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Antique Keys and Locks

A collection of iron keys and locks from various historical periods. Detailed designs showcasing craftsmanship and vintage elements.

Pipe key, c. 1500 - c. 1600 Pipe key with egg -shaped openwork handle consisting of leaf vines. It is placed on an oval disk, which again rests on a bullet and after a profiling turns into the shaft. The shaft cracked lengthwise. France iron (metal) Pipe key with egg -shaped openwork handle consisting of leaf vines. It is placed on an oval disk, which again rests on a bullet and after a profiling turns into the shaft. The shaft cracked lengthwise. France iron (metal)
Pipe key, c. 1500 - c. 1600 Pipe key with egg -shaped openwork handle consisting of leaf vines. It is placed on an oval disk, which again rests on a bullet and after a profiling turns into the shaft. The shaft cracked lengthwise. France iron (metal) Pipe key with egg -shaped openwork handle consisting of leaf vines. It is placed on an oval disk, which again rests on a bullet and after a profiling turns into the shaft. The shaft cracked lengthwise. France iron (metal)
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Visigothic broque from the 7th century, Mortera cave, Pielagos, Museum of prehistory and archeology (MUPAC), Santander, Cantabria, Spain.Whale Oil Lamp; tin, brassC Milford Lee, Barrel Lock, c 1939 Barrel LockPadlock, c. 1400 - c. 1950 A simple padlock without a key. iron (metal) A simple padlock without a key. iron (metal)Purse-Shaped Vinaigrette. William Eliott; London, England. Date: 1815-1816. Dimensions: 3.8 x 2.5 cm (1 1/2 x 1 in.). Silver and silver gilt. Origin: London. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.türgriff isoliert auf weißem hintergrund door handle isolated on white background LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/MilanxVasicekx 1554691Powder Flask early 18th century French. Powder Flask. French. early 18th century. Leather. Firearms Accessories-Flasks & PrimersSocket wrench of steel. Steel scratch key with open beard, ring on the top right.Torque, 13 3/4 x 13 x 2 in. (34.93 x 33.02 x 5.08 cm), Silver, Chinaold rusty pliers isolated on white background, studio shotBliżej Kultury unknownModel of an Anchor. Model of Porter Stick Anchor. The arms turn around an axis in the forked end of the shaft; The angle of the arms is smaller than usual and the hands are equipped with a horn on the outside. The anchorial can be pushed through the hole of the shaft and parallel to the shaft. At the ends of the shaft there is a harp, at the cross a chain and a double blew around the shaft. Scale 1:10 (estimation).Bird Ornament 2nd-3rd century Moche (). Bird Ornament 313420Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th CenturyFaience Arc Sistrum. Late Period 664332 B.C. EgyptCLAVOS DE FORJA.Key; XVII century (1601-00-00-1700-00-00);Each crewman had his own sea chest for his personal belongings. These wooden chests have since perished, only the locks and little keys remain. To kill time, the men made music and played sports. A drumstick and a flute were found on Nova Zembla. The ball is made of whalebone and was used to play kolven’, a kind of hockey. The little comb was used to remove headlice.Sign -up, 1600 - 1699 A sign of forged iron consisting of a vertical and horizontal rod, which ends in a flower and is stopped by a borded rod. On the horizontal arm hangs a W-shaped bent rod with two rings to attach the signboard. The whole is decorated by flower skins. iron (metal) forgingBuckle late 18th century European. Buckle 122373Detail of a Viking neck ornament. Artist: UnknownCuff knot with portrait of Queen Wilhelmina, Anonymous, 1900 - 1920 photograph Netherlands copper (metal). paper albumen print historical persons - BB - woman. queenLynx Rhyton. UnknownLand meter chain of 20 meters. Measuring chain with spring ring in two parts of 10 meters to share. Per link 50 centimeters (from ring to ring). Equipped with oval ring with Keep two links. A round brass handle at the beginning.Ceremonial Knife (Tumi) 12th-15th century Chimú (). Ceremonial Knife (Tumi) 315340Wings, hemisphere of red wool lined with dark blue sheet, for skirt Grenadiers and Flankeurs der Grenadiers, Anonymous, c. 1830 Semi -round red woolen shoulder cover, lined with dark blue sheet. The shoulder cover consists of a lace and an epaulette, red -lined (with two slanted corners). Three holes and a buttonhole. The underside has a hook for attachment to the skirt. A hook is missing. Remnants of stitching in the middle. Netherlands wool. cloth. metal NetherlandsThe handle Islazna at the house of os. Arnów - 1: 1 view; Pretty, Szymon (Ca 1864-1942); 1918 (not after 3/04/1918) (1918-00-00-1918-00-00);Valve Trumpet. Dimensions: Height: 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)Diameter (Of bell): 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm). Maker: Elbridge G. Wright (Ashby, Massachusetts 1811-1871 Boston, Massachusetts). Date: ca. 1845.This trumpet can be set up in C, B-flat, A, or G. The model was developed around 1825-30 in Germany, and Wright's instrument is one of the last specimens built. It is equipped with Vienna valves of the Mainz type, operated with a latch action. Contrary to common usage, the first valve lowers the pitch by a half step and the second valve by a full step. Trumpets with a narrow bore, like this one, were also called cornets. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bliżej Kultury unknownCuirass dated 1744 Sudanese. Cuirass 27722Scandinavia. Commerce. Brass weight, in the form of animal. They were used in the Viking Age and High Middle Ages. Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.Universal ring sundial early 18th century probably German. Universal ring sundial. probably German. early 18th century. Brass. HorologySPAIN. LEON. Oil light found in the astur-Roman city of Lancia (1st-4th centuries). Roman art. Early Empire. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Len. Museum of Len. Proc: SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. LEON. Villasabariega. Lancia.Headrest: Zoomorphic Heads 16th-19th century Dogon or Tellem peoples (). Headrest: Zoomorphic Heads 310386. This is the back of a lock, with the keyhole on the other side. Inserting the key into the lock introduces the key bit into the ward housing, the small iron dome in the centre. This contains the mechanism in which the key fits. When the key is turned, the long, horizontal bar retracts, allowing the door to open.Invention Horn Crook, Carl Gottlob Schüster, 1850 - 1950 Bracket of Invention horn. Marked: A.1 copper (metal) Bracket of Invention horn. Marked: A.1 copper (metal)Hangslot.Padlock; So-called bullet lock.Single Ox Yoke. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 38.3 x 28.1 cm (15 1/16 x 11 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 15 1/2" long; 5" deep; 4" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Orville Skaren.Scout Lilijka belonging to Capt. Karol Glazura (1891 1940) unknown labelBuckle of a belt of an iron stirrup, anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1830 White iron buckle of a belt of an iron stirrup used by the soldiers of the transport train in Belgian campaign from 1830-32. Netherlands iron (metal) forging BelgiumWater tap. 1st-2nd centuries AD. Bronze. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.Mule Shoe. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Manuel G. Runyan.Luxury silver Silver plate with engraved ornaments and gemstone Copyright: xZoonar.com/Baloncicix 7816810Bicycle cycle bike chain lock padlocks, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotoxGentlemen's chains in 18-carat gold for fob watches. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeter's Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895.Iron forged wall brace ..Chopping Knife. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 23.1 x 28.7 cm (9 1/8 x 11 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: blade: 7 5/8" long; 1/8" thick, 6 1/8" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Nicholas Amantea.Rusty spannersold copper ring on grave of cemeteryAntique golden pocket watch with watch chain, snapped shut, brand LONGINESBelt hook 4th-2nd century B.C. China. Belt hook. China. 4th-2nd century B.C.. Gilt bronze inlaid with turquoise. Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (470-221 B.C.)-Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 9). MetalworkWooden Elephant Seat, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Hathi Howdah, India, AsiaCrosses 3rd-12th century. Crosses 446063