ID knob with key

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ID knob with key

#1 Post by John Wurner »

I would like to know what this unusual key was intended for?
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Looks like an ignition key.

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#3 Post by John Wurner »

It does but I have never seen one in this format.
It does not look home made either.
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John
Did you "restore" the knob. It doesn't have the sharp edges like new ones.
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#5 Post by John Wurner »

No, it came to me this way with other parts.
Jim, have you seen these before?

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#6 Post by Jim Wayman »

No, I haven't seen one before. Just wondered about the knob. It doesn't have the definition of a new original knob and the traditional method of "restoring" these knobs is to fasten them to a threaded stem and rotate them in a drill press which takes away some of the sharp edge definition. Not possible with a key embedded in it. Interesting.
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I was thinking someone fabricated this and somehow stashed it as a hide-a-key or a valet key.

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Mike Wilson wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2020 3:59 pm I was thinking someone fabricated this and somehow stashed it as a hide-a-key or a valet key.
...or maybe just left the key in the ignition switch so that it appeared to just be a headlight or wiper switch button.
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Could be, Spencer!

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John......how about a pic of the end where the key is lodged?.....Thanks
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