Keyhole Collection

Roanoid bakelite doorknob and keyhole cover in marbled cream and brown. Date: 1930s

Comic postcard, couple viewed through a keyhole Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Children peeping through bathroom keyhole
Comic postcard, Children peeping through the bathroom keyhole at Uncle George Date: 20th century

Drunk young man unable to find the right (real!) keyhole
Italian comic postcard - a young man (rather worse for wear) returns home after a posh (yet boozy) night out only to be befuddled by his less-than-pleased (but pretty cunning) wife

Comic postcard, Maid and mistress Date: 20th century

Timothy Marshals lock and candle extinguishers
Marquis of Worcester Timothy Marshals secret escutcheon for a lock, and self-acting candle extinguishers including John Isaac Hawkins. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

Mexican-style chest made near Toas, New Mexico
Popular Art in the USA - Mexican-style chest made near Toas, New Mexico. early 19th century

Ornate locks and scissors

Ornate locks and keys

Curiosity by Peter Fendi. 1833

Christmas card in the shape of a sewing box, open to reveal items inside and a greeting under the lid. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

PEEPING WAITER 1879
A Parisian waiter checks on whats going on in a hotel bedroom, before he carries in the breakfast tray Date: 1879

Guilbaud Writing Cabinet, detail
Walnut-veneered writing cabinet bearing the trade label of John Guilbaud, retailed in London, c.1695-1700. Date: 1693-1712

Christmas card in the shape of a money box. (1 of 2) circa 1890s

Medina Azahara Palace. Cordoba. Andalusia. Spain
Medina Azahara. Palace-city built by Abd-ar-Rahman III al-Nasir (912-961). Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba. Horseshoe arch. Andalusia. Spain

Illustration, Wee Willie Winkie. circa early 20th century

Repeating Pattern - Heart Lock in yellow
Repeating Pattern - Heart Lock (in yellow). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

A smart lady coming home in the early hours
Role Reversal. A smart lady coming home in the early hours... " Just by Way of a Change". She has only just beaten the Milkman to the doorstep

Greetings card in the shape of a padlock
Greetings card in the shape of a rusty padlock, with ivy leaves and forgetmenots. circa 1890s

Spain. Andalusia. Great Mosque of Cordoba. 8th C. Moorish architecture. Exterior arches of the east wall. Horseshoe arch

Horseshoe arch of the gateway to the castle of Clavijo. La Rioja. Spain

Coffer of the Beatitudes. Spain
Coffer of the Beatitudes. 1063. Ivory plaques depicting the Beatitudes. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Fumigating a Room
This young woman covers her mouth to protect herself from breathing in harmful bacteria as she seals a doorway and keyhole of a room in her house for fumigation from disease. Date: early 1930s

Decorative wood carving in the shape of a bouquet of flowers, with a keyhole below. Date: 20th century

There is a lock upon my heart - and you have the key - A romantic Valentines Day card with a blue background

Repeating Pattern - Heart Lock in green
Repeating Pattern - Heart Lock (in green). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Repeating Pattern - Heart Lock in blue
Repeating Pattern - Heart Lock (in blue). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Repeating Pattern - Heart Lock in white
Repeating Pattern - Heart Lock (in white). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

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