Audubon Mill Door Lock

Object/Artifact

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Kentucky State Parks

Name/Title

Audubon Mill Door Lock

Entry/Object ID

JJA.1940.48.1

Description

This is a deadbolt lock from Audubon's steam mill. The lock consists of an iron faceplate set inside a rectangular block of wood (possibly pine). Each of the four corners of the wood has a screw hole. The faceplate is held in place by a single nail at the upper right corner (viewer's right). There is a nail hole at the lower right, but the nail itself is missing. the corresponding key (JJA.1940.48.1b) still works in the lock.

Collection

Elizabeth Rankin Walmsley Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1817 - 1819

Place

Location

Henderson, KY

Notes

Date: 1817-1819

Lexicon

Search Terms

* T&E For Materials, Locks, Henderson (Ky.), Henderson County (Ky.), Kentucky, Mills

Dimensions

Height

5-1/4 in

Width

8-3/4 in

Depth

1-1/4 in