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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: lure of the key
    sub title: knowledge gathered from some thirty five years of collecting
  name:
    name part: Wallace, William
    name part: (Antique key collector)
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: enk
    date issued: 2016
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: 141 pages : color illustrations ; 29 x 26 cm.
  abstract: The key has been in use for many centuries, it has become such a familiar object, essential for so many uses, that, apart from identification, its appearance is of little or no importance. Modern keys are characterless, mass-produced stampings that do not merit a second look. Technology and the need for improved security mean that they are gradually facing extinction. Collecting keys is a logical hobby. Keys are small taking up little space. They can be stored in drawers so do not need to be dusted, require little or no maintenance, will last indefinitely and above all are both attractive and interesting, each one providing just a little of our past. The end of the 17th century was the time when the craftsman's skill reached its zenith which can be seen in the myriad illustrations. This skill has not been surpassed before or since so it is regrettable that so few keys can be attributed to a particular maker or workshop. The author has managed to include a number keys whose owners can be identified e.g. the Duke of Somerset, Catherine Fauquier, William's and Mary's Lord Chamberlain and the Earl of Carnarvon and has briefly researched their histories. All the keys are carefully photographed in color to demonstrate the diversity, intricacy and beauty that can be encountered. Many can justifiably be described as works of art. The author provides a comprehensive glossary of terms describing the anatomy of the key and related items. The only other book published on key collecting (cagophily) is the Shire Publications edition, written by the late Eric Monk.
  note: William Wallace.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (page 134) and index.
  subject:
    name:
      name part: (Antique key collector)
      name part: Wallace, William
    topic: Art collections
  subject:
    topic: Locks and keys
    topic: History
    genre: Catalogs
  subject:
    topic: Locks and keys
    topic: Collectors and collecting
    genre: Catalogs
  subject:
    topic: Locks and keys
    topic: Private collections
    geographic: Great Britain
    genre: Catalogs
  identifier: 9781910787250
  identifier: 1910787256
  record info:
    record content source: EQO
    record creation date: 160927
    record change date: 20170926115201.0
    record identifier: in00003831529