Object Details
- Description
- A large Iron key, to fit a Bridge Ward double-sided lock. “In double sided locks (meaning locks where the key can be inserted from either side of the door) the center of the key shaft is solid and protrudes past the end of the bit which slots into a hole on the opposite side of the lock. Double sided ward locks nearly always have perfectly symmetrical bits.”1 This is the case for the Shaw’s key, which is most likely for a dwelling entry lock. The symmetrical bit is nearly complete (one bit tooth is missing) and ends with a wire bow. This key was soaked in deionized water to remove salt residue and abraded to remove rust.
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Institution, Digitization Program Office
- Material
- iron
- Record ID
- dpo_3d_250004
