Iron lock and set of keys owned by members of the Ellis family, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown.

Iron lock and set of keys owned by members of the Ellis family, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown.

2-833-077 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

A two piece iron padlock with a set of two different keys and a tag. The lock consists of two separate cast iron pieces, the body (a) and the shackle (b). There is a raised five-pointed star around the keyhole. The body contains a cylinder which moves to engage the lock and shackle. The shackle is a “U” shaped cylinder with notches that engage with the cylinder. There is a small rectangular key hole in the oval shaped bottom that has a raised five-pointed star around it. There is a ridge around the circumference of the oval.;The padlock is accompanied by two different keys on a metal key ring (c). There is a cast iron key that has a flat blade with a square or notch like serrations on both sides, and an oval bow with large holes side by side. This key opens the lock. There is also a cast brass skeleton key that has a cylindrical shaft with a rectangular blade at the end with rectangular notches or serrations. The bow is an oval with a double concave hexagonal center slot flanked by two ovals. The third item attached to the ring is a circular flat iron tag.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :

Medium
  1. Keys (hardware)
  2. Padlocks

Picture Type
  1. Heritage art
  2. Object

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Technology & Innovation


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 6056x5442
File Size : 96,553kb


Aliases

  1. 2012.42.13abc
  1. NMAAHC-2012_42_8_13abc_004
  1. 0990004971
  1. 2-833-077
  1. 2012.42.13abc
  1. 2833077


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