Fortunately most american and western european pieces made from the 18th through the early 20th centuries are fairly simple to work with.
Old door locks with skeleton keys.
Use on vintage restorations and new assemblies.
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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.
Antique furniture especially desks bureaus and chests often come equipped with original locks.
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Choose size according to backset measurement.
Locks come in multiple sizes.
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.
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.
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Reproduction antique furniture locks are well made of steel and brass.
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The paxton hardware collection of antique furniture locks features a variety of types for boxes drawers desks and.
Believe it or not but one of my entrance doors still uses a skeleton key to lock it.
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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.
I am thankful the sellers didn t hand me a skeleton key at closing.
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Those old pretty crystal doorknobs in old homes are mortise locks.
They are called mortise locks.
Normally you can easily unlock these older pieces with a skeleton key but sometimes those keys have been misplaced and are inaccessible to you.
That would have been a bit unsettling.
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Ultra security 44609 old time mortise lock with skeleton key brass plated finish replaces most mortise interior locks from the early 1900 s.
Essentially they are master keys for old homes.
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This post is about how old door mechanisms used to work.
