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Key Pattern Device

1960s, CIA

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Key Pattern Device, CIA, 1960s.

This sexy beast of a device is used to copy keys of the old-fashioned type of locks known as warded locks. Thumbscrews hold the key in position while the feelers are adjusted to conform precisely to the pattern of the teeth.

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