Lucky Line Skeleton Key, 10 Pack Flat Tip

1926 house - this key works great as a cheap way to determine if a skeleton key will work for your locks.These are cheap keys. They will break. They are not made for every day usage.If your locks have not been used in decades, don’t force the key to turn. WD40 is your friend.Make sure you know which way they are suppose to turn.These probably won’t work for newer locks or furniture locks. They worked for most of my doors (the ones where they did not work are more than likely due to rust or foreign objects in the lock. It’s my hope that after a good cleaning, the lock will turn.)Now I’ll spend more than $2 for a key and get one that’s made out of a sturdier metal. These are basically plastic, but they met my needs 100%

Worked perfectly!!!My in laws live in this old house, I mean like really old house, like 1800's or so old, and all the doors have skeleton locks.Sadly there are no keys in the house that lock any of those doors hence no privacy....Last time I was here (I'm currently there right now), I purchased a skeleton key online and it didnt work too short or something. So I went down to a locksmith and purchased one there for $15.00 (plus tax) and it worked but what a rip off at least that's how I felt, but then again the key I had purchased for $7 online didn't work....Anyhows I had privacy which is worth whatever it costs.So this year once again I came to visit my in laws and amidst the hullabaloo of packing and all I forgot that skeleton key. I figured what the heck let me try someone else on amazon and I purchased this product the lucky line whatever... One key was worthless I gave it to my daughter to make her happy and feel like a big girl but the flat one worked perfectly! And for $5 !!!!I'm just really happy to have privacy and not feel like I got taken advantage of in the process!!!

My friend's 1920s Mortise locks have a "3" stamped on the outside cover. However, both of these keys (the 2-bit and the 3-bit) work. In fact, the 2-bit key (the one without the notch) actually seems to work better. "3" may have been the production line, or something, for all I know. Took about as long as it said to get here, but you can't beat the price!Someone wrote something about the head breaking off. The original keys to your Mortise lock were probably iron. These are brass-plated zinc, and not quite as strong. I'm sure that it would be very easy to break the heads off on a rusty, or otherwise stuck, lock or bolt. That's why it is IMPORTANT that you prepare the bolts and/or locks by cleaning and oiling them:Part I: Dis-assembly (only 3 steps!)1. Remove the door knobs.2. Remove the face plate (the metal plate where door meets the wall, and where the latch and bolt are).3. Remove the entire unit from the door. That's it! Do not take the box itself apart by removing any more screws until you've tried everything else. The setup inside the box is very simple, but there are at least 2 springs in there that can easily pop out and get lost.Part II: Clean the bolt1. Spray the bolt (only the bolt, for now) with some general-use oil, such as WD-40.2. Wipe clean with a clean rag. Repeat, or scrub, if necessary.Part III: Oil the bolt and lock1. Spray the bolt again with a quick shot of the same oil.2. Wipe it down with another clean rag, leaving a light coating of oil on the bolt (if it looks like any of the oil could eventually drip off, you've left too much)3. Make a very quick shot, or burst, of the same oil, inside and upwards of where the key will go. You're done!Part IV: Reassemble and test1. Reverse the very first three steps (in other words, put it all back the way it was).2. With the door open, gently try using the keys. I say, "with the door open," just in case the bolt isn't lined up with its place in the wall. Hopefully, the the key problem is solved!Problems:If the keys fail to work with the door open, it could be any of at least 3 things:a.) There is still something blocking or gumming up the bolt. Repeat Parts I through IV.b.) There is something wrong inside the box I said to not take apart. Have someone who is mechanically inclined take it apart and look at it.c.) They aren't the right keys, but you are now ready for when you DO find the right key(s)!Good luck!

I have an old house and needed keys for all the locks. This pack was nice as the keys fit every lock except one. Now people can lock the bathroom door!

The keys are so thin they don’t work on my old door locks. I bought replacements for 5 times the price of these and they work well. These are horrible. Pay more elsewhere.

Our home was built in the 1930's with crystal doorknobs and plates that look exactly like the one pictures in the advertisement. Unfortunately, neither key does anything in the lock.

Nothing wrong with the product,But, it did not fit my Grandfather clock.

We bought a 100 year old colonial a few years back and all of the doors have skeleton key locks, but alas, no skeleton key. I ordered these after learning that it was quite common and easy to replace skeleton keys since most of the locks are the same! Both of these keys actually work in all my locks! I had to do a bit of jiggling, not because of the keys, but because no one had used the locks in many many years. I think I will clean and oil the mechanisms up soon, but these do fit and work great! I will say they’re a little “cheap” and do feel like they might snap in the lock. I scratched the plating off of one of them just jiggling it a little in our bathroom lock. So just be careful with them.