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    Posted 7 years ago

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    Koberkirch
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    Found in an antique shop in McKinney all the research I’ve done leads to an Italian origin. Has anyone seen one like this before?

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    1. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Very unique and interesting key. Could this be for a piece of furniture, such as a chest of drawers?
    2. slackjack, 7 years ago
      I think those keys were used in corner cupboards.
    3. UncleRon UncleRon, 7 years ago
      Keys like this were used in safes where the key could be left in the lock of a lockable drawer inside the safe, when the drawer was not in use. To save space the grip folded allowing the safe door to close without hitting a protruding key.

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