A little key ...

Paul Prescott

While not an antique, as it was made (by me) for a lock from Ireland it does show that there must be some big keys out there for collectors to find !

The whole key was fabricated from scratch, and my Daughter (then aged two) took rather a shine to it ..

sparkyskey

Imagine the size of the lock let alone the size of the door! Did you cut the bit from the original key or did you have to cut from the locking mechanism? Impressive work either way - thanks for posting it 🙂

Paul Prescott

It was made to the lock & yes it was big !

NKT

I bet that took a while to make up!

Was it hand made or did you use a milling machine??

Chocolatizer

Being an avid key collector in addition to having a deep appreciation for top quality workmanship, may I highly commend you for this exquisite reproduction . . . magnificently done indeed! It would be honor to commission you to make a similar one for me, so if you are so inclined, please let me know and I’ll be happy to pay you in full in advance! Thanks sooo very much ahead of time for your consideration! And I hope to hear from you very soon! Please continue the superb work!

Paul Prescott

This is the key I made for the above mentioned commission.

Alan Morgan

Fantastic, proper locksmithing that is.
Thanks also for posting all the extra lock photos recently.

PS If I had just finished polishing that, it would be kept well away from sticky fingers!

Paul Prescott

Glad you like it, I have been going through my archives, I have masses of stuff to post it’s just a matter of sorting it all out and finding the time.