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  1. #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Denyer View Post
    Which are you referring to?
    There are several shown.

    The 1st Chubb key from 1877, sorry I should have stated that.

  2. #12
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    The only time you need a key is when it is gone, sold or traded to another collector LOL
    I had one that I traded and had to wait over 20 years for it to listed at a auction.
    Being determined I won it back.

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    Yeah but I think he would have chucked it thinking it was valueless, I think I might just collect keys as well, I feel like kicking myself because I was thinking of buying it but decided against it

  4. #14
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    The joys of finding and collecting.
    When browsing Antique Flea markets I always look
    for old bit key blanks.
    Or else samples of the older cuts.
    Then I can get a blank caste from a brass original
    by filling in the original cuts.
    It is expensive but I do try to exchange some of my services.
    The local High School offers a bronze casting course
    which allows a student to learn casting from the ground up.
    Additionally I keep a Parts box of the more popular Warded Locks
    used in the province for cannibalization.
    A few of the Antique Dealers will find antique hardware and keep it on the side for me.
    Then we do a straight exchange.
    They have old Lever locks that need to be re-keyed or repaired.
    One time I went and a person opened a Warded Lock Case and dropped the parts.
    They couldn't get the pieces back in.
    So I placed them back in order and worked the key..an onlooker purchased the lock right away.

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