https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/templates/general_wide/img/logo.png https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/keys-and-locks.html https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/keys-and-locks/latch-from-box-lock-58905.html Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:44:49 GMT Keys and locks  

Description:		A hinged latch from a box or trunk lock of the late 19th or early 20th century. The generally similar example shown on Image 5 is fitted to an Indian train travel chest of the 1930s.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Keys and locks
Category:		Keys and locks

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/keys-and-locks/key-58726.html Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:16:12 GMT Keys and locks  

Description:		A copper-alloy desk, drawer or cabinet key with flat, rectangular-section oval bow and triple-collared cylindrical stem with pipe end and simple bit.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Keys and locks
Category:		Keys and locks

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/keys-and-locks/casket-key-58684.html Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:53:16 GMT Keys and locks  

Description:		A small casket key with kidney-shaped bow, hollow-ended shank and simple bit. The bow, now slightly distorted, has an external knop at the top and two internal projections at the base. The shank is decorated with baluster mouldings at the upper end. Cf. PAS: NMS-517722
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Keys and locks
Category:		Keys and locks

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/keys-and-locks/lock-bolt-57465.html Wed, 26 Jul 2023 19:49:25 GMT Keys and locks  

Description:		A large iron deadbolt from a door lock. The bolt consists of a tapered rectangular-section bar with an expanded sub-square outer end. There are also two lobes midway along the length to facilitate forward and backward operation by the key. It is likely that part of the narrower end is missing, as the bar appears to be too short to provide for the required sliding of the bolt between the two staples that would have secured it to the case. Dating of this type of deadbolt is problematic, as the basic design changed little over many centuries. It is noted, however, that the bolt was found in close proximity to a post-medieval iron key (UKDFD 57464).
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Keys and locks
Category:		Keys and locks

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/keys-and-locks/key-57464.html Wed, 26 Jul 2023 19:37:15 GMT Keys and locks  

Description:		A large iron door key of post-medieval date. The key has an oval bow with a slight internal swelling at the outer end, a circular-section shank with multiple collars and a simple bit. See also UKDFD 36251, PAS: WILT-57E499 and PAS SWYOR-1B6C88.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Keys and locks
Category:		Keys and locks

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/keys-and-locks/casket-key-56938.html Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:37:08 GMT Keys and locks  

Description:		A copper-alloy casket key with kidney-shaped bow, collared cylindrical shank, simple bit and projecting pin.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Keys and locks
Category:		Keys and locks

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/keys-and-locks/padlock-56923.html Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:53:45 GMT Keys and locks  

Description:		A very small post-medieval padlock with a copper-alloy case and hasp, and an iron mechanism. The case is circular in plan, with two peripheral lugs for the hinged hasp, and a central keyhole in the front plate. The hasp is intact but a little distorted. Only corroded remains of the iron mechanism survive, visible behind the keyhole aperture. The front plate carries simple engraved linear decoration. The size of the present padlock is smaller than many otherwise similar examples (see below), most of which tend to have a maximum dimension of between 25mm and 33mm. The dimensions shown, however, have been checked and confirmed by the recorder. It would seem likely that small decorated padlocks of this type were used on jewellery boxes or similar such containers.  Cf. UKDFD 47609, LEIC-E5BCF6, LON-F2FEF6, LON-076933 and PAS: NMS-0CAB77
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Keys and locks
Category:		Keys and locks

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/keys-and-locks/key-55979.html Sat, 03 Apr 2021 12:03:13 GMT Keys and locks  

Description:		A cast copper-alloy key of the early post-medieval period with a large kidney-shaped bow containing a pair of internal projections. The solid shank is of circular cross-section, with a double-ridged collar at the junction with the bow. It has an asymmetrical bit with clefts in front and back edges. See also UKDFD 53753
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Keys and locks
Category:		Keys and locks

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/keys-and-locks/casket-key-55721.html Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:05:04 GMT Keys and locks  

Description:		An incomplete cast copper-alloy casket key with heart-shaped bow and hollow circular-section stem. The stem is broken and the bit is now missing. The bow has a bi-lobed knop and there are three collars at the top of the stem. (A small pearl-like ball lodged at the upper end of the hollow stem is unlikely to be directly associated with the key.) For a complete key of similar type, see UKDFD 50454.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Keys and locks
Category:		Keys and locks

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/keys-and-locks/key-55662.html Mon, 19 Oct 2020 18:29:23 GMT Keys and locks  

Description:		A hollow-stemmed copper-alloy key for a tubular pin tumbler lock of the type often used on gaming and vending machines. The handle of the key is sub-triangular and stamped ACE on one side and I on the other. Keys of this type, and their associated locks, were made by the Chicago Lock Company (founded 1920, acquired by CompX 1999) and sold under the trademark 'Ace' since 1933.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Keys and locks
Category:		Keys and locks

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