skeliton key found in fl.??cant figure it out

[slimjim]

A few months ago I was on a beach east of 95 Lantanna blvd.,and after only 10 min. I foud a large skeliton key,and close to it a casted metal naked women with the arms and feet missing.
I keep meaning to take a pic and display it ,cause eveyone that I show it too says ,I would definately check those two things out.
This key is identical to the old fashion skeliton keys from years ago but mabe 4 times bigger.
The broken lady sort of looks like a mermaid that got broken in the water somehow.
I wish I knew where they came from.

 

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[dg39]

The key to Davy Jones Locker? We need a photo to better help you.
DG

 

[diggummup]

A large key is for a large lock obviously.Could be an old "jailor's" key,could be a repro as they are still made today.As for the cast "mermaid," we need a photo.You found it on Delray beach (ocean) or on the intracoastal?

 

[slimjim]

I found it on the beach,lantana blvd. about 8 inches down right at the water line low tide.There were alot of rocks showing out of the water ,and I think there was a no swimming sign of some sort.It looked as though you could go rock jumping out as far as you wanted.
Then I returned another time ,and the beach looked totally different,no rock to be seen from the beach anyway.

 

[dg39]

Here is the pic slimjim sent. I am posting for him.
DG

 

[ivan salis]

large chest key ---maybe ---look very carefully in the area---you might be on to something

 

[PBK]

I believe that this is a mid to late 19th century door key or gate key. Gate keys were typically iron; door keys were often brass or bronze, although iron ones were fairly common, too. Several keys with quite similar bits, shanks, and bows are illustrated in Stewart's Standard Guide to Key Collecting.

Here's a slightly larger image of Slimjim's key:

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[diggummup]

Maybe it has something to do with this,the water has been really rough in the past month.A lot of sand has been displaced.-
http://www.flheritage.com/preservation/markers/markers.cfm?ID=palm%20beach
Title: DELRAY WRECK
Location:On the city's municipal beach, along A1A
County: Palm Beach
City: Delray Beach
Description: The old shipwreck known as the Delray Wreck rests at the bottom of the ocean in 25 feet of water about 150 yards offshore the south end of Delray's municipal beach. The wreck is broken and scattered into five sections and has long been one of the most popular diving spots in South Florida. The S.S. INCHULVA was grounded and wrecked by a fierce hurricane on September 11, 1903. Under the command of Captain G.W. Davis, the 386 foot steelhulled British steamship was bound for Newport New, Virginia from Galveston, Texas carrying wheat, cotton, lumber and a crew of 28 men. The storm struck about 5 p.m., tossing the ship and causing the cargo to shift. Steering became impossible, so Captain Davis put out both anchors, but to no avail. The anchors parted and the INCHULVA grounded and was ripped apart. Nine crew members were lost. Dawn revealed to the battered crew that land and a town were just a short distance away. by noon, all the men except Captain Davis and two mates had landed on shore in a small hastily-built raft. They found hot food and coffee at the Chapman House, a local hotel, where many of Delray's residents had taken shelter during the storm. The nine seamen who lost their lives were buried on the ridge overlooking the ocean where the ship had gone down. The surviving crew members were treated, paid and sent to New York. Before leaving for their homes, each crew member signed the guest register of the Chapman House. Under their names they wrote, "Shipwrecked in the S.S. INCHULVA, September 11, 1903, landed on a raft September 12th and received every kindness and attention at the hands of Mrs. Chapman." Captain Davis, his Chief Officer, a 2nd Officer and a seaman from the ship were brought before the Naval Court held at the British Vice Consulate at Jacksonville on September 19th. The Court exonerated the Captain and the crew from all blame.
Sponsors: sponsored by the historic palm beach county preservation board in cooperation with the florida department of state.