Skeleton Keys For Old Furniture

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Skeleton keys for old furniture.

Vintage style antique skeleton furniture cabinet old lock keys jewelry. Skeleton keys are known as bit and barrel keys and have three distinct parts. Skeleton keys were used on many of the same types of locks throughout houses and on furniture. Antique locks and keys when ordering locks be sure to check the backset distance from lock edge to center of the pin in the keyhole of your old lock to help insure the keyhole in the new lock lines up with the keyhole in your piece of furniture.

At antiquekeys net we sell a variety of old antique and vintage keys arranged by the name of the company that made the lock and then by the key code. Antique brass plated hollow barrel skeleton key for antique cabinet doors grandfather clocks dresser drawer vintage old furniture ky 2ab 1 4 5 out of 5 stars 368 10 95 10. 13 vintage old look skeleton keys lot bronze tone jewelry beauty. You can find newer antique skeleton key replicas at hardware stores or even home decor retailers.

Brass antique brass hollow barrel skeleton key set reproduction for grandfather clock doors cabinet doors dresser drawers desk vintage old furniture ky 2 ky 2ab 3 9 out of 5 stars 32 15 95 15. The bow is the round part at the opposite end of the end that you d insert into the lock. Mixed set of 30 large skeleton keys in antique silver metal alloy 3 styles. 4 7 out of 5 stars 13 total ratings 13 9 26 new.

The barrel is the shaft connecting the two ends. The bit is the carved end that inserts into the lock to disengage it. The bow the barrel and the bit. They are fairly easy to find at estate sales antique shops or online.

5 large jailhouse keys jailer keyring skeleton jail key with ring raw cast iron. Antique style key brass finish skeleton key antique antique furniture key. Skeleton keys skeleton keys are bit and barrel keys used to open locks on fine furniture. Antique skeleton keys typically are priced at 10 or cheaper while older skeleton keys or more detailed skeleton keys cost as much as 1000.

The bow the barrel and the bit. The place to buy an old coded key to fit your trunk suitcase chest of drawers clock locking cabinets secretary desk or kitchen cabinets. One hundred year old houses and antique furniture such as china hutches and rolltop desks often had locks that would only function by using a skeleton key.