Nice Skeleton Key

[JCinNJ]

Found this on a hunted out sight. Just goes to show there's no such thing as "hunted out".

HH!

Joe

 

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[Wicked Wanda]

Cool key,yes it does go to show that they are not all hunted out. Way to go. That is a keeper as far as I'm concerned.

 

[drywalldave]

Found this on a hunted out sight. Just goes to show there's no such thing as "hunted out".

HH!

Joe

One word .................COOL.............

 

[Pepper2004]

Congrats.....real nice find! I wonder if it was an old jail key due to the chain that is still on it? It looks to heavy to be a house key.

 

[bootybay]

cool skeleton key... Hi n welcome from down the shore too

 

[Baldingboy]

What an awesome key! Even cooler with that tag end of chain and the enumeration on the shank. Display it proudly...it's a beaut.

Baldingboy

 

[(())RandY(())]

found the key>....weres the treasure box ...nice find

 

[Urban Grund]

That is NICE! I wonder what it opened?

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Very Nice ....I have dug many of these over the years and also just recievd a box of them from a friend on Tnet....Love them

Skeleton keys consist of a bow (the part you turn), a handle and a combination (the part inserted in the lock.) Many of these antique have highly decorative designs on the bow

 

[JCinNJ]

That is NICE! I wonder what it opened?

Don't know. I found it in an area where there used to be a lot of hotels and old houses. And not too far from where President Garfield died. I had it a while but finally got around to cleaning it up.

HH!

Joe

 

[Bridge End Farm]

nice find congrats

 

[wyattrr]

Nice Relic...There is never a site that's hunted out...Opportunity always presents itself when you least expect it...Congrats for your patience...Go back, you'll find some more to add to your finds...HH

 

[cntrydncr1]

That is a beautiful key. I have yet to find an old key.

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Re: Cleaning Buttons...Advice needed

That is an awesome find. I have a theory that many of the larger objects are ignored as junk by careless detectorists.

I have found many larger items in "hunted out" sites, among them some of my favorites; a circa 1920 gold filled pocket watch that I was sure was an aluminum can before I dug, and a monogrammed "coin silver" spoon from the 1850's that sounded like can slaw. That is why I stick to the old rule: Dig every good and questionable signal.