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False key and picklock ; Jack-in-the-box

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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False key and picklock ; Jack-in-the-box

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Title
False key and picklock ; Jack-in-the-box
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Burglary

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1862-11
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC BURG
Topics
Equipment
Keys (Hardware)
Robberies
Genres
Periodical illustrations
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Figure 1 is a key which the thief can not obtain, and for which he has to find a substitute. To accomplish this he provides himself with a coarsely made blank key of tin, one side of which is covered with a layer of wax. … From the map of the interior thus obtained a forged key (Fig. 3) is made of strong flattened wire. It will be seen that the copy is a much simpler instrument than the original, but it is equally effective. … The picklock, Figure 4, is of a different character ; it acts by working round outside the wards, reaching the bolt that way." Includes additional text.
Source note: Harper's magazine. (New York : Harper Brothers, 1850-).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: Sheet 23 x 14 cm (9 x 5 1/2 in.)
Foxing on image.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17959641
Barcode: 33333159484050
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c229a7f0-c53c-012f-610c-58d385a7bc34
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1862: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "False key and picklock ; Jack-in-the-box" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1862-11. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3630-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "False key and picklock ; Jack-in-the-box" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3630-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1862-11). False key and picklock ; Jack-in-the-box Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3630-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3630-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) False key and picklock ; Jack-in-the-box, (1862-11) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

False key and picklock ; Jack-in-the-box