At our lease-signing for our flat (both here and in Sweden), we were handed a set of keys, including that fancy key on the left.
I squealed like a little girl when I first saw it -- to the complete confusion of the Swedes. And, to be honest, even this time in the UK, I was just as excited. I then had to explain that back in the U.S., this kind of key was only found in fairy tales or it opened scary doors. We even called it a skeleton key. Here, though, they call it a 'chubb' key (which, of course, made Chris and I giggle at such a silly name).
Surprisingly, this type of old-school lock mechanism is hailed as largely unpickable -- apparently, even according to Sherlock Holmes!
It seems so funny to us, though, to just stick your key in a see-to-the-other-side keyhole and turn...
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09 May 2013
Chubb Keys
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