What Is This Old Gate Box?

[JackInTheBox]

Would like to know what this old gate is, how it works, and how to open it.

[GWiens2001]

It looks like it works to keep unauthorized people out of whatever is beyond the gate. Not familiar with that system. But as I am certain that you would know how to open it if you were authorized to use it, am concerned that you are seeking help to access a place that you should not be getting into.

Please give us more information as to why you feel you should be getting in there if you want any help.

Thank You,

GWiens2001 - Moderator

[JackInTheBox]

It looks like it works to keep unauthorized people out of whatever is beyond the gate. Not familiar with that system. But as I am certain that you would know how to open it if you were authorized to use it, am concerned that you are seeking help to access a place that you should not be getting into.

Please give us more information as to why you feel you should be getting in there if you want any help.

Thank You,

GWiens2001 - Moderator

Old gate on old (now new) owned property. I wouldn't be posting if it was something you "were not" supposed to be doing...
Is anyone familiar with this?

[Squelchtone]

That's commonly known as an Appalachian Piano or an Old Man's Bones Box.

You have to lift the levers in the right order and to the correct height. If the tune you play pleases the fairy living inside, the gate will open.

Squelchtone

[GWiens2001]

At least Squelchtone did not tell you about the default song combination that these came with and most people never changed.

The top does not look locked. Can you slide it open and take pics of the insides?

Gordon

[Squelchtone]

As much fun it is to kid around, to answer your question, that is some variation of a mutli padlock multi custody mechanism where any one persons lock will allow access without having all key holders present.

Here is another variation:

https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinterest ... ey_to_any/

[JackInTheBox]

Thanks for the reply. I went back out and tried to pull the top back but I think I'll need some assistance with that come this weekend cause its just covered with rust. Nothing seems to want to move sadly...

[Squelchtone]

Here is another photo of something similar. enjoy http://www.constructionphotography.com/ ... 4&TypeID=1

[Squelchtone]

this video from Tayhope shows a nice computer animation of how such a system works, yours may very well be different than this example:

[jwrm22]

Very cool mechanisms and it does what it suppose to do.
I've seen padlock chains that get the same thing done.

Sadly you'll see them consisting of abloy, multi-locks but the weakest link is always a master 3 or even a TSA style combination lock.

[stratmando]

Interesting, One thought was LOTO(Lock Out Tag Out, ALL need to be removed before the gate will open), when first seeing with all the padlocks. Posters photo doesn't show holes for locks, thinking it was a mechanical combination lock, lift 1, 2 and 5 to top and Number 6 to the middle, and she opens, was going to say try pressure on the gate and lift each and see if combo could be determined, if so, it would likely have false gates(No pun intended), where are the holes? In the photo with all the locks, the 175 appears to be the weakest?
This system is only as strong as the weakest lock? Interesting, where are the holes?

[GWiens2001]

Interesting, One thought was LOTO(Lock Out Tag Out, ALL need to be removed before the gate will open), when first seeing with all the padlocks. Posters photo doesn't show holes for locks, thinking it was a mechanical combination lock, lift 1, 2 and 5 to top and Number 6 to the middle, and she opens, was going to say try pressure on the gate and lift each and see if combo could be determined, if so, it would likely have false gates(No pun intended), where are the holes? In the photo with all the locks, the 175 appears to be the weakest?
This system is only as strong as the weakest lock? Interesting, where are the holes?

Until the OP gets us more pics, we are not sure exactly how it works.

Gordon