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Dornoch Jail Cell door lock and key

Dornoch Jail Cell door lock and key

Date Added: 23 September 2008 Year: 1800 Institution Name: dnhhl Cat No: | 2008_077 | Picture No: 4868

Steel plate door lock with key from a Dornoch Jail cell. The lock plate has four countersunk holes for retaining screws and the edge plate has two countersunk holes. There is a substantial lock bolt the projecting size measuring 90 x 32 mm and 20 mm thick. The key has a single ring handle and a simple design for the engaging mechanism. The key measures 118 x 85 x 15 mm

Dimensions: Length255 mm - Width 202 mm depth 34 mm

1 Comment

I have the same lock but no key and it came from a police cell in the original police station in Coldingham, Berwickshire

Comment left on 03 March 2013 at 19:55 by William Cran It is interesting to see the same kind of locks in different parts of the Country Administrator
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