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<p>[QUOTE="daveydempsey, post: 2639860, member: 22"]A skeleton key is a key that has been filed or cut to create one that can be used to unlock a variety of warded locks each with a different configuration of wards. This can usually be done by removing most of the centre of the key.</p><p><br /></p><p>The term Skeleton Key can be used synonymously with master key to refer to any key, or other device capable of opening a variety of locks. The term skeleton key is often incorrectly used for bitted keys</p><p><br /></p><p>See this old thread.</p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/advice-on-antique-skeleton-keys.39169/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/advice-on-antique-skeleton-keys.39169/">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/advice-on-antique-skeleton-keys.39169/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="daveydempsey, post: 2639860, member: 22"]A skeleton key is a key that has been filed or cut to create one that can be used to unlock a variety of warded locks each with a different configuration of wards. This can usually be done by removing most of the centre of the key. The term Skeleton Key can be used synonymously with master key to refer to any key, or other device capable of opening a variety of locks. The term skeleton key is often incorrectly used for bitted keys See this old thread. [URL]https://www.antiquers.com/threads/advice-on-antique-skeleton-keys.39169/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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