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Skeleton Key
Skeleton Key
Skeleton Key

Skeleton Key

Manufacturer / MakerCreated by Corbin Russwin Company
AssociationAssociated with Casa San Ysidro
Dateca. 1875
Mediummetal
Dimensions3 1/2 × 1 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 2.5 × 0.6 cm)
ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Ward Alan Minge and Shirley Jolly Minge
Object numberPC2005.4.198
DescriptionThis cast white metal skeleton key has jagged edges that have been filed down and reads "Russwin" on one face and "Russwin / 2" on the other. The top portion of the key is rounded and features a small hole just above the text. The key's body is elongated and thin, while the end has a notch.
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Collections
  • Casa San Ysidro: Living History
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Alvarado Hotel Room #89 Key and Tag
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ca. 1940
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Large Skeleton Key (with tag)
unidentified
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Alvarado Hotel Room #87 Key and Tag
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Alvarado Hotel Room #62 Key and Tag
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Alvarado Hotel Room #56 Key and Tag
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Alvarado Hotel Room #37 Key and Tag
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ca. 1940
Alvarado Hotel Room #26 Key and Tag
Alvarado Hotel Room #26 Key and Tag
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ca. 1940
Alvarado Hotel Room #90 Key and Tag
Alvarado Hotel Room #90 Key and Tag
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ca. 1940
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Alvarado Hotel Room 37 Key and Tag
Alvarado Hotel, Fred Harvey Co.
ca. 1940
Alvarado Hotel Room #118 Key and Tag
Alvarado Hotel Room #118 Key and Tag
Alvarado Hotel, Fred Harvey Co.
ca. 1940
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Skeleton Key
Casa San Ysidro
ca. 1875
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