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	T. Parry Safe Key K81 Original, quality, late 19th Century, wrought iron key for a safe door. Stamped to the bow for the safe manufacturer: 'T. Parry, Westgate, Maker, Bradford'. Complete and in good order. 4.25" x 2" x 0.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00


Steel Door Key K80 Original, quality, late 19th Century, steel door key with an unusual shape to the bit and impressed 'S8'. All is complete and in good order. 4.25" x 2". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00


	Wrought Iron Door Key K79 Original, quality, mid 19th Century, wrought iron key with a solid grip for a mortice lock. Complete and in good order. 3" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £38.00


Brass Door Key K78 Original, quality, 1920's, cast brass door key. Keys of this form, made in brass, were usually for use on brass door locks used in an area where sparks would be dangerous, i.e. a munition store. Complete and in good order. 3.75" long and 1" ring grip. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £30.00


	Brass Door Key K77 Original, quality, cast brass door key, circa 1900/1920's. Keys of this form, made in brass, were usually for use on brass door locks, used in an area where sparks would be dangerous, i.e. a munition store. Complete and in good order. 4.5" long and 1.25" ring grip. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £38.00


Wrought Iron Door Key K76 Original, quality late 19th Century wrought iron door key, with an unusual design to the hand grip. Complete and in good order. 5.75" long and 1.5" and 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00


	Wrought Iron Door Key K75 Original, quality mid 19th Century wrought iron door key, with a loose ring grip. This key is an unusual example and is complete but is very pitted; it appears to have been down a well or similar. 5.5" x 1.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00


Wrought Iron Door Key K72 Original, quality, mid 19th century, blacksmith made, large wrought iron door key with a detailed working part and a clover leaf form to the handgrip. A very unusual key, complete and in good order. 7.25" x 2.25" Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £230.00


	Iron Safe Key K73 Original, quality, early to mid 19th century wrought iron safe key with a very detailed working part. The ring grip has been changed some time in the past with a good braized repair. All complete and in good order. Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £65.00


Door Key with Ring Handle K71 Original, quality, late 19th century, wrought iron door key of an unusual form. This example has a ring grip and is all original and in super condition. 6.25" x 1.5". Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £85.00


	Cotterill Safe Key K70* Original, quality, late 19th century, steel key for a safe door lock. Stamped to the grip 'E. Cotterill & Co, Patent Acme, Birmingham', and with the registration lozenge mark for the year 1870. An unusual key for a very complex lock. Complete and in good order. 2.75" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00


Early Key Blank K68 Original quality, mid to late 19th century, key blank with a good 'Georgian Bow' ring grip and a hollow shaft. Probably manufactured as a safe or strong room key. Complete and in good order. 5.5", bow 2", wand 1.5" x 1". Click on photo for larger view. Price: £75.00


	Small Padlock Key K67 Original quality, 1920's, small wrought iron padlock key with a curved ward and a flat ring grip stamped 'I 10' and a Staffordshire knot over a 'W' trademark. All is complete and in good order. 2.5" long x 1" ring grip. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £23.00


Chubb Safe Key K64* Original, quality wrought iron safe or strong room door key, circa 1900, marked to the ring handle "Chubb's Patent" and "57 St Paul's Church Yard London". This example has a hollow stem and is complete and in good order. 4.75" long x 1.25" ring grip. Click on photo for larger view. Price: £56.00


	Steel Door Key K63 Original quality, 1920's, wrought iron door key. Impressed to the ring grip "Mansion One Pair". Complete and in good order. 3.5" long x 1.25" ring grip. Click on photo for larger view. Price: £18.00


Safe Door Key K61* Original, quality, 19th century, wrought iron key for a safe or strong room door. This example has a hollow stem and a 'Georgian Bow' ring grip. Complete and in good order. 4.5" long x 1.75" bow. Click on photo for larger view. Price: £45.00


	Door Key K60 Original quality, 19th century, wrought iron door key with a 'Georgian Bow' ring grip on a slender shaft. Complete and in good order. 6" long x 2" bow. Click on photo for larger views. Price: £75.00


Door Key with Ring Handle K58 Original quality, 19th century, wrought iron door key with a loose ring end grip. Complete and in good order. 6" x 2". Click on photo for larger view. Price: £115.00


	Wrought Iron Door Key K57 Original quality, 19th century, wrought iron door key with a Georgian bow handgrip, originally for an interior door, rather pitted but complete and in good and working order. Many more similar keys may be available. 5" x 2" x 0.25" Click on photo for larger view. Price: £34.00


Wrought Iron Door Key K55 Original quality, 19th century, wrought iron door key with a Georgian bow handgrip originally for an interior door, in superb order. Number 423 is impressed to one side and 'P' to the other. A super delicate door key. Many more similar keys may be available. Complete and in good and working order. 4.2" x 1.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £38.00


	French Night Latch Key, 4 available K54 Four original quality steel night latch keys, circa 1880/1900. These unused blank keys, which have not been cut for use, have been cleaned and waxed and are all in good order. Approximately 2.5" x 1" each. Price is for each. When ordering online please ensure you make it clear which one is required. More similar, but cut, keys may be available item code K53. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £36.00


Large Wrought Iron Door Key K52 Original quality, 19th century, wrought iron door key with a 'Georgian Bow' ring grip and an unusual detail to the ward. Complete and in good order. 5" x 1.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00


	Brass Key Tag, 2 available K51 Original quality, pre war, oval shaped stamped brass key tag detailing 'Whoever Finds This Key Will Be Entitled To 2s 6d On Taking It To The Nearest Police Station'. The numbers '256' and '104' are stamped to the reverse. Complete and in good order. 2" x 1.25". Price is for each. Price: £30.00


L.S.W.R. Cupboard Key K50 Original quality cupboard door or padlock steel key, circa 1900/1920's. Stamped to the ring grip 'L.S.W.R' for the London and South Western Railway. Complete and in good order. 3" x 1.25". Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £34.00


	Small Steel Door Key K47 Original quality small, 19th century, wrought iron mortice lock door key of a delicate form with a super small 'Georgian Bow' ring hand grip. Complete and in good order. 3" long and 1" hand grip. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £16.00


Safe Door Key K45* Original, quality, 19th century, wrought iron safe door key with a 'Georgian Bow' ring hand grip and hollow stem. Stamped 7 to the ring grip and all is complete and in good order. 4" long and 1.5" ring grip. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £45.00


	Large Iron Door Key K42 Original quality, mid 19th century, large wrought iron door key with a 'Georgian Bow' ring hand grip. Appears unusued and is complete and in good order. 5.5" long and 1.75" ring grip. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £34.00


Large Wrought Iron Door Key K39 Original quality, 19th century, wrought iron door key with a 'Georgian Bow' ring grip. Well weathered, looks to have been down a well for some years, otherwise complete and in good order. 5.75" x 2". Click on photo for larger view. Price: £34.00


	J.Tann's Safe Key K35* Original quality steel safe key, circa 1900/20's. Stamped to the bow for the safe maker's 'J.Tann's Patent, 11 Newgate St, London'. Complete and in good order. 4" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £40.00


Steel Safe Key K21* Original, quality steel safe door key, circa 1900, with a hollow barrel. Complete and in good order. 4" x 1.5". Click on photo for larger view. Price: £45.00


	Steel Safe Key K20* Original, quality steel safe door key, circa 1900, with a hollow barrel. Complete and in good order. 4" x 1.5". Click on photo for larger view. Price: £45.00


GWR Signal Box Key K20* Original quality, late 19th century, steel door key, with a long shank and 'GWR' for the Great Western Railway stamped to the flattened bow. Believed to be the key to a door on a signal box. Complete and in good and working order. 5.5" x 1.25" wide bow. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £45.00


	Safe Key, 2 available K6* Original, quality, 19th century, steel safe key of the Bramah or Cotterill type but marked only '93' on the shaped bow. Complete and in good and working order. Price is for each. 4.25" long, 1" width of bow. Click on photo for a larger view Price: £60.00


AA Hotel Box Key M35 Original, quality, steel key to fit the wooden cabinets installed in country hotels, for the use of 'AA' members. These cabinets contained towels and brushes and were installed pre the first world war (pre 1914). This small key has fretted crossed AA's to the top, 'AA' for 'Automobile Association'. An early AA item; complete and in good order. 2.25" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00


	RAC Nickel Yale Key M32 Original, quality, nickel key made by Yale for the 'RAC' (Royal Automobile Club), and issued to all members to open the roadside RAC telephone boxes. This model was issued from 1947 to the 1960's. Complete and in good order. 2.5" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £16.00


AA Nickel Yale Key M12 Original quality nickel key made by Yale for the AA (Automobile Association) and issued to all members to open the roadside AA telephone boxes. This model was issued from 1947 to 1967. Complete and in good order. 2.5" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £16.00


	Tiny Brass Padlock PL17 Original quality, 19th century, very small brass padlock with key. The keyhole cover is repeated in design to the reverse and the lock is snap close and key to open. The key and hasp are both in steel and the key is barely visible! All is complete and in good and working order. This example is ideal for a dog collar or hat tin. 1.5" x 1" x 0.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £40.00


Tiny Brass Padlock PL15 Original quality, 19th century, very small brass padlock, with the original steel key. The lock is stamped 'Secure Lock'. The key and hasp are steel and all is complete and in good and working order. This example is ideal for a dog collar or hat tin. 1.125" x 0.75" x 0.25". Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £40.00


	Hobbs & Co Brass Padlock PL13 Original quality cast brass padlock with the original key, circa 1900. Both the lock and the key are stamped 'Hobbs & Co London'. Both the key and the hasp are in steel. The lock is also stamped '61'. A quality, good sized, usable padlock, complete and in good and working order. 5" x 3.25" x 1". Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £75.00


Chubb Brass Padlock & Key PL11 Original quality cast brass padlock, circa 1900, with a replacement key cut to fit. The lock is stamped 'Chubb London'. Both the key and the hasp are in steel. A quality, good sized padlock and very usable. Complete and in good and working order. 4.5" x 3" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £68.00


	Chubb Brass Padlock & Key PL9 Original quality cast brass padlock with the original key, circa 1900. Both the lock and the key are stamped 'Chubb London'. The key and hasp are in steel. A quality, good sized padlock and very usable. 4.5" x 3" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £68.00


Hobbs & Co Brass Padlock PL3 Original quality large, 19th century, brass padlock with steel hasp, key and sliding brass dust cover. The lock is marked to the face 'Hobbs & Co London Lever 40W'. Many old knocks and dents but otherwise complete and in good and working order. 5" x 3.25". Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £75.00

Online Catalogue > Keys & Padlocks

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