#6010 • High Point, Thomasville and Denton Lock w/ Serif Font Key and Norfolk Southern Steel Lock

Part of October 2024 Railroadiana - Day 1 (live auction by Rail & Road Auctions)

High bid $225.00

Status: Sold

Steel bodied lock stamped with the FS-Hardware makers marks on both the body and the key cover. The shackle is stamped HPT&D with the reverse stamped 1930. The brass key is stamped HPT&D in serif font with a serif font S on the reverse. The barrel of the key does show some wear near the bottom third. The key does fit the lock and does turn but the lock does not operate. Body is in reasonably good condition. The High Point, Thomasville and Denton was a twenty mile short line in North Carolina which joined the Winston Salem Southbound. See photos for best description.Also included is an Adlake steel bodied lock stamped NSRR for the original Norfolk Southern railroad. This lock also includes a brass key stamped with NSRR. The key does operate the lock as intended.