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    Posted 13 years ago

    mrmajestic1
    (66 items)

    These keys are all metal and I suspect the ornate one may wind an old clock. the other two I don't know what they fit. The small one is brass and the large rusty key I found buried in the mud.

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    1. kerry10456 kerry10456, 13 years ago
      The brass one in the middle is a winder knob off the back of a clock, probably L/H threaded.
    2. mrmajestic1 mrmajestic1, 13 years ago
      The one in the middle almost resembles a skate key, but as it is brass I'm with you kerry10456 think it and the others are most likely clock keys. Thanks!
    3. mrmajestic1 mrmajestic1, 13 years ago
      Thanks packrat.
    4. mikielikesigns2 mikielikesigns2, 13 years ago
      mikie likie ! ornate, when u put that kind of time & pride in the "hardware" of an item, imagine the quality of the item itself! U wount find this in merchandise marked "made in China"
    5. mrmajestic1 mrmajestic1, 13 years ago
      Thank you mikielike and I agree. I have found, on this site, some of the most ornate things for everyday items. Pride in workmanship.
    6. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 13 years ago
      Nice old keys. Somewhere in my mass of mess I have a cigar box with old keys like these. When I was a kid skeleton keys were common so I collected them. Along the way I ended up with all different kinds of keys. I stopped collecting them about 40 years ago but kept what I had already had.
    7. mrmajestic1 mrmajestic1, 13 years ago
      Thanks fhrjr2. I'm much like you in that I have a box full of skeleton keys plus an ammo box full of found keys and keys no longer needed. If nothing more they can be sold for scrap.

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