Old Door Locks With Skeleton Keys

Normally you can easily unlock these older pieces with a skeleton key but sometimes those keys have been misplaced and are inaccessible to you.

Old door locks with skeleton keys.

Combining form and function has never looked so good. Free shipping on many items. Furniture locks come with keys. Lot of 3 antique vintage 1800 s victorian salvage mortise skeleton key door lock.

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Believe it or not but one of my entrance doors still uses a skeleton key to lock it. Essentially they are master keys for old homes. Use on vintage restorations and new assemblies. This post is about how old door mechanisms used to work.

Those old pretty crystal doorknobs in old homes are mortise locks. Make offer antique door latch lock part. Favorite add to vintage brass skeleton key 2 5 8 long antique door lock hardware c droxdesigns. Antique furniture especially desks bureaus and chests often come equipped with original locks.

Replace old or broken cabinet locks lost clock keys or update worn furniture drawers with new keyhole escutcheons these solid brass reproductions are designed from the original antiques and will provide authentic and functional replacements for your furniture or cabinet. Secure your desk or drawers in style with our antique locks and keys. Make offer 9 antique skeleton keys for old cabinet door locks on key ring nice patina. 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.

5 out of 5 stars 238 238 reviews 12 50. Locks come in multiple sizes. Vintage door lock antique knob door lock w skeleton key hole delraydude. Ultra security 44609 old time mortise lock with skeleton key brass plated finish replaces most mortise interior locks from the early 1900 s.

Reproduction antique furniture locks are well made of steel and brass. 5 out of 5. 2 1 2 solid brass key. If you re lucky you ll find a key that actually slides into the keyhole and throws the bolt and your quest will be over.

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. That would have been a bit unsettling. 4 foot bolt door pull hinge 2 new 1 mis. I am thankful the sellers didn t hand me a skeleton key at closing.

Fortunately most american and western european pieces made from the 18th through the early 20th centuries are fairly simple to work with.