Skeleton Key - Lever Lock Keys

Lever Lock Keys

The term skeleton key is also often used to describe lever lock keys. This usage perhaps stems from such keys' resemblance to a skeletal figure, with the circle at top circumscribing the triangle at one-third the vertical length, resembling a stylized skull.

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