Finally got an older style key!

[arbuckle]

Been wanting to dig one of these since I started. It even has a tag!

Question is…should I clean and polish it? Might be a nice display piece.

 

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[oldmxrat]

That's a great looking key, and the tag is like icing on top!

 

[oldmxrat]

Great display piece, btw!

 

[hbrown66]

That's an awesome find

 

[cudamark]

Been wanting to dig one of these since I started. It even has a tag!

Question is…should I clean and polish it? Might be a nice display piece.

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Up to you, but, personally, I like them cleaned and polished when I'm going to display them.

 

[Gare]

POlish it and clean it up/ It is a wonderful display piece ;0

 

[Loco-Digger]

Congrats on your old key. I personally like the just dug look. I only remove the dirt from the old keys I've dug.

 

[arbuckle]

Congrats on your old key. I personally like the just dug look. I only remove the dirt from the old keys I've dug.

Thanks! I do love how brass cleans up. Most things I don’t do much more than remove the dirt, but I’m leaning towards a bit more restoration, it’s got a lot of meat on it

 

[TORRERO]

Been wanting to dig one of these since I started. It even has a tag!

Question is…should I clean and polish it? Might be a nice display piece.

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That's beautiful, I sure wouldn't clean it ... more than scrub the dirt off it..

 

[djackson7348]

If it were me. Whether I cleaned it or not would depend on what I am going to do with it. If I want to keep it indefinitely and display it, I would probably clean and shine it. If I was looking to sell it, I would leave it unpolished so the next owner would have options.
just my 2 cents

 

[Gare]

SOME VERY GOOD POINTS DJacksin

 

[ArfieBoy]

Very cool key and room tag. Great find. Congratulations! Thanks for sharing.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Cool find !

 

[TORRERO]

If it were me. Whether I cleaned it or not would depend on what I am going to do with it. If I want to keep it indefinitely and display it, I would probably clean and shine it. If I was looking to sell it, I would leave it unpolished so the next owner would have options.
just my 2 cents

Well, the patina on these things shows its a classic piece, if you take the patina off, then you relegate it to classic junk...
Just my 2 cents. Copper and brass do not need super cleaning to see the antiquity value of an item..
Dug and recovered makes it a classic...

 

[Chilli]

Been wanting to dig one of these since I started. It even has a tag!

Question is…should I clean and polish it? Might be a nice display piece.

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Very cool. I love finding old keys.

 

[Assembler]

Been wanting to dig one of these since I started. It even has a tag!

Question is…should I clean and polish it? Might be a nice display piece.

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You mite be able to find the 298 other keys near by?
Great find and good luck.

 

[mjb Mike]

very cool key tag is great too.