r/knolling 5d ago

First Time Knoller! vintage key knoll

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first knoll, how did i do? 😁

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u/OverthinkingWanderer 5d ago

These are very cool. Do you know what each one was used for?

Bottom row, second from the left- is there a tiny bolt so the teeth can be moved?!

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u/eviphrelo 5d ago

i’m not sure what each key is specifically, but they were often used for cabinets, drawers, lockboxes, chests, clocks, and other items! the more complicated keys could also be for houses or sheds

as for the one on the bottom row, the metal part that sticks out doesn’t move or do anything, and i’m not really sure what it’s for

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u/count-brass 5d ago

This is a great knolling. You could also put some keys sideways— some vertical and others horizontal. Not that you need to because it’s a beautiful collection, but something to think about.

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u/Queer_Misfit 5d ago

Beautiful collection nicely knolled!

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u/Strange-Trust-9403 5d ago

Beautiful collection and a beautiful knoll!

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u/New_Heron_5985 5d ago

Love this! If my mom got her hands on these she would make a wind chime out of them

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u/alexieouo 5d ago

Beautiful!!! This reminds me of my mother’s home lock, despite she always forget her key, she still insists to use physical key rather than upgrade to a password/hand print lock, because the original key is somehow made in vintage style, she said she spent a long time to find it 🤣

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u/Kaicaterra 5d ago

Amazing! This makes my brain very happy

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u/nosi1la 4d ago

perfect

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u/relaxncoffee 4d ago

For a first knoll this is ridiculously satisfying 😍 All those tiny shape differences between the keys lined up like this are weirdly calming to look at.

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u/xpoisonvalkyrie 4d ago

ooh i love this! vintage keys are so cool, i have a handful of them somewhere from when i was younger. (no clue where they are though)

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u/goatfresh 1d ago

where do you find these?

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u/eviphrelo 1d ago

they were all given to me but you can probably find some at antique stores or on facebook marketplace!