by raimundo » 7 May 2006 11:07
you should look for keys, perhaps on a nail behind a cupboard front, or look in antique stores or old locksmith shops, it may be easy to find a key that works, since such old locks were not so difficult nor so many key varients, also, you might want to look for a keyblank at an old locksmiths, this can be used to make a key, there can be wards inside the lock, these are flat pieces of metal that do not move, and some levers willbe in front of these wards, some will be behind them, as the ward plate can be installed inside the lever pack. A bit of experimenting with impressioning techniques, carbonizing the blank, wax dipping the bland or plasticine. if you have more than one blank, say for a pack of three levers, you can make tools for each lever and feel it out, then combine the information on one key. pullin on the shackle of a hinged swinging shackle will not help, it tends to lock it harder.
