Description (Labels & Markings)
A handwritten label affixed to 1905.301.2 with string reads: 'A.1905.301. Lock and key XVIII Cent. Thetford, N. (Bt Gathercole, 1905). * The C.A.S. 1905-'.
Event Date
Author: David Kay

Context (Production / use)
Catalogue card notes: 'XVIII Cent'.
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'A large, plain, iron lock and key XVIII Cent'.
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
A large, plain iron door and surrounding frame (.1), possibly for a safe, with hinges on the right-hand side and a cover for the keyhole. There are traces of wallpaper on the front of the door and frame, of a green background with white leaf designs on top. The locking mechanism mounted on the back of the door is of a warded lock type, and though the key still turns in it the bolt is no longer functional. The key (.2) has an ovate bow, a collared cylindrical pipe shank, and a single bit, slightly curved in cross-section, with bulleting down both sides and key wards cut into the rear edge.
Event Date 20/3/2019
Author: David Kay