Excellent 19th C. Brass and Iron French Letter Combination Lock (Code Known) dog in dog house I think it is really

I think it is really a beautiful thing

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I am fairly certain it was once a marionette-style puppet

Forgive my poor photos but it is too large to fit in my photo studio setup

Excellent 19th C. Brass and Iron French Letter Combination Lock (Code Known) dog in dog house I think it is reallyIn my world, all locks would be letter combination ones like this how much easier, and richer, to make words than to remember numbers?! I believe this is French, later 19th century, brass and iron, with these beautiful type impressed letters on the substantial weight brass dials. I found it locked but miraculously managed to figure out the combination, and will send it along (a French last name I believe) though if you'd rather approach it as a