✅ SOLVED OLD RUSTY IRON THING - PLEASE HELP!

[Old Pueblo]

Found this along an old railroad in an old town. Does anybody know what this thing is? It looks iron. Thanks

 

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[jeff of pa]

Maybe part of a Mortise Door Lock ?

 

[A2coins]

Amazing ID if not really really close! Its funny how just about anything posted someone knows what it is Love it!!!!!

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Jeff of pa is correct... it is definitely the "sliding latch" part of a mortise doorlock. On the opposite end from the horseshoe shaped end, you can see the wedge-shaped projection which slides outward into the doorframe to lock the door, or at least, keep it closed.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Interesting, thank you. So would this be something used back in the day, or do they still use these?

 

[jeff of pa]

Interesting, thank you. So would this be something used back in the day, or do they still use these?

I have them on my doors.
they are the type of lock that takes a skeleton key, and do go way back.
my house is somewhere around 1875

 

[Old Pueblo]

Cool, thank you. I find skeleton keys and skeleton key holes all the time, but this is a first.