2013-05-23T23:30:34+01:00http://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttp://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttp://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttp://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttp://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttp://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttp://finds.org.uk/database/search/results8120528031CORN-77D4F1KEY (LOCKING)MODERNIncomplete cast copper alloy night latch or slide key, missing the internal bars in the bit which would have turned the lock. The key is complete and in a very good condition. It is slightly bent, probably from use on a heavy latch. The handle or bow is oval-shaped with a slightly expanded inner edge opposite the shank. The bow narrows into the shank which is round in section at this point. The shank or stem has three concentric parallel mouldings along its length, before it meets the bit at right angles, where it is square in section. The bit is shield-shaped with indented rectangular recesses half way along each internal edge, and two projections on one side which would have been mirrored by two projections on the opposite side and possibly bent into a 'L' shape as seen in LANCUM-9C5462, or straight, but not meeting in the middle as in LANCUM-01DC94. Night latch or slide keys have been known since the Roman time and there are numeous examples from the medieval and post-medieval period. This example, from its style of bow and shank, dates from the 19th century. The bow is 22 mm long and 22 mm wide; the shank is 16 mm long and 9 mm in diameter, and the bit is 28 mm long, 23 mm wide and 4 mm thick.1800190042012-11-05T08:48:15Z2012-11-06T23:24:38Z16.699422651CORNWALLCARADONSALTASHSX385850.399495-4.280795images/atyacke/Anna TyackeCopper alloyNov12finds02.JPG403019SOUTH WESTEDENKEY (LOCKING)CUMBRIA2012-09-07T09:58:31ZNORTH WEST1700Copper alloy71PM9C5462.jpg395842Dot BoughtonDot Boughton25519695MelmerbyLANCUM-9C54624Restricted Access27.09images/dboughton/2012-09-07T10:05:00Z11900MODERN54.7264663.5 Cast copper alloy night latch key, probably dating from the 18th or 19th century. The key is complete and in a very good condition. It is slightly bent, probably from use on a heavy latch. The handle is oval-shaped with two mouldings beneath on the shank, while the bit is shield-shaped with a large single perforation that resembles a Maltese cross. On one side of the handle, at the top of the bow, are four deliberate notches, possibly a tactile aid for the use to align the key in the darkness. Night latch or slide keys have been known since the Roman time and there are numeous examples from the medieval and post-medieval period. This example, however is probably early modern, dating from the Georgian era. -2.607069SOUTH LAKELANDKEY (LOCKING)CUMBRIA2011-10-20T13:10:33ZNORTH WEST1700Copper alloy62DSCN6773a.jpg351484Dot BoughtonDot Boughton27467806KendalLANCUM-01DC944Restricted Access21.66images/dboughton/2011-10-27T17:14:00Z11900MODERN54.312039.9 Cast copper alloy night latch slide key dating from the modern period, i.e. c. AD 1700-1900. -2.7854CandlestickNORTH KESTEVENKEY (LOCKING)LINCOLNSHIRE2010-08-26T13:04:38ZEAST MIDLANDS1800Copper alloy33LIN9570.jpg294786Adam DaubneyAdam Daubney24404290LIN-6666634NAVENBYimages/adaubney/2011-06-27T14:09:26Z11900MODERN53.1100114 An incomplete handle from a candlestick ejector-key. Such keys were used to eject the stem of a candlestick. The key has an openwork trefoil handle with a transverse collar below on one side only. The shaft is oval in cross-section and decorated with concentric ribs below the collar. The shaft is broken shortly thereafter. -0.522508SK9958SWALEKEY (LOCKING)KENT2010-07-06T13:00:34Z1750Copper alloy35.5KENT-328F25.jpg288148Ruiha WebsterRuiha Smalley31.6397463STALISFIELDKENT-328F254Restricted Access14.14images/ruiha/2011-04-27T10:36:00Z1MODERN51.2248766.1 Possibly a modern cast, copper-alloy key, post 1750AD. In shape it resembles a modern radiator key. The bow is roughly lozenge shaped with decorative, moulded knops at each corner point. The shank come off one knop and leads down to a hollow, circular end. 45.5mm long, (shank is 26.7mm long), 31.6mm wide, 6.1mm thick (on one knop) and weighs 14.14g. 0.791275ISLE OF WIGHTKEY (LOCKING)ISLE OF WIGHT2010-06-07T16:20:42ZSOUTH EAST AND LONDON1800Copper alloy50.9IOW2010-1-328.JPG284377Frank BasfordGeoff Egan18.1392786Isle of WightIOW-D1C5A64Restricted Access12.22images/fbasford/2011-10-13T12:47:00Z11900MODERN50.64415.6 A complete cast copper-alloy rotary key of probable Modern date (c. 1800-c. 1900). The bow is circular and solid and tapers slightly in thickness, from the shank towards the apex. It has a diameter of 18.1mm and a maximum thickness of 3.6mm. At the apex of the bow there is an integral circular suspension loop with a circular hole that has a diameter of about 3.0mm. This suspension loop has a free running copper-alloy ring with an outer diameter of 16.4mm. It is circular in cross-section and has a diameter of 3.1mm. There is no collar dividing the shank from the bow. The shank is hollow to depth of 13.7mm and has a length of 15.3mm. It is oval in cross-section (6.6 x 5.6mm) and has a simple rectangular bit (6.0 x 4.9 x 5.0mm) that has no clefts or channels. This key has a shiny mid-green patina and is corroded in places. An elongated aperture on one side of the shank appears to be a casting flaw rather than having been deliberately created. 50.9 x 18.1 x 5.6mm. Weight: 12.22g. -1.2235Barrel-Tap KeySWALEKEY (LOCKING)KENT2010-04-14T17:08:44ZSOUTH EAST AND LONDON1800Copper alloy38.55Barrel Key.jpg276511James McKenzie385400PUBLIC-5F69C44LEYSDOWNimages/james247kent/2010-10-21T15:24:00Z11899MODERN03 A barrel-tap key with oval bow. Circa 19th century, Copper Alloy, Cast, 38.55mm long x 3.58mm thick. 0PENWITHKEY (LOCKING)CORNWALL2008-09-16T22:25:58ZSOUTH WEST71800Copper alloy40Sept08finds 026.jpg188932Anna TyackeAnna Tyacke9231925CORN-0316084LUDGVAN8.54images/atyacke/2011-02-24T13:50:06Z11900MODERN50.1442464Incomplete cast copper alloy cabinet or drawer key with most of the bow missing, with just part of the base remaining. The stem of the key is hollow and has an ornate bead and groove motif decorating the shaft closer to the bow end. Bailey (1997) illustrates similar examples on page 9 which are dated to the 19th century.-5.500463SW5033