Stewart keys

[ken w.]

I found these three big keys at an estate sale. Three are marked Stewart. Two are marked 158 and one is marked 186. Any idea what these are for ?

 

[The Cobbler]

probably safe deposit box keys

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Jail cell keys. Good find!

Tommy

 

[Hilltopmasonry]

I was thinking that they are too big to be safe deposit box keys


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[The Cobbler]

I was thinking that they are too big to be safe deposit box keys


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I didn't originally look at the scale of hand to key LOL

 

[Hilltopmasonry]

I didn't originally look at the scale of hand to key LOL

Maybe he has really small hands??? Haha


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[southalabama]

Page Jeff Moss out resident locksmith.

 

[WildwoodChuck]

They look like Van Dorn Cell door keys. Probably from a Jail or Prison.

 

[ken w.]

My hands are on the small side, but these keys are big. The sale I got these from is just down the road from several prisons tho. Prison key is a possibility.

 

[rlitman]

Jail cell keys. Good find!

Tommy

Yep, this positively.

 

[jeffmoss26]

wow, never seen those before. I am more familiar with Folger Adam detention hardware.

 

[firebirdparts]

Just the thing for that "otis the drunk" costume this halloween.

 

[Mr. D]

Found this;

1940-1960

Folger Adam Company purchases the detention lock lines of Sargent & Greenleaf and Yale & Towne. Folger Adam Company later purchases the detention lock line of Stewart Iron Works. They are the only manufacturer of both mechanical and electromechanical locks for prisons until 1967.

 

[Mr. D]

Also interesting is the fact I can't find a single picture of a Stewart Jail Lock Key on the internet.

Wonder how old those are?