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  1. 30-05-07 10:55 AM #1
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    Default Help. Anyone got photos of old type bridge ward key machine?

    Many years ago I saw a photo of an old type bridge ward key machine. I can't locate it. Can anyone out there help with a photo. Also can anyone point me in the right direction for info on how some of the old high quality keys were made, in particular shank decoration. Were they cut in or forged or both? The only guide I can find at the moment is Parke's Encyclopaedia.
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    Default Re: Help. Anyone got photos of old type bridge ward key machine?

    No photos but as I understand it the castings were finished on a modified lathe and the wards cut by hand with chisels ..
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    Default Re: Help. Anyone got photos of old type bridge ward key machine?

    Can you remember anything regards in what way the machine worked?
    The turned decoration on British keys was quite simple. You will normally see a pin mark on the bit end of a pin key and also another one within the bow (centrally on the end of the shaft). The lathe pivot on the bit end is straitforward. On the bow end the pivot is G shaped.
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