Very antique key and lock related

[Pschiffe]

Many of the old ways and methods are slowly disappearing from living memory making it very difficult to understand how things used to be done. I remember as a boy the key machine in our shop was a very crude affair. Lateral and transverse actions being transmitted by cables which seemed always in need of replacement!

That Mancuna machine is much like the bit and flat key end of the old Ilco Improved Minute. An updated version is still made in Japan by Watayoshi, the Steel King SK1. Sold in the US by mbaUSA @ $1,725.00, see image attached.

Pete Schifferli
Tonawanda, NY

[Brian Morland]

Not exactly very old, vintage rather than antique, but thought it might be of interest. It must have been very boring cutting keys with this!!!

[Tom Gordon]

Not exactly very old, vintage rather than antique, but thought it might be of interest. It must have been very boring cutting keys with this!!!

interesting Xmas cards that they had back then...