None of my business, but it's making me angry - what are these?

People are saying they are clock keys, but the ends look threaded, and there is that odd flange on the sides.
I just can not believe they are for clocks/toys/music boxes, etc.

 

Bottoms may be pin, not threaded.

 

I think??? I read or saw somewhere about some handcuff keys were treaded??? I look around and see if I can find anything.

--- Susan

 

I'll look as well, thanks!
I do wish people would put how big something is. these could be 1" or 4"! grrrr

 

A quick look show a (very!) few that were threaded, but the majority of them were a type of barrel key, and none of them had the hefty tops these do. And none had that weird flange on the side.

 

For some strange reason (because I rarely know anything about this stuff) I've got the feeling these had something to do with operating valves - especially the one with the single long thumb piece.

 

That was my feeling as well!

 

To my mind clock keys would never have to travel that far into the clock .....

 

Bare in mind that I have no idea how big they are (but I agree).

 

The closest thing I can find to these are pocket door keys but none of them are quite as slender or long-tipped as these.

 

Ah well. At least none of you said "clock key"!

 

Oh no you di' int !!

CLOCK KEY !!!!

 

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

BUT! Someone did figure it out! YEA!!
http://www.antiquesnavigator.com/d-...n-lock-change-keys-3-time-safe-clocks-co.html

 

I have a Seth Thomas electric clock that had (now long lost) long key with a threaded end somewhat like those for adjusting the chime when it was "out of whack".........which it has been for past 15 years......................

 

All my clocks are out of whack too.
But they did figure it out -
safe vault combination lock change keys 3 Time Safe clocks

 

I knew they looked familiar!! (A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, I worked in a bank - an older one, with an old vault with time locks.)