I read somewhere that people debate whether this is a tool or a machine due to its many gears and other moving parts. I dont see these come up often- they are pretty rare. There is a broken piece on the handle part as pictured.
The item "Rare Antique Champion Lock Mortiser, J Leukart Mfg. 1912" is in sale since Saturday, July 20, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Tools, Hardware & Locks\Tools\Other Collectible Tools".The seller is "2004online" and is located in Wausau, Wisconsin. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, Iceland, Jordan, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Paraguay, Uruguay, Russian federation.