UNUSUAL, OLD,RARE, INTERESTING, UNIQUE KEYS &or BLANKS

[awol70]

i would like to see your neat old,rare,interesting,unusual keys...
here are just a few of mine.

[revjohnmacleod]

Amerock is still a very common brand of lock in the US and Canada

[.45cal]

I have a few key pics to post do I post them here of in the photo gallery?

[awol70]

I have a few key pics to post do I post them here of in the photo gallery?

i would say here.

[.45cal]

Oldest master key

less old 3 different kinds of metal.

less old still

even less old

yet again a newer master key

Canada rules!





Who the heck is Stenman? lol

[selim]

awol70,I think that key in the last picture in your post,the one that says control key is a master key in a system.Kwickset Titians use that blank with a notch in the bottom that allaws the cylinder to be pulled out from the front if it is turned to a certain degree.
I have a few just like yours,but not cut yet,and theye are stamped rekeying tool.

selim

[locksyth]

The m1 blanks with the lion and the fancy script are my favorites. I have several in my collection.

[awol70]

Heh....the "Canada 9 " key in the third pic down in 45cal's post says made in the usa...any idea what type of lock it would fit?

[awol70]

The m1 blanks with the lion and the fancy script are my favorites. I have several in my collection.

i agree...you rarely see stuff like that nowadays, the production costs,i assume would jack the price of the end product..

[.45cal]

My guess for the #9 is po box

[Josh]

awol70,I think that key in the last picture in your post,the one that says control key is a master key in a system.Kwickset Titians use that blank with a notch in the bottom that allaws the cylinder to be pulled out from the front if it is turned to a certain degree.
I have a few just like yours,but not cut yet,and theye are stamped rekeying tool.

selim

I believe you are correct. i have a similar one as well, just it is cut out of a titan blank itself..

[.45cal]

If i post a whole bunch of yale keys is there someone here who thinks they can put them in order of oldest to newest?

[HallisChalmers]

If i post a whole bunch of yale keys is there someone here who thinks they can put them in order of oldest to newest?

Only you - or a moderator can edit your post to re-arrange the pictures according to age. I suggest that you post the photos in the gallery section - as an album of your Yale keys. Then the members can help you date them.

Once that is done, you can then re-post them here in this topic according to date.

[.45cal]

I don't mean for the photos to be arranged in order. I have lots of keys that are different and I would like to know which one is oldest and newest ect... I'm wondering if there is someone here familiar enough with yale to be able to help me with the order. I'll post the pics in the gallery.

[m0ose]

Those are some pretty neat keys! I really like the Master with the lion on it, and then the 3 Masters underneath. Kinda remind me of the old signs from the 50s for some reason. Sometimes those older keys look like peices of art - or jewelry you know? VERY cool to see! Thanks for posting them!!!

Haha, I know just what you mean. I was thinking about using a fish hook through my ear and hanging a key off of it for an earing.