As many of you know, I used to sell some of the most rare antique combination locks on Ebay, for several years. Due to eBay's new bizarre and harmful policy changes, I've nearly stopped.
I have a few pieces I thought I'd put online, and see if eBay still "works" or not.
This lock is an antique and measures 8.5cm from top to bottom, with the actual wheels being 4.5cm tall. It measures 3.5cm across the top. The stopwatch is placed in one photo for size comparison.
This is a heavy brass padlock, with 8 wheels, 6 of which, spin. The top and bottom wheels to not spin (the lock is designed this way). All of the wheels spin as they should. There is about a 1mm chip on one of the wheels which is not photographed, because I didn't notice it until after I took the photos. The chip does not affect the functionality of the lock.
I do not know the combination, but I am sure the lock will function, if you can figure out the combo.
I'm an American, but travel to China quite often, searching for unique antique items, which I used to sell on eBay (but now mostly send to "real" auctions). I have found several rare locks in China in the past, but I do not believe most of them are actually Chinese in origin. Many countries brought a lot of equipment to China over the years, especially in the 1800's and early 1900's, to build railroads, and develop other industries. If I had to guess, I would think that the lock is European or American in origin.
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