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The listing, Leavenworth Federal Prison Lock & Keys has ended.

Antique iron lock & keys. Says Leavenworth Federal Prison #8. Old & rusty but works.

Questions & Comments

Really nice!

Mar 16th, 2013 at 10:56:44 PM PDT by

Thanks. fyb

Mar 17th, 2013 at 9:44:38 AM PDT by

well im out of credits so i can bid anymore nice item congr8 to the winner

Mar 18th, 2013 at 4:39:53 PM PDT by

Sorry!! Thanks for the bids.

Mar 18th, 2013 at 4:46:50 PM PDT by

great auction...definitely raises the bar!

Mar 18th, 2013 at 4:11:49 PM PDT by

Thanks. Fanned ya.

Mar 18th, 2013 at 4:45:21 PM PDT by

do the keys actually go to this lock, and do they work it? Thanks

Mar 18th, 2013 at 2:49:26 PM PDT by

Yes the keys work the lock. Thanks.

Mar 18th, 2013 at 3:42:44 PM PDT by

Very cool item!

Mar 18th, 2013 at 12:30:23 PM PDT by

Thanks. FYB !!!

Mar 18th, 2013 at 2:45:35 PM PDT by

Nice Item! Best of Luck To You And Happy Bidding To Everyone!!!

Mar 18th, 2013 at 12:10:47 PM PDT by

Thanks. Fanned you!!!

Mar 18th, 2013 at 2:46:15 PM PDT by

I had a feeling this would go way over my credit bank!!! It is so refreshing to see an item go so high that isn't jewelry or makeup!

Mar 18th, 2013 at 9:42:59 AM PDT by

Sorry! Already a FAN. Thanks!!!

Mar 18th, 2013 at 2:47:51 PM PDT by

F&W

Mar 17th, 2013 at 6:23:44 PM PDT by

Thanks. FYB !!!

Mar 17th, 2013 at 6:51:21 PM PDT by

F&W

Mar 17th, 2013 at 10:20:30 AM PDT by

FYB

Mar 17th, 2013 at 11:51:37 AM PDT by

This is a great auction!!! Don't see something like this often!

Mar 15th, 2013 at 8:47:45 PM PDT by

This is only the second one of these I have ever seen. Thanks FYB!!!

Mar 16th, 2013 at 7:48:12 AM PDT by

Thank god for the internet.........

Mar 16th, 2013 at 7:15:23 PM PDT by

Thanks for all the info. That is very interesting. Thanks.

Mar 16th, 2013 at 7:18:19 PM PDT by

USP Leavenworth was one of three first generation federal prisons which were built in the early 1900s. Prior to its construction, federal prisoners were held at state prisons. In 1895, Congress authorized the construction of the federal prison system.The other two were Atlanta and McNeil Island,although McNeil dates to the 1870s the major expansion did not occur until the early 1900s.The prison follows a format popularized at the Auburn Correctional Facility in New York where the cell blocks were in a large rectangular building. The rectangular building was focused on indoor group labor with a staff continually patrolling. The Auburn system was a marked difference from the earlier Pennsylvania plan popularized at Eastern State Penitentiary in which cell blocks radiated out from a central building (and was the original design for the nearby Disciplinary Barracks before it was torn down and replaced by a totally new prison).

Mar 16th, 2013 at 7:14:36 PM PDT by

Thanks. Really cool info.

Mar 17th, 2013 at 9:46:22 AM PDT by

The St. Louis, Missouri architecture firm of Eames and Young designed both Leavenworth and the United States Penitentiary, Atlanta.Leavenworth's prison cells are back to back in the middle of the structure facing the walls. The prison's walls are 40 feet high, 40 feet below the surface and 3,030 feet long and enclose 22.8 acres (92,000 m2). Its domed main building was nicknamed the "Big Top" or "Big House."[8] The domed Disciplinary Barracks two miles (3 km) to the north was nicknamed the "Little Top" until it was torn down in 2004 and replaced with a newer structure.
The large central structure created various maintenance problems. It was nicknamed the "Hot House" because of its poor ventilation even when air conditioning is running. Extensive research by Prison Historian and author Kenneth M. LaMaster has shown that the institution has never been referred to as the "Hot House". Books such as Tom White: The Life of a Lawman and other publications show that the institution has been referred to as "The Big House", "The Big Top", and "The Big L." During the Vietnam war and up to today some soldiers have referred to it as "Hotel Leavenworth"

Mar 16th, 2013 at 7:13:59 PM PDT by

Thanks. Really cool info.

Mar 17th, 2013 at 9:46:13 AM PDT by

Famous escapees

Basil Banghart escaped from Leavenworth a total of three times. He escaped federal custody a fourth time while awaiting return to Leavenworth

Mar 16th, 2013 at 7:13:03 PM PDT by

Thanks. Really cool info.

Mar 17th, 2013 at 9:46:06 AM PDT by

Found it with 2 i mind you 2 keys wow how mmmmm lukeey

Mar 16th, 2013 at 2:18:17 PM PDT by

Yea she said it was in a wooden box or what was left of the wooden and that there was a few other things found with it. An old Bowie knife and a belt buckle and some old coins. Don't know what else to say. Just repeating the story she told me. I've had this for about 12 years or so.

Mar 16th, 2013 at 4:25:01 PM PDT by

Can you take pic of backside please if it was in a field the downside would be worse condition thank you

Mar 16th, 2013 at 2:10:06 PM PDT by

AWESOME

Mar 16th, 2013 at 1:43:29 PM PDT by

Thanks.

Mar 16th, 2013 at 3:54:10 PM PDT by

Leavenworth Federal Prison Lock & Keys is in the Antiques category