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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Furniture
Object ID
1938.008.3
Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Furniture
Description
Key to writing desk. Look at 1938.8.2.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 30
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Key
Object ID
1938.008.3
Accession Number
1938.008
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Collection
History Collection: Events
Object ID
1992.008.1
Collection
History Collection: Events
Description
Large, heavy cast iron key marked "LIBBY" in raised letters along the length of shaft.
Libby prison was originally a warehouse located in Richmond, VA that became a prison in 1862, housing Union soldiers.
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1900
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 29
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Subject
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Search Terms
Civil War
Keys
Object Name
Key
Material
Iron
Length (in)
7.5
Width (in)
3
Condition
Good
Object ID
1992.008.1
Place of Origin
Richmond, Virginia
Accession Number
1992.008
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Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces
Object ID
2014.999.9
Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces
Description
Key to Lancaster Courthouse carried by Mathias Slough.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 29
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
People
Slough, Mathias
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Key
Material
Iron
Length (in)
7
Width (in)
0.5
Object ID
2014.999.9
Credit
Collection of LancasterHistory.org
Accession Number
2014.999
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Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces
Object ID
1923.003.1
Date Range
c. 1900
Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces
Description
Keys to Shober Hotel. Set of three related large bronze keys (A, B, C), each with oval handle and heart-shaped cutout. Long hollow barrels shafts are lathe-turned, with decorative turned detail near handle. Each shaft has slight tapering, increasing in diameter from handle to opposite end. Ends have a flat rectangular "tooth" cut and shaped into similar but varying configurations.
A) 5 inches long with ring and bead turning.
B) 4.875 inches long with ring and bead turning.
C) 4 inches long with ring and vase turning.
Date Range
c. 1900
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 29
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Subject
Hotels
Locks and keys
Search Terms
Hotels
Keys
Shober's Hotel
Object Name
Key
Material
Bronze
Dimension Details
See description
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-04-13
Condition Notes
A) Best condition with very few dents or marring.
B) Heavy wear with dents and nicks, esp. the 1.5" long section at shaft end along spine.
C) Moderate marring, esp. along spine opposite tooth.
Object ID
1923.003.1
Accession Number
1923.003
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Collection
Cultural Collection
Object ID
1929.015.5
Collection
Cultural Collection
Description
key
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Key
Material
Metal, Iron
Condition
Good
Object ID
1929.015.5
Accession Number
1929.015
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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Object ID
2003.016.41
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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Description
assorted iron/steel padlock keys
Made By
Slaymaker Lock Company
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Key
Material
Steel
Condition
Fair
Object ID
2003.016.41
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Accession Number
2003.016
Images
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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Object ID
2003.016.42
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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Description
assorted iron/steel padlock keys
Made By
Slaymaker Lock Company
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Key
Material
Steel
Condition
Fair
Object ID
2003.016.42
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Accession Number
2003.016
Images
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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Object ID
2003.016.43
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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Description
assorted iron/steel padlock keys
Made By
Slaymaker Lock Company
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Key
Material
Steel
Condition
Fair
Object ID
2003.016.43
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Accession Number
2003.016
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Collection
Costume and Accessories Collection
Object ID
2005.009.7
Collection
Costume and Accessories Collection
Description
Duplicate keys with "331" stamped on them. These are attached to a metal bead key chain and a clear plastic nametag with paper inserts. "Loretta Minich, RD2, Columbia PA." written in ink on one side. On opposite side: "Ross A Jones/ Gas-Oil Heating Specialists/ 221 W. Chestnut St./ Lancaster, Pa./ "The Best Doesn't Cost/ Any More...Anymore".
Associated with Mifflin Family, Norwood.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 3
Storage Cabinet
Unit 14
Storage Container
Box 0242
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Key
Material
Brass, Steel
Length (cm)
3.4925
Length (ft)
0.1145833333
Length (in)
1.375
Width (cm)
1.905
Width (ft)
0.0625
Width (in)
0.75
Dimension Details
Dimensions above for duplicate kwy
Plastic label holder is 2.25 inches long and .875 inches wide
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2018-08-29
Object ID
2005.009.7
Accession Number
2005.009
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Collection
History Collection: Person
Object ID
2005.034
Date Range
March 14, 1947
Collection
History Collection: Person
Description
Key to the City of Baltimore, presented to Herbert H. Beck by Mayor Theodore R. McKeldin on March 14, 1947 in recognition of "what you have done for Baltimore and the Nation."
see Journal, Vol. 51, 1947, pg. 134
Date Range
March 14, 1947
Year Range From
1947
Year Range To
1947
Last Owner
Beck, Herbert Huebener
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 01
Storage Drawer
Drawer 18
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Key
Height (in)
0.5
Length (in)
9.5
Width (in)
3
Object ID
2005.034
Place of Origin
Baltimore, Maryland
Accession Number
2005.034
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