njsrr Saw this listing on Ebay. I don’t know enough about old locks etc to know if these keys are right. I don’t think the key in the listing looks like the key that the old guy is holding in the photo, but its also kind of hard to tell because of that piece of cloth that is tying the 2 keys together. In any case I thought the members here would be interested…………. 1860’s DOCUMENTED CIVIL WAR / CONFEDERATE KEYS TO LIBBY PRISON & CASTLE THUNDER | eBay
Dean Nickel I would be hesitant to buy that being the paper behind says that it is on “Loan” from a family estate. I smell a problem there. As for if they are or are not the keys would depend on how well documented it is and by whom.
Billy B Edwards Jr. CML The key the man is holding in the picture appears to be the key identified as the key to Castle Thunder in the text. From the amount bid it would appear that someone thinks the documentation is sufficient to qualify the keys as genuine. If the keys are what they are presented to be it doesn’t look like the Libby prison key was used vey much or often which is pretty unusual for the heavy doors and locks used on prisons around that time. BBE. njsrr wroteSaw this listing on Ebay. I don’t know enough about old locks etc to know if these keys are right. I don’t think the key in the listing looks like the key that the old guy is holding in the photo, but its also kind of hard to tell because of that piece of cloth that is tying the 2 keys together. In any case I thought the members here would be interested…………. 1860’s DOCUMENTED CIVIL WAR / CONFEDERATE KEYS TO LIBBY PRISON & CASTLE THUNDER | eBay [unknown]
Tom Gordon …and it doesn´t even look like one is brass-as described. If it IS brass I wouldn´t think it genuine.
Brian Denyer Enlarge the picture shown of the person holding the key. Look at the key cuts. They don’t match….with the key being offered for sale? Why would anyone wire together two keys? There were lots of US made keys/locks in the Civil War so why use a less secure Plate Lock for a prison? The info is just abit to nebulous to be credible.
Billy B Edwards Jr. CML I think you are mistaken. The key held by the gentleman in the photo is at an angle instead of a straight on side view as available for the other key. If you work with images of this type you will realize that the shadows and pixelation ia simple 72ppi image are greatly distorted, especially when enlarged. A better approach might be to reduce the other image to a comparable size. I have done that and in my opinion they are a match. BBE. Brian Denyer wroteEnlarge the picture shown of the person holding the key. Look at the key cuts. They don’t match….with the key being offered for sale? Why would anyone wire together two keys? There were lots of US made keys/locks in the Civil War so why use a less secure Plate Lock for a prison? The info is just abit to nebulous to be credible. [unknown]
