Skeleton lock?

[seadog2]

Would anyone be able to pinpoint the general era in which these were used? I found this near the "cabin wreck" in Florida{ spanish galleon wreck site}. Dug it up on the beach about 6 inches down.

 

[simonthesearcher]

dont know anything about wrecks sea,cant you find out when the ship went down,it is obvious its from the wreck

 

[seadog2]

The ship went down in 1715 , along with others but I was trying to figure out if this type of lock hardware could actually have been from the wreck , or just something that washed ashore from another time.

 

[GRUMP]

I just had three skeleton keys made for a closet door in a house that was built in the 1930's. To do this I had to remove the hardware and send it to a locksmith. The piece you have looks a lot like the decoretive keyhole piece over the hole in the door . It was attached to the door with two very short wood screws. It could however still be from a shipwreck, I don't think this kind of hardware changed to much over the years. The lock itself could probably tell you more than the keyhole as far as age. Still a very interesting find.

 

[simonthesearcher]

Seadog,i would say there,s a good chance it would be from the wreck,if not its a good find anyway so well done