Key from the Egg Harbor Catholic Church

Name/Title

Key from the Egg Harbor Catholic Church

Entry/Object ID

2023.34.1

Description

Hand made key made by Charles LaRouche for the Egg Harbor Catholic Church. Charles was an early settler to the Egg Harbor area and was a blacksmith and had a general store. He made much of the hardware for the church as well as some furniture and donated the land. Key is made of steel. Note: there was another handmade key mistaken to be this key in 2024. This key was later found with the label in the photo and is believed the correct one.

Cataloged By

Joe Taylor

Acquisition

Accession

2023.34

Source or Donor

Unknown FIC

Acquisition Method

Unknown

Made/Created

Date made

1888 - 1890

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Key

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Security

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Protective Devices

Nomenclature Class

Regulative & Protective T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Churches, Blacksmiths, Settlers

Search Terms

key, egg harbor, forged, handmade, blacksmith, church, Catholic, St. John, Egg harbor

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

cabin in entry room

Date

May 1, 2026

Notes

There was another handmade key mistaken to be this key in 2024. This key was later found with the label in the photo and is believed the correct one. It was switch in 2026.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Examined By

JT

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Charles LaRouche

General Notes

Note

Notes: This key was already in the collection but did not have a catalog record that I could find. Joe Taylor Status: JT Status By: OK

Create Date

September 26, 2023

Update Date

July 18, 2026