Orlando City Council Chambers Key
Dublin Core
Title
Orlando City Council Chambers Key
Alternative Title
City Council Chambers Key
Subject
Orlando (Fla)
City councils--United States
Description
The keys to the Orlando City Council chambers. The key was the only key that would unlock the door to the Council chambers. The key opened a pin tumbler lock, which had five pins that responded when depressed by the key. This type of key format was patented in 1851. Attached to the chain is a disc that was more than likely designed to prevent theft, as well as to prevent the key from getting lost as it was the only key that could open the council chambers. It is likely that this key was the original used in the city hall built in 1958, which remained in use until 1991.
Source
Original key: Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Orlando City Hall, Orlando, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1958
Is Format Of
Original color digital image, 2016.
Is Part Of
Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Orlando City Hall, Orlando, Florida.
Orlando City Hall Collection, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
245 KB
Medium
1 key
Language
eng
Type
Physical Object
Coverage
Orlando City Hall, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Orange County Regional History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Orlando Remembered
Curator
Wallace, Evan
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
"The Yale Pin-tumbler Invention." The Yalelock.com. Accessed February 2, 2016. http://www.yalelock.com/en/yale/com/About-Yale/History-of-Yale/Brand-1/.
Collection
Citation
“Orlando City Council Chambers Key,” RICHES, accessed April 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7872.