✅ SOLVED Mystery key daughter found

[kyleeskastles]

I was outside digging in the dirt with my daughter kylee helping her make a sand castle and we found this! Seeing kylees face light up finding "real treasure" was awesome! I am certainly pooped as to what it might be though and dont really have a whole lot to tell her about her new treasure.

It is a very unusual key as you can tell and its exceptionally hefty, probably brass or bronze and possibly older likely mid 19 century?, never seen a key like it. I live in a historically older part of texas, in washington county brazos area. It has characteristics of several different types of keys in one. Wish i could figure out what that logo is, that would answer a whole lot about it i think. Looks like the last line of the W there on the right of it also forms the letter i.

Can anyone here help identify what this key is?

 

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[jeff of pa]

possibly Sewing machine key, But just a guess

 

[gazmuth]

Looks a bit fancy, and the key with a slot in the end is one I have too, but mine goes to a musical jewelry box. Mine does not have the drill or indentions on the side, and is a standard looking wind up key on top, but it is sort of large, long and has the round end with the slot in the end. The one you have is quite elaborate, and probably not for a music box.

Also, I have seen keys with a piece of flat brass that would move in the slot, but I can't remember for the life of me what those went to, sort of like the pin in the bar that keeps your slide in trailer hitch from coming out. I am thinking it was for an old security clock, where the roving security guard would stop at stations in a building and insert the key and turn it to stamp a card in the clock that told he actually made the round.



The watchman would wear a clock like this one and stop at keyed stations. Seen them used in the 1960's, haven't seen them after 1970 though.

 

[bigfoot1]

tire and wheel lock key...still makin em...

 

[shawninNY]

The style looks like 40's - 60's , Good Job to Kaylee!

 

[kyleeskastles]

Yup that is the logo, wow where in the world did you find that bigfoot? Thank you so much, that is a huge clue for sure!

Its an odd one, ive been looking for hours on google and bing images and have found no key quite like it. It has characteristics of a dimple key and tubular key with the head of your typical house key and logo. No two dimples on each of the 4 sides are alike either, with the back side having 3 dimples. Judging from the sides of the head it was cast in a mold instead of sheet cut as far as i can tell.

Thanks shawn, she is still ecstatic about it and hasn't left it alone since. I think we may have us a new outdoor hobby to do because we are both hooked now.

 

[bigfoot1]

the logo is for winner intl.they are most famous for the club(steering wheel lock)they also make wheel boots for parking enforcement agencies.It would appear(and it is my guess)that your key is a municipal issue for wheel boot

cheers

 

[BosnMate]

The W stands for William, which was the name of the pirate Billy Blue, and what you have is the key to his treasure chest. Your job now is to find the chest, but watch out for the ghost of Billy Blue -- Aye, the ghost guards the treasure matey.

 

[AU Seeker]

Bigfoot I found the same logo, it the logo for Winner International, the maker of the "Club" anti thief device for autos.

Not sure what the key found by Kylee is for, it's not for any of the devices I found on Winner International's website that I could see, maybe you could contact them and find out more info in the key Kylee found.

Winner International - Maker of The Club Steering Wheel Lock plus other Security and Safety Products

 

[kyleeskastles]

I sent them a email with a few attached photo links to see if they can provide any feedback on whats its use was for. Doesn't seem to be anything on their products they have listed as you said. It has got me really curious because i remember when these came out and even then they had your standard flat key only about an inch or so long like the one picture bigfoot provided.

Kylee is intent on thinking it is a treasure key and that is alright with me. Makes it exciting and im already checking out metal detectors because she wants to dig the whole yard up now lol

 

[cw0909]

here ya go, i remember my uncle had a club, that used that key on his truck, late 80s,early 90s

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[bigfoot1]

excellent id cw !!

 

[shawninNY]

Nice solve !

 

[cw0909]

thanks, cuz showed uncle how easy it was to pic it,so he got a column lock, an a kill switch
his truck was an old 49 i think dodge, maybe an olds he painted it purple

 

[kyleeskastles]

Awesome sauce thank you very much cw!

I guess this is their model that have the unique keys they mention that are not replaceable.

I can only imagine whoever lost it wasnt a happy camper at all.

Really cool key even though it is not that old, and we both love it. Not something you see often for sure

So in a sense it is a treasure key, if you treasure your vehicle that is