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Edward T. Fraim Lock Company - Information file

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Information file - Edward T. Fraim Lock Company
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Fraim Lock Company - Information file.
Notes
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
Subjects
Edward T. Fraim Lock Company.
Locks and keys - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Information File
Call Number
Information file - Edward T. Fraim Lock Company
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Key

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Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces
Object ID
1923.003.1
Date Range
c. 1900
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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
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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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Locksmiths and locks in Lancaster County

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Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Date of Publication
1992.
making of locks and keys. Lockmaking would have been a tedious work for "rough and ready" blacksmiths; however, there always have been exceptions to a general rule. Without further knowledge of these faraway places, the focus will now turn to matters in Lancaster County. One of the real sources about
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Responsibility
by Henry J. Kauffman.
Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
[52]-57 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 94, no. 2
Subjects
Locks and keys - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 94, number 2 (1992), p. 52-57Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.94
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