Key
Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co.
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, string and paper
Measurements
23 mm (Width); 54 mm (Length)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 15539
Summary
Yale key, bow is round with a small hole marked; THE YALE AND TOWNE MFG. CO. / YALE. On reverse; MADE IN ENGLAND. Shank is flat and the shoulder has small projection and straight side. Other side has a series of teeth down its length. String looped through hole with rectangular card label reading; FROM CLIST AND RATTLE, / CAMBRIDGE BATCH GARAGE / FLAX BOURTON, SOM. Annotated in pencil; To MISS Doreen Gibbs / 81 Eton Square.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co., manufacturer