N&W by companies like the Miller Lock Co., Slaymaker, and Yale, and were opened by…