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Meikle Kist Key
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Meikle Kist Key

Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland)
Associated
Associated
Date1591
Object NameKey
Mediummetal
ClassificationsCivic
DimensionsKey: 11.4cm
Bow: 3.4 × 4.6cm
Shank: 1.2 × 8.1cm
Bit: 2.1 × 3.1cm
AcquisitionTransferred in 2017 from Aberdeen City Archives.
Object numberABDMS095006.2
Keywords
About MeLarge pipe form ward lock key which opens the Meikle Kist. The large box or meikle kist was ordered by Aberdeen Burgh Council on 15 February 1591 to be the place to store the civic archives.




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