Large iron key

Made:
1830-1910
Large iron key, oval ring grip at end Large iron key, oval ring grip at end
Large iron key, oval ring grip at end Large iron key, oval ring grip at end

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Large iron key, oval ring grip at end
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Large iron key, oval ring grip at end
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Large iron key, oval ring grip at end, rectangular lock at front, badly corroded, North African (?), 1830-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651118
Materials:
iron
Measurements:
length 196 mm
grip: width 70 mm
stem: diameter 16 mm
lock: length 30 mm
type:
keys

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