Grab your magnifying glasses because it's time to unlock the mystery behind old-fashioned skeleton keys. Antique skeleton key identification and valuing is a bit of an art since many keys were ...

Locking systems offer a certain amount of mystery because few of us understand how they work. We look to the expertise of a locksmith to get what we need from keyed locks, but you really don't need ...

PLACENTIA — In the lobby and mezzanine of an industrial building off Crowther Avenue sits one of the largest private collections of antique locks and keys – including a 500-year-old lock originally ...

AARON SMITH, LOCKSMITH: There is only a few locksmiths across Australia that really do what I do and even less across the world. A lot of people just don't have the time to do this kind of work ...

I have always admired the different types of iron locks and the keys used to secure them on early furniture, especially chests and cupboards. Many of these 16th- and 17th-century locks and their ...