Looking for Antique or Obsolete Keys
When you think about it, the use of any type of physical keys in our lives is slowly becoming obsolete as keys are being replaced by electronic keys, key cards, or combination locks. Metal keys for door knobs, lock boxes, suitcases, clocks, and toys are not secure enough for the sophisticated locks that most of us now use in business and at home.
However, if you are a collector of vintage and antique keys, or you use skeleton keys in your found object jewelry, or you have an antique dresser that is missing a key, there are many reputable vintage and antique sellers on Ebay that have antique keys that you can buy. For a collector of authentic antique keys, Ebay is a treasure trove of genuine metal keys from various decade eras.
While doing research for this article, I found a fascinating collection of antique keys in categories that I hadn't originally thought about looking in. For instance, are you old enough to remember toys that had a separate wind up keys? There are also numerous old skeleton keys, clock keys, and even antique typewriter keys that you can buy on Ebay.
You can also find antique padlocks, and padlock keys. Antique keys needed to be made from a metal hard enough to withstand wear and tear like steel, or brass.
Skeleton Keys
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 3 Cottage VINTAGE SKELETON KEYS Shabby HP Hand Painted PINK RoSeS Bowl Fillers  US $10.50
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 Splendid Antique Skeleton Brass Beautiful Necklace Pendant Vintage Door Nice Key US $16.00
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 Vintage Skeleton Keys US $.99
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 antique pressed steel door lock skeleton key type vintage collectible LOOK US $5.99
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Vintage Skeleton Keys
Skeleton keys were used for many years for just about everything, but most especially doors, lockboxes, and furniture.
Antique skeleton keys are fascinating in design, and quite beautiful in shape. They are unique collectibles, and also make interesting additions to found object jewelry. Skeleton keys can be identified by size, shape, and manufacturer when you search for what you are looking for on Ebay, and they are not very costly to purchase.
Vintage Brass Keys
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 VINTAGE ANTIQUE EAGLE BRASS LEVER PADLOCK WITH KEYS WORKS GREAT US $38.77
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 VINTAGE SOLID BRASS SET OF 3 MARSHALL BENCH KEYS IN BOX WATCHMAKER TOOLS US $18.50
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 VINTAGE TARZEN BRAND BRASS PADLOCK 2 KEYS A UNIQUE SHAPED OLD LOCK US $10.99
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 VINTAGE SOLID BRASS HEAVY LOCKING CABINET HANDLE WITH 2 KEYS US $14.99
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antique pressed steel door lock skeleton key type vintage collectible LOOK US $5.99
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 Vintage skeleton key US $5.99
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 Vintage sargent skeleton key number 582a old US $5.99
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 Vintage sargent skeleton key number 0664 old US $5.99
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Buying Vintage Keys
Many antique and vintage keys can be purchased in groups or lots. Some of the lots are mixed types of keys, while others are groups of the same type of antique key like clock wind up keys.
You can also find lots of safe keys, skeleton keys, door keys, or toy wind up keys.
Another whole type of key to collect is old typewriter keys. For those of you who are not old enough to have used a typewriter in your lifetime, old antique typewriters had very unique keys that were originally made of metal.
Antique typewriter keys are fascinating to collect and have been made into some unique one of a kind jewelry. Antique typewriter keys can be searched on Ebay by manufacturer like Corona or Royal, or color usually black or white, or whether they had glass tops. Typewriter keys are usually sold in sets or lots of the entire alphabet or keyboard.
Assorted Vintage Keys
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 9 assorted mixed copper and silver skeleton keys vintage style wholesale lot US $7.80
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 Keys 11 Vintage Assorted Conn Ca US $7.77
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 Vintage Small Padlocks Assorted Keys NR US $3.99
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 Vintage BLUMS LUMPS BUMPS ASSORTED HEAVENLY LITTLE HARD CANDY key wind Tin US $15.00
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Antique Typewriter Keys
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 Antique LC Smith Corona Portable Typewriter with Case JSP 10729 Glass Keys Craft US $49.00
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 Antique UNDERWOOD Typewriter keys US $22.50
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 Old Vintage Tytell Royal KMM Typewriter Russian Cyrillic Keys Antique Soviet WW2 US $185.00
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 Underwood No 3 Antique Typewriter 11 White Keys w Black Letters 698031 11 US $79.99
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Vintage Typewriter Keys
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 Vintage German OLYMPIA DELUXE PORTABLE TYPEWRITER w Case European Symbols Keys US $64.99
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 Vintage Elite Olympia De Luxe Manual Typewriter Portable Case Key Lock Germany US $115.00
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 vintage IBM Typewriter parts key level springs escapement branckets NEW US $10.95
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 vintage IBM typewriter key buttons large lot US $15.95
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Antique Wind Up Keys
Once upon a time mechanical toys, music boxes, and clocks were activated by wind up keys, long before the time of batteries or electronics. These wind up keys are obsolete now, unless you collect antique wind up toys, antique music boxes, or antique clocks.
These wind up keys were usually made of brass or steel and about one inch in height. Toy wind up keys are very collectible and unique looking, making great pendants for necklaces or drops for earrings.
Antique Toy Key
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 ANTIQUE VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE SCHOENHUT CHILDS TOY BABY GRAND PIANO 37 KEYS SOUND US $695.00
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 Antique Saunders Fire Chief Car Toy Key Less Mechanical Motor and Siren US $175.00
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 ANTIQUE VINTAGE BRASS CLOCK TOY KEY PART US $8.95
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 ANTIQUE VINTAGE CAST IRON OX BORO CLOCK TOY KEY US $8.95
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