Key
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1890
Materials
Metal
Measurements
38 mm (width); 6 mm (depth); 44 mm (length)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671296.3.2
Summary
A metal key used to wind up an automaton. The shaft is circular with a square hollow which would fit onto a metal winding shaft. The head of the key is in the shape of an elongated heart, with a circular hole in one corner.
Provenance
On loan to the Museum of Childhood from Mrs C. V. E. Benfield.