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Fremantle Prison > Records

GATE KEY

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Overview

Large, heavy metal gate key. Thick, cylindrical, 8mm diameter metal shaft with a wide key flag protruding from one end. Welded across the opposite end at a right angle is a thick, cylindrical, 8mm diameter metal rod, forming a large 'T' shape.

Historical information

Metal key for the gate lock at the Gatekeeper's Lodge, possibly located at number 12 The Terrace.

Removed by Alex Stuart on 01/01/1981 and relocated to the Museum safe.

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Registration number

cwa-org-89-1999.237.1

Item type

Material

Width

88 mm

Height or length

98 mm

Depth

8 mm

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Fremantle Prison

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