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Type VII - Keys from various countries and epochs

263

Size: cm 3,6
Description and material:
drawer’s key; bronze; handle simply decorated; simple cypher for rotary type lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XVIII century A.D. (?)
273

Size: cm 3,2
Description and material:
iron key with squared handle, with decorated cuspid; simple cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe, Longobard type; XII century A.D. (?)
277

Size: cm 8,8
Description and material:
female iron key with decorated stem and handle with geometric shapes; missing cypher but probably suitable for rotary type lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe; XVI century A.D. (?)
282

Size: cm 5,2
Description and material:
iron key with squared handle, with cuspid; stem simply decorated; simple front cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe, Longobard type; XII century A.D. (?)
283

Size: cm 3,2
Description and material:
drawer’s key; bronze; handle and stem simply decorated; simple cypher for rotary type lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XIII century A.D. (?)
286

Size: cm 4,7
Description and material:
female drawer’s key; bronze; geometric shaped handle; simple cypher for rotary type lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XIII century A.D. (?)
326

Size: cm 2,7
Description and material:
female drawer’s key; in lega; handle with two holes
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XVIII century A.D. (?)
Note: see 891, 327
327

Size: cm 3,2
Description and material:
Roman bronze key, female; handle with 4 holes; simple cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
334

Size: cm 3,9
Description and material:
padlock key; bronze; handle with eyelet; simple cypher for sliding type lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XVII century A.D. (?)
339

Size: cm 10,8
Description and material:
iron key with squared handle, with cuspid; simple cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe, Longobard type; XII century A.D. (?)
344

Size: cm 7,2
Description and material:
iron key with eyelet shaped handle; shaped cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe; XII century A.D. (?)
350

Size: cm 16,5
Description and material:
brass male drawer’s key; shaped handle with eyelet, for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XVIII century A.D. (?)
351

Size: cm 4,6
Description and material:
female drawer’s key; bronze; simple handle with eyelet; simple cypher for rotary type lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined; IV century A.D. (?)
Note: is possible that the handle handywork was unfinished
355

Size: cm 3,2
Description and material:
female drawer’s key; in lega; handle with two holes
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XIII century A.D. (?)
Note: see 891, 327
357

Size: cm 4,2
Description and material:
female drawer’s key; bronze; multiple pins cypher, for Chubb type lever lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XVIII century A.D. (?)
Note: see 327, 891
374

Size: cm 4,6
Description and material:
female drawer’s key; bronze; simple handle with eyelet; simple cypher for rotary type lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined; IV century A.D. (?)
375

Size: cm 6,9
Description and material:
female iron key with eyelet shaped handle; shaped cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe; XVI century A.D. (?)
379

Size: cm 48 (overall length)
Description and material:
iron key, with two cypher, with two pins; for lift and shift lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined, probably Far East; XVIII century A.D. (?))
400

Size: cm 4,2
Description and material:
cfemale drawer’s or secure container key; bronze; multiple pins cypher, for Chubb type lever lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XVIII century A.D. (?)
Note: see 327, 892
419

Size: cm 4
Description and material:
bronze key, handle with eyelet; for sliding type lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe, Longobard type; XII century A.D. (?)
424

Size: cm 3,2
Description and material:
female drawer’s key; bronze; simple handle with eyelet; simple cypher for rotary type lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined; IV century A.D. (?)
Note: is possible that the handle handywork was unfinished; see also 351
495

Size: cm 8,5
Description and material:
iron key, probably for a padlock, with 4 locking springs; handle missing
Origin and epoch: undetermined, probably Far East; XVIII century A.D. (?)
529

Size: cm 3,8
Description and material:
iron key, handle with eyelet and ring; sophisticated cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe, Longobard type; XII century A.D. (?)
532

Size: cm 4,5
Description and material:
female drawer’s key, with sophisticated stem shape; for rotary type lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined (UK); XVIII century A.D. (?)
558

Size: cm 5,6
Description and material:
bronze key, decorated handle with eyelet, with ring and short chain; for sliding type lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe, Longobard type; XII century A.D. (?)
583

Size: cm 4,2
Description and material:
female drawer’s key, for a drawer or small chest; bronze; shaped ring handle; coded for a rotary lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XVIII century A.D. (?)
606

Size: cm 4,8
Description and material:
bronze key, able to work on two springs; handle with eyelet
Origin and epoch: Far East (?); epoch unknown
Note: the key is manufactured from a sheet
625

Size: cm 5,1
Description and material:
iron key, handle with eyelet; for sliding type lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe, Longobard type; XII century A.D. (?)
627

Size: cm 9,5
Description and material:
iron key, female, with eyelet shaped handle; two cyphers for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe; XII century A.D. (?)
628

Size: cm 7,2
Description and material:
iron key, shaped handle with eyelet; cyphers for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe; XII century A.D. (?)
629

Size: cm 9,2
Description and material:
iron key; large handle with centre hole; simple cypher for rotary type lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XIII century A.D. (?)
633

Size: cm 20,8
Description and material:
iron key, handle with eyelet; simple cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe; XII century A.D. (?)
639

Size: cm 6,5
Description and material:
female iron key with decorated stem and handle with geometric shapes; cypher for rotary type lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe; XVI century A.D. (?)
646

Size: cm 4,5
Description and material:
female drawer’s key, for a drawer or small chest; bronze; ring handle; coded for a rotary lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XVIII century A.D. (?)
677

Size: cm 10,8
Description and material:
key with iron cypher, bronze handle with eyelet; simple cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe, Longobard type; XII century A.D. (?)
791

Size: cm 3,8
Description and material:
bronze key, handle with eyelet; for sliding type lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe, Longobard type; XII century A.D. (?)
792

Size: cm 2,7
Description and material:
bronze key, handle with eyelet; for sliding type lock
Origin and epoch:probably Central Europe, Longobard type; XII century A.D. (?)
868

Size: cm 8,2
Description and material:
iron key, female, handle with large eyelet; simple cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe, Longobard type; XII century A.D. (?)
891

Size: cm 2,7
Description and material:
female drawer’s key; in lega; handle with two holes
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XVIII century A.D. (?)
Note: see 326, 327
892

Size: cm 3,2
Description and material:
iron key, handle with eyelet; simple cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe, Longobard type; XII century A.D. (?)
895

Size: cm 10,5
Description and material:
iron key with large squared handle, with cuspid; simple cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe, Longobard type; XII century A.D. (?)
997

Size: cm 7,5
Description and material:
bronze female key; ring shaped handle; coded for a rotary lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XVIII century A.D. (?)
1020

Size: cm 8,3
Description and material:
iron key, handle with shaped eyelet; coded for not identifiable lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XVI century A.D. (?)
1082

Size: cm 5
Description and material:
bronze key; handle with 4 holes, cross shaped, with cuspid; simple cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
1085

Size: cm 8
Description and material:
iron key, quite oxidized, handle with eyelet; coded for lift and shift lock (?)
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XIV century A.D. (?)
1087

Size: cm 6,5
Description and material:
iron key, handle with eyelet; for rotary lock (?)
Origin and epoch: Far East (?); epoch unknown
1094

Size: cm 4,9
Description and material:
iron key, able to work on two springs; handle with eyelet
Origin and epoch: Far East (?); epoch unknown
1097

Size: cm 12,5
Description and material:
iron key, handle with eyelet; simple cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe; XII century A.D. (?)
1113

Size: cm 16
Description and material:
iron key, long handle with eyelet; lock type not identifiable
Origin and epoch: Far East country (not Tibet); epoch not defined
1115 bis

Size: cm 5
Description and material:
iron key, handle with eyelet; for rotary lock (?)
Origin and epoch: Far East (?); epoch unknown
1124

Size: cm 16
Description and material:
iron key, handle with hook; cypher with two pins
Origin and epoch: (India), about XIX century A.D.
1126

Size: cm 11,5
Description and material:
iron key, handle with eyelet; sophisticated cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe; XII century A.D. (?)
1167

Size: cm 3,5; 2 rings, diam. cm 0,5 and 1,2
Description and material:
insertion key for a padlock or small chest, able to work on two springs; shaped handle with two suspension rings; bronze
Origin and epoch: Far East (?); epoch unknown
1174

Size: cm 9
Description and material:
bronze female key; ring shaped handle with cuspid; coded for a rotary lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XVIII century A.D. (?)
1190

Size: cm 8
Description and material:
iron key, squared handle with eyelet; simple cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe, Longobard type; XII century A.D. (?)
1202

Size: cm 14,2
Description and material:
iron key with eyelet shaped handle; shaped cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe; XII century A.D. (?)
1222

Size: cm 11,5
Description and material:
iron key, female, with eyelet shaped handle; sophisticated cypher for rotary lock
Origin and epoch: probably Central Europe; XIII century A.D. (?)
1232

Size: cm 6,5
Description and material:
drawer’s key, with traditional handle; bronze
Origin and epoch: United Kingdom, Queen Victoria epoch
1347

Size: cm
Description and material:
drawer’s key, with shaped handle;
Origin and epoch: United Kingdom (?), XVII century A.D. (?)
1407

Size: cm 11
Description and material:
iron key, with ring handle; coded for one spring lock (?) rotary lock
Origin and epoch: undetermined; XVIII century A.D. (?)

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