Old brass key, five wheat cents, and clad

[oddcoins]

I met Ron downtown today to do some detecting ~ FINALLY!!! It's been raining & raining here for several days! I dug 43 memorial cents, 1 nickel, 18 clad dimes, 4 clad quarters, and five wheats cents 1935 to 1958. Plus, this old key ~ I assume it's brass, or bronze, or copper? It was some letters & numbers on it . . . one side reads SP CO CS - 4S, and the other side reads ADLAKE. Any idea what this key is to? Any idea what all these letters & numbers mean?

 

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[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

Wouldn't this be another style of nightwatchmens key? Adlake

 

[garryson]

Maybe

http://www.adlake.com/products_locks.php

 

[ridge_runner]

Cool old key....Nice!!!

RR

 

[djabend]

Nice, its a railroad switch Key.
http://members.aol.com/brghtnbchexp/rrkeys.html
Southern Pacific Railroad
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Pacific_Railroad
I have some switch keys too.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,109681.0.html
HH,
Donny

 

[tymcmurray]

Nice key.
I'm not brave enough to take me brand new
detector out in the rain.

 

[oddcoins]

Maybe

http://www.adlake.com/products_locks.php

OH YEAH ~ that's it! Thanks for the info!

 

[PBK]

Nice key! Listed at $15-20 in the latest edition of Knous's Railroadiana price guide.

 

[kippero]

its about time you got out digging again i watch to see what great things you find and there has not been anything lately. i am still tring to figure out our trip i dont know if there will be detecter time or not i'll call when it gets closer kip

 

[oddcoins]

Nice key! Listed at $15-20 in the latest edition of Knous's Railroadiana price guide.

THAT'S COOL!! Does the price guide list what years this keep was made? I assume it's old!

 

[BobinSouthVA]

your certainly are on a bizarre key streak ... nice find