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LOT 1424
Post Medieval Lock and Key Collection
17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1 - 2 in. (55.7 grams total, 26-50 mm).
A mixed group of locks and keys comprising: four locking keys with oval bows and plain rectangular bits; a barrel tap key with oval bow and triangular-section bit; a winding key with swivel arm and quatrefoil bow; winding key with heart-shaped plate on a swivel loop; winding key with openwork bow; a miniature padlock. [9, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Norfolk, UK, before 2001.
Private collection of Mr M.H., Norfolk, UK
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