Antique Jewelry Box Keys. But as fine jewelry became more affordable during the Industrial Revolution, jewelry boxes, too, were mass-produced for the middle class. Imagine our joy when we found NOS (new old stock) ones to duplicate..
Jewelry boxes were once like treasure chests for the royalty, priests, and aristocrats who could afford to own valuables worth being stowed away. Antique keys are commonly referred to as bit or barrel keys, the former having a solid shank and the latter being hollow. But a skeleton key is a specific type of bit or barrel key designed to pass the wards of many different locks.
Replace a broken or missing furniture key, repurpose for a decorative project, or delight wedding and party guests with their own keepsake to take home.
Le Tallec Yellow Box With Bouquet of Flowers.
Many people mistakenly call all old keys "skeleton" keys. Imagine our joy when we found NOS (new old stock) ones to duplicate.. Lawless Hardware developed this line of restoration, trunk, and jewelry box hardware in response to demand from cabinet makers who were already using us as a supplier for lock sets and hinges and also needed hardware to make small boxes and trunks.