On Nov 8, 2:36 pm, wrote:
On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:22:34 -0800, DerbyDad03
wrote:





On Nov 8, 11:09 am, GeekChick wrote:
My Mom found a key today that my Dad was hiding behind a picture. He
died many years back, so I have no idea what it goes to and I was
hoping that someone could help me. I have the picture posted at my
website:

www.geekbyphone.com/key.html

Thanks,
GeekChick

Looks like the key to a cheap metal storage box like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Old-Metal-Cash-B...18493QQihZ013Q...

Maybe that's his box on ebay? ;-)

BTW the bathroom door keys that I have are more like nails with just
the end filed flat. In fact, I've made a few out of nails and a
grinder. The keyhole is round and wouldn't accept a flat key like the
one in your picture. In addition, I think your's is too short to be a
door key.

It's not really a "security" lock, it's a "privacy" lock. The lock on
a bathroom door is just to prevent folks from barging in without
knocking.

I'm not sure where I implied it was a security lock...but thanks for
that information anyway.

I lived in a house where the bathroom door knob had a round hole and
the key that came with it was a flat key stamped out of metal similar
to the one in her picture. Your ebay cash box clearly uses a skeleton
key.


The "like this" referred to the cheap metal box, not the lock. I have
a cheap metal box at home that has (had) a key like the one pictured.

Was the flat key to your bathroom less than 2" long? Just seems a tad
short to be a door key, IME.