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  1. #1
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    Default Need help identifyingold keys found on the ground (Canada)

    Hi,my name is Shawn and i am new to this site.My father found 2 keys laying on the ground in the backyard of his new house.We would like to know how old they are and what they were used to open.Any help would be appreciated.

    Thank you,

    Shawn

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  2. #2
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    Hi Shawn,

    To me these look like inexpensive, purely decorative keys that are meant to hang on a wall. They probably never operated any lock.

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    Thank you for your answer.You think they are modern items?How can you tell?

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    Default old key ID (canada)

    i see U and V shaped cuts rather than 90 degree squared cuts.

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    Also they seem pretty clearly cast from a two-piece mold and have not been cleaned up to a point where they would be usable as keys.

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    I am somewhat confused as to why you would describe them as "gold"

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    Should've gone to Specsavers Tom, he missed the space out between identifying old keys, not gold ones!

  8. #8
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    Default Thanks.

    Thank you for the help guys.We are a little disapointed but at least we know what we have.

    Shawn

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