I asked if they had any of the original keys.
Skeleton key door lock mechanism.
In order to rotate the plug the key has to get those pins out of the way.
The mortise locks were all lined up in the box in the picture above.
Do you think it s completely broken or can it be fixed.
Mortise locks latches replacement parts.
Have a broken skeleton key mechanism.
The age of the skeleton key and the lock pick.
Each pin is actually split into two pieces.
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A driver pin and a key pin.
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This classic mortise lock is a reproduction of those used during the early 20th century.
These keys were barrel like with a long round shaft.
Mortise lock with solid brass faceplate 2 1 4 backset.
With my skeleton key.
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The locking mechanism contains a plug that must rotate in order to throw the bolt.
These projections would block flat keys or wrongly shaped keys from turning the lock.
Then i pulled out my skeleton key and explained i had a broken lock and i knew it was a total long shot but i was hoping my skeleton key would work in one of these locks.
The keys that fit in these channel shaped locks were called skeleton keys.