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GAT-954187 is like a type VI, but has a projecting stem. Not deeply split, so probably not really a type 5. Winchester type 3 and type 4 keys (London type II and III) On top of its industry-leading data protection, IronKey D300S / D300SM provides a unique serial-number and barcode printed on drive and virtual keyboard 4. Managed model These usually consist of the handle or bow only, because the stem and bit were made from iron. Exceptionally, BH-57A610 is made entirely from copper alloy, and has a hollow stem and massive bit which together look horribly like a medieval rotary key of London type VI (see below); caution should therefore be exercised when dealing with fragments. SOMDOR-9B8C55 is similar, but with an iron stem and bit surviving. Two large Roman keys with openwork trilobate handles. Above, SOMDOR-9B8C55; below, BH-57A610. Both are c. 130mm long. Left: five T-shaped keys, all except one of copper alloy. Left, top to bottom: NCL-29FAA7, HAMP-66BB77 (silver), LIN-8AF3B7. Centre, top to bottom: YORYM-84E0BD and BH-0852F6. Right: three copper-alloy L-shaped keys. Above: NCL-DEC6A2 and KENT-94C5F1. Below: LEIC-5D3322.

It is given to players by the Guildmaster of the Champions' Guild during the Dragon Slayer I quest. (Should players lose it before completing the quest, they may return to the Guildmaster to claim another.) For this reason, many people see the key as a symbol for wisdom, knowledge, hidden and guarded secrets or even protection. Now that we understand a good bit about the different kinds of keys, it’s also helpful to have a little bit of familiarity with the different brands and manufacturers throughout history. The main typologies are Ward Perkins’s, developed for the keys in the London Museum; and Goodall’s, a modification of the London system developed in Winchester ( Biddle 1990, 1005-36). The London system uses Roman numerals, and the Winchester system uses Arabic numerals. Mearian, Lucas (2016-02-08). "Kingston buys encrypted flash drive maker IronKey". Computerworld . Retrieved 2020-02-27.Bows with a pair of internal projections are confined to the post-medieval period. Later post-medieval keys often had the bow shaped internally to a slight figure-of-eight form, as if they were intended for use with two fingers. It is also found with less diagnostic bow forms, such as those shown below. Small copper-alloy keys, probably of Roman date, with the bit at right angles to the plane of the handle. Left to right: SOM-391D25, HAMP-515186, NMS-AD5C44, PUBLIC-C96CA7, SF-84D6CD. The two on the left have characteristic grooved decoration on the stem. The three on the right are very similar, and there are several other examples of this type on the database. Zoomorphic handles Some openwork handles have separately made iron stems and bits (see illustration above) but others, mainly smaller, have integral copper-alloy stems and bits (see illustration below). Note that in some cases (such as SF-491826 on the left below) the bit projects at right angles to the handle. Left: three Roman keys with openwork handles and integral copper-alloy stems and bits (left, SF-491826 ; right above, ESS-DB9F01; right below, DOR-038704). Right: a variety of shapes of openwork handles (left, WILT-8FF132 (above) and BERK-3259FE (below); centre, NMS-D6C4D9 (above) and NMS-F4BE10 (below); right, YORYM-FAA017. In the 1970’s, suitcases began to shift in style and design, and today many people use simply bags or rolling cases. While a suitcase key you find may be over 50 years old, these keys aren’t much different in style or shape than ones you can buy today. 6. Stringed Instrument Case Keys These are uncommon but very distinctive keys which are found in both copper alloy and iron, in a variety of sizes. They can be recognised by their deeply split stem. Keys of Winchester type 5. Left, above: GLO-046644 (iron). Left, below: NMS-B14138. Centre left, above: SWYOR-295625. Centre left, below: LVPL992. Centre right: DUR-20B278. Right: SWYOR-974FE7.

For key-like items which turn to open and close a tap, use TAP. PAS classifications and sub-classifications to be used For example, if you have a master key for a building in New York, it is highly improbable that same master key would open all the doors in a building in Philadelphia or Boston. Note that a lot of keys are made from magnetic ferrous metals prone to rust, so just because it’s rusty doesn’t necessarily mean it is old or an antique! These categories are really only relevant for iron keys, which are forged rather than cast (copper-alloy keys tend to be simply cast in one piece, or occasionally made from folded sheet).

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These barrel keys are relatively easy to identify because they have an opening at the end shaft of the key, much like a “barrel”. It is not easy to photograph the salient features of these keys, but do try to show the cross-section of the bit and, if possible, any hollow end. The earliest casket keys These keys are typically small and similar to a suitcase style of key, but can sometimes be found in the rounded barrel shape associated with antique door keys and skeleton keys. 7. Vintage Car Keys It will be clear from this that any jargon terms such as lift key or rotary key cannot be used without full explanation of what you mean, and are no substitute for a meticulous description. Other examples of keys with solid handles have a simpler bit which projects at right angles to the handle. These may have been rotary keys. Three small copper-alloy Roman keys with solid handles. Left to right: BH-E374F2, LVPL-556548, SUR-19B512.

Material: Another thing to consider is what the key is made of. Precious metals such as gold and silver are going to fetch far more than a key made of ferrous iron. Brass keys are common, but are also worth slightly more than the ones made out of iron as they will not rust and are more valuable metal at the scrap yard. Those shown below are all of Manning’s type 2 slide keys ( Manning 1985, 93); examples of Manning type 1 (with a longer, L-shaped or curved bit) have apparently not yet been recorded on the PAS database. The characteristics of early-medieval keys are: a drop-shaped bow, tapering into the stem; an L-section bit; and a suspension loop at the far end of the bow. Any one of these is diagnostic of an early-medieval date. Some also have decoration in the Winchester style (e.g. WILT-C520E4 and DOR-6E063A), which helps to assign a precise date in the 10th century for these particular examples. Three early-medieval copper-alloy keys ( KENT-998C0D, WILT-C520E4 and DOR-6E063A). It is not particularly easy to see the L-section bits from these photographs, but the suspension loops are clear on KENT-998C0D (left, with ring) and WILT-C520E4 (centre). The ornament on WILT-C520E4 (centre) and DOR-6E063A (right) has been identified as Winchester style, with a date-range centring on the 10th century. Winchester types 1 and 2 The keys you may find of this variety very well could have once belonged to an old antique steamer trunk. Once the railroads in the U.S. were built, it was very common for people to travel by rail to visit family and friends. 5. Vintage & Antique Suitcase Keys We’ve used keys for all sorts of things – to protect our homes, protect our valuables, or even to protect our deepest inner thoughts scrawled in an old diary.

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Many of these solid rectangular handles, like the openwork handles, will have had iron stems and bits. These occasionally survive (as on LANCUM-6B5B80) but it is more common to find the copper-alloy handle on its own. T-shaped keys should not be confused with early Anglo-Saxon girdle-hangers, which are superficially similar to copper-alloy T-shaped keys, but flat in cross-section, non-functional and generally decorated with stamps. Roman keys The best-photographed example on the PAS database is shown below, but this does not have an end-on view showing details of the bit. It is always useful to take as many angles as you can, as these keys can be difficult to reconstruct from limited views. Winchester type B

Both Winchester type 3 and type 4 keys have hollow ends to the stem, but are defined by the way in which they are forged. Winchester type 3 keys (London type II) are rolled out of a single piece of metal; in Winchester type 4 keys (London type III), the bit is made separately and welded on. Winchester type 5 keys – with deeply split stem

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Crummy (1983, 84) suggests that type 5b (with ‘flat wards’) may be early Roman, whereas type 5a may be 3rd or 4th century in date. Keys have also often been lost over the years, so it’s one of those things you might find often when you are metal detecting! What Are Keys Made Of? The start and end dates of casket keys are hard to pin down. They may start in the early-medieval period (see above, from Flixborough) but they are more common in medieval contexts. They certainly continue into the 15th century (from York, Ottaway and Rogers 2002, no. 14290; and Winchester, Biddle 1990 no. 3851). Until we have further evidence, a wide date-range of c. 1100-1500 AD seems sensible. London type VI copper-alloy keys When lost, the keys stored on it are lost as well. A new key ring can be bought from Yanni Salika in Shilo Village for 500 coins and the keys must be collected again. This also requires having used the antique lamp from completing the One Small Favour quest, otherwise Yanni will not offer to sell the key ring. Antique car shows are a favorite summer past time for many people, and even car dealers, mechanics and car stores like to decorate with various old car themed memorabilia.

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