According to the old house guru i spoke to there are 3 skeleton keys that account for about 90 of interior door locks no such luck with exterior locks btw.
New skeleton key door locks.
There are three parts of a skeleton key.
Skeleton keys are bit and barrel keys used to open locks on fine furniture.
Older homes were fitted with identical door knobs and as such the locks were identical.
Even if you no longer have the skeleton key you can have a reproduction created at a local locksmith if.
Complete skeleton key locks like skeleton keys are quite rare.
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All of our keys are reproductions of functional keys used on locks for antique.
That door is a left handed door but the lock can be reversed by opening it up and moving the top lock around.
The diameter of the barrel and the cut and size of the bit are the most important items when matching a lock.
Skeleton key locks use a type of key known as yes you guessed it a skeleton key.
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The bow the barrel and the bit.
Old lock set shown on left new lock set shown on right.
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He even proudly showed off the new lock and keys.
The neighbor bragged the expensive new locks couldn t be bypassed by a criminal.
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