Old skeleton key found...

[jdiggs_treasure]

Hi...

Found this at a old park here in northern California a few days ago on a quick hunt... about 10 inches down with the deus... it's about 2 inches long.. kind of curious what you guys think it would be used For and how old it is...

Deus settings I was using.
9 inch LF coil
12khz
Full tones
Disc -2.5
Sens 96
Reactivity 2
Silencer -1
Iron volume 0
Tx power 2
Audio response 5
No notch
Xy screen
ID norm on
Manual ground balance

Deus was pretty quiet at 96 sens... alittle chatter here and there but nothing crazy... was a nice repeatable signal with no vdi numbers...

 

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[JccEldreth]

It's the key to a lost treasure chest! How you just have to find the chest! Very nice.

 

[jdiggs_treasure]

Hahaha... your absolutely right I need to find that chest with a bunch of gold coins in it...

 

[jdiggs_treasure]

Found out it's a pocket door key... Not sure how old it is though... anyone want to take a guess...lol.. maybe late 1800s?

 

[Madmox]

Found out it's a pocket door key... Not sure how old it is though... anyone want to take a guess...lol.. maybe late 1800s?

That seems reasonable. Pocket doors were popular during the Victorian Era, which was northern California’s heyday. In addition they were still using skeleton keys at that time.

 

[jdiggs_treasure]

Yeah that's what I was thinking to... either way its a cool find for hunting a local park... one of my better relics found in cali while park hunting... besides gold mining camp relics like old gold pans, pick heads, buckles, buttons,lantern parts in gold country...

 

[HuntinDog]

Now that's a cool key..
Nice recovery

 

[jdiggs_treasure]

Thank you huntindog... appreciate it...

 

[worldtalker]

First one I ever see. Nice save dude.

GOD Bless

Chris

 

[jdiggs_treasure]

First one I ever see. Nice save dude.

GOD Bless

Chris

Thank you. I like it... it's my oldest find with the deus so far... gotta love that xp deus...!!!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice old key, congratulations!

 

[dirtlooter]

yes, a very cool key. 1st one that I have seen too. gotta love it

 

[Calabash Digger]

great find!

 

[Bart@Big Boys Hobbies]

Hi...

Found this at a old park here in northern California a few days ago on a quick hunt... about 10 inches down with the deus... it's about 2 inches long.. kind of curious what you guys think it would be used For and how old it is...

Deus settings I was using.
9 inch LF coil
12khz
Full tones
Disc -2.5
Sens 96
Reactivity 2
Silencer -1
Iron volume 0
Tx power 2
Audio response 5
No notch
Xy screen
ID norm on
Manual ground balance

Deus was pretty quiet at 96 sens... alittle chatter here and there but nothing crazy... was a nice repeatable signal with no vdi numbers...

Awesome find! I love old keys!

 

[jdiggs_treasure]

great find!

Thanks calabash...appreciate it...

 

[jdiggs_treasure]

yes, a very cool key. 1st one that I have seen too. gotta love it

Thanks dirtlooter...

 

[jdiggs_treasure]

Awesome find! I love old keys!

Thank you bart...yeah this was my first old key found... so I'm pretty stoked on it...

 

[CharlesUpstateNY]

Found out it's a pocket door key... Not sure how old it is though... anyone want to take a guess...lol.. maybe late 1800s?

No its not its a treasure chest key.

 

[jdiggs_treasure]

No its not its a treasure chest key.

I wish that was true... hahaha... but I'm pretty sure it's a pocket door key... lol...

 

[Madmox]

The dead giveaway is that there are no relief cuts in the key. A lock in name only. Enough to keep maids or kids out of the room if needed. Or to keep someone from walking in on you in the bathroom. Haha.