I have an old key, from perhaps the early 1900s, but I don't know what it goes to. The only person who would have known was my grandfather, who died recently. No one in the family knows what the key was for. It's rather small, a "barrel key" I think because its long-ish thin shaft is hollow. Does anyone know where I can find more information about the key? Or does anyone know what the key might go to? My grandfather was a ship's captain if that helps, so perhaps the key might have something to do with equipment on a ship...? Any help would be great, thanks!
2007-09-19 14:29:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
If the key shaft is a hollow tube on the end and has a metal flat piece off the side, you just have a warded key. It is used on small or large locks that, when you look through the keyhole, have a pin centered on the hole. The pin supports and aligns the flat part as it is turned so the grooves and edges match with the wards.
Everything from sugar safes to tea caddies to jewelry cases might have used that kind of lock and they normally were not branded (like Yale or Schlague today) and certainly not limited to one purpose.
2007-09-22 21:38:45 · answer #1 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-18 23:28:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋