Ford Gumball Machine Padlock Lockport New York Chicago Lock Co w/ Key Vintage

Description

Up for sale is a vintage padlock from the Ford Gum & Machine Company out of Lockport New York.  The Ford Gumball machines are popular among many collectors and this lock is original.  It is marked Ford Lockport NY on the side with the Chicago Lock Company embossed on the front.  The lock comes with a working key and the lock opens and closes normally.  The key is NOT original to the lock but works well.  Overall, a nice find that adds well to any collection of locks, keys, or completes the gum ball machine collection.  I have other brass and steel and logo padlocks made by Corbin, Adlake, Slaymaker, Yale & Towne, and Handlan.  I will combine shipping costs on multiple item winners.
FROM WIKI:  In 2013 Ford Gum celebrated 100 years of being in the bulk vending business. The history of this company dates all the way back to 1913 when a 20 year old Ford Mason took out a loan to lease a large route of gumball vending machines.
He was initially working as a roofer but needed a way to supplement his income in the cold winter months when the roofing business was slow. He discovered the relatively new vending industry and decided to take out a loan to lease 102 vending machines. At that time gumballs would vend for one penny. Ford recognized potential in the gumball vending business and three years later quit his roofing job to focus on vending full time.
During this time gumball machines began to garner a negative reputation. The machines were inconsistent and the gum that was dispensed was often of poor quality. This unsettling trend bothered Ford. He sought to infuse his business with integrity and overcome negative public perception. He worked with his father, a Baptist minister, develop a new machine that was more dependable. Using the church building as a headquarters to his fledgling business, he eventually developed and patented a new model machine. In 1917 he began manufacturing the gumball machine designed by his father and named his company Ford Vending Machine Co. Two years later Ford’s father, Wallace N. Mason, was issued a Patent for “new and useful Improvements in Vending Machines.”
In 1934 after years of successful business gained Ford a favorable reputation, he moved his company to Lockport, New York and renamed the company: Ford Gum & Machine Co. The new headquarters housed the manufacturing operation for the machines and gumballs.