I've been into padlocks all my life. I was wondering if anyone here collects padlocks too.

I have a small collection of them. I don't have anything too special though. I don't actively collect them but if one shows up for a good price, I'll get it.

I have a small collection of them. I don't have anything too special though. I don't actively collect them but if one shows up for a good price, I'll get it.

very nice! Do you have any BEST brand padlocks in your collection?

Moving this to off topic, as it isn't lighting related.

Moving this to off topic, as it isn't lighting related.

I'm sorry! I forgot we had an off-topic file. lol

No problem. I'm surprised you forgot though, I think a large percentage of the site traffic these days is off topic, no idea why 

My first thought was wide or narrow, as I'm writing a book about travelling round the canal network in England. So the answer there is 788 so far and counting... 

very nice! Do you have any BEST brand padlocks in your collection?

I do not.

I collect locks, however not really padlocks. I tend to collect various cylinders and keys. I have no Best (or any SFIC, for that matter) but I have some Corbin (or Corbin Russwin), Sargent, Schlage, a few Abloy, a Medeco and a few off-brand. I also have a key duplicator and lots of various blanks.

Although time consuming, there is a certain satisfaction to hand-filing a new key for a lock.

Well, I don't exactly "Collect" padlocks, but I've sure got a lot of them. Some of them look fairly old.

I collect locks, however not really padlocks. I tend to collect various cylinders and keys. I have no Best (or any SFIC, for that matter) but I have some Corbin (or Corbin Russwin), Sargent, Schlage, a few Abloy, a Medeco and a few off-brand. I also have a key duplicator and lots of various blanks.

Although time consuming, there is a certain satisfaction to hand-filing a new key for a lock.

cool!

I don't collect locks but I kind of find them interesting, especially door locks of the skeleton key variety. I also really like old doorknobs.

I don't collect locks but I kind of find them interesting, especially door locks of the skeleton key variety. I also really like old doorknobs.

I love door knobs.

I love door knobs.

I found the remnants of one while metal detecting, I have it somewhere.

I don't collect locks but I kind of find them interesting, especially door locks of the skeleton key variety. I also really like old doorknobs.

Back in the days when it was common to have a 5 lever mortise lock as the main way of locking the front door I had a key that opened three different flats I lived in.!