Rush tidy up of blog due to new link from Restraints Blog - Thank you for the mention!
I bought this flat key for only a couple of dollars at one of my local antique and bric-a-brac shops on the weekend.
I bought it because it actually has a profile/broach rather than being a straight flat key - and it has cuts on the underside of the length of it too, something a bit different for this type of key.
At first I thought they were signs of wear, but actually it's cut in to the key deliberately and neatly, something I've not seen on these types of keys before.
Any one got one of these and if so what is it used for?
Sorry for the shitty mobile phone camera pictures - I'm still awaiting the new battery charger to arrive, I bought it on eBay a few weeks back. Til then, my good camera remains without power!
Also in one of the photos I've attempted to draw the profile of the key as if looking from the tip to the bow.
2 comments:
It's a US payphone cash box key. Basically a lever lock (see Western Electric Lock on google) but some also had three pin tumblers on the reverse side like yours so the key wouldn't even turn unless these were correct.
So it may well be! Thanks for this Alex, you're certainly on it!
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