skeleton key 8 inches forged embossed ''PENN''

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Here is an odd one and biggest ive ever seen wonder if real or for show?
 

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Penn was a fairly prolific maker of interior mortise locks and so forth. Your key looks like the type I have seen used for large locks such as in banks, jailhouses, ships, etc and looks like a function/real key to me. Great find-there is a good market for these big keys.
 

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