Another old/interesting key, found same yard as skeleton key

[treblehunter]

What do you think guys? I never seen a key that looked like this before?

 

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[vpnavy]

Until someone pipes in - I searched Google for the KEY and found that the DURABILT STEEL LOCKER COMPANY had a catalogue (1938) where they sold lockers for Schools and Gymnasiums, Clubs, Lodges, Hotels, Factories, Plants, Mills, Offices Stores, Banks. Steel lockers for all purposes, storage and wardrobe cabinets, racks, table tennis and equipment...

 

[mick56]

The key has been filed down from its original shape.

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

That's about the size of it - except that the company did alot of lockers for the Army during the war. They also built other things besides lockers, and were known to use very good metal, and they are out of Illinois (not to be confused with the newer company Durabilt), and held the patent on their particular kind of lockers, to the point that they went to court in 1927 to defend it.

Neat find.

Mrs.O

 

[NOLA_Ken]

That is a "bump key" used for picking locks. Pretty cool find!

 

[unclemac]

That is a "bump key" used for picking locks. Pretty cool find!

yep...and for changing the key in an existing lock....