Skeleton Key
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Owner:
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Gaijin Cacher
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Released:
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Friday, 30 April 2010
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Origin:
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Aomori, Japan
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A skeleton key (also known as a passkey) is either a key that has been altered in such a way as to bypass the wards placed inside a warded lock or an American term for a lever or "bit" type key.
The term "skeleton key", in a more general sense, is also sometimes used in reference to a key or similar object capable of opening any lock regardless of make or type.
These keys were common in both cabinetry and door locks in early Colonial America and remained in common usage within the United States through the 1940s, giving way after World War II to the pin tumbler lock. Most skeleton keys and their locks were formed of brass, although pewter was sometimes used as well. Today, skeleton keys are associated with fine cabinetry. The types used in cabinetry rarely have double-acting levers and hence tend to be fairly insecure. Skeleton keys are also found in many vending machines, and handcuffs, so that if one key gets lost, the item will still be able to unlock.
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