Antique Skeleton Key Door Locks

1 antique victorian mortise lock working bronze face russell erwin no key 1866.

Antique skeleton key door locks.

The bow the barrel and the bit. Antique furniture especially desks bureaus and chests often come equipped with original locks. Estate lot antique skeleton door keys early brass lock barrel steampunk jewelry. Ultra security 44609 old time mortise lock with skeleton key brass plated finish replaces most mortise interior locks from the early 1900 s 3 8 out of 5 stars 77 15 67 15.

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. Lot of 11 brass skeleton keys 2 locks vintage antique federal jared old english. And most likely one key is all you ll need because interior doors on old houses typically share identical locks. How to find a skeleton key for your old lock.

According to the old house guru i spoke to there are 3 skeleton keys that account for about 90 of interior door locks no such luck with exterior locks btw. Ultra security 44609 old time mortise lock with skeleton key brass plated finish replaces most mortise interior locks from the early 1900 s 4 0 out of 5 stars 126 17 99 17. All of our keys are reproductions of functional keys used on locks for antique. Ending sep 27 at 6 26pm pdt 3d 23h.

Skeleton keys are bit and barrel keys used to open locks on fine furniture. The first step is to remove one of the locks and take it in to an antiques store or a locksmith that has a collection of old bit keys often called skeleton keys. There are three parts of a skeleton key. Antique styled skeleton key workarounds and replacements the antique styled ones require a bit of patience and effort but between safety pins paperclips or heaven forbid an actual lock pick set it will eventually pop loose which is a good temporary solution to the immediate problem.

The diameter of the barrel and the cut and size of the bit are the most important items when matching a lock. Normally you can easily unlock these older pieces with a skeleton key but sometimes those keys have been misplaced and are inaccessible to you.