Timeline for What type of key profile is this?
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| Jul 16, 2020 at 14:51 | vote | accept | Trish | ||
| Oct 25, 2019 at 6:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackDIY/status/1187609747987615744 | ||
| Oct 19, 2019 at 22:24 | comment | added | Daniel | It's called a skeleton key.?. | |
| Oct 19, 2019 at 17:42 | comment | added | Trish | @FeRD 1) nope 2) the hinges seem to be piano-hinges mounted inaccessible from outside. | |
| Oct 19, 2019 at 16:57 | comment | added | FeRD | Two questions: (1) ...Was the previous owner's (grandmother's) family crest a set of brass knuckles!?! Are you sure you WANT to be breaking into her chest? (2) I assume you've explored all the other outside-the-box (literally) approaches to gaining entry, like checking whether the lid hinges can be disassembled, yes? | |
| Oct 19, 2019 at 4:21 | comment | added | Jasen | 150 years may well be before the time of standardised keyways. but that does not mean that it cannot be impressioned by a locksmith and a key made. | |
| Oct 19, 2019 at 0:17 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Oct 18, 2019 at 23:39 | comment | added | Wayfaring Stranger | Small hex keys AKA Allen wrenches are great for stuff like this. It looks like the security of this lock depends more on the odd shape of the keyhole than on any internal complexity. | |
| Oct 18, 2019 at 18:24 | history | edited | Trish | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 18, 2019 at 18:22 | answer | added | Trish | timeline score: 9 | |
| Oct 18, 2019 at 18:05 | history | edited | Trish | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 18, 2019 at 17:25 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Oct 18, 2019 at 17:18 | answer | added | Jimmy Fix-it | timeline score: 7 | |
| Oct 18, 2019 at 17:17 | comment | added | Trish | @TheLuckless The keyway is firm, the peg stands firm, I can't access any shifting piece. A 1 mm copper wire bent instead of moving the lock. | |
| Oct 18, 2019 at 17:15 | history | edited | Trish | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 18, 2019 at 17:15 | comment | added | TheLuckless | I don't remember enough off hand for a proper complete answer right now, but that is not a complex lock, and fabricating a makeshift key/picking it seems reasonably practical. - Question: Can any parts be shifted by poking them with something? | |
| Oct 18, 2019 at 17:08 | comment | added | Jimmy Fix-it | I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because there is no realistic way to provide an answer to the question. | |
| Oct 18, 2019 at 17:06 | history | edited | Trish | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 18, 2019 at 16:59 | comment | added | Trish | @DanielGriscom Removing the screws just removes the outer, ornamental brass piece. The lock itself seems to be mounted from the inside to the body of the chest. | |
| Oct 18, 2019 at 16:48 | comment | added | Daniel Griscom | Hello, and welcome to Home Improvement. Did you try unscrewing those flat-head screws to get at the inside? And, you should probably take our tour so you'll know how best to participate here. | |
| Oct 18, 2019 at 16:15 | review | First posts | |||
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| Oct 18, 2019 at 16:14 | history | asked | Trish | CC BY-SA 4.0 |