Vintage heart padlock with a hidden message. The outer edges are engraved with the words ‘in delay there lies no plenty’ This line comes from the Shakespeare poem, O Mistress Mine and we can be pretty sure that the padlock was a gift to a lover as a way of saying, don’t hang around/be mine now babes.
 
We’ve also got a K and the date 27.11.9, unfortunately the last digit is worn and illegible.
 
Material - 9ct gold
Hallmarks - none
Country of origin - England
Drop - 2.2cm
Width - 1.5cm
Weight - 3.6g
Condition - great vintage condition with a small nibble to the bottom right edge