600px-Pin_tumbler_with_key.svg[1]Hi Forrest, The medieval chest looks like it has a pretty fancy lock which must have been very difficult to make in those days. Can you please describe how the lock works and how it was made ? ~ Muset

 

Muset, don’t underestimate the metalsmiths in ancient times. They made remarkable objects with iron and bronze. The lock works like most others. You put the key in and turn.

It reminds me of a story. About 23 years ago when my oldest granddaughter was young I told her that if I put a key in her belly button and turned it, her pants would fall off. She’s still laughing, and reminding me that I said it. f

 

 

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  5. That would be really cool if when you actually put the key into the lock of the chest you could hear a “click” when you turn it and it unlocks 🙂 Ohh wait I think he said the chest was unlocked…. Maybe you could lock it back up and unlock it just for fun 🙂

    Spallies

  7. Thanks a lot for posting that Jenny, and thanks for the answer Mr. Fenn. I might have missed it as I’m in Madrid right now, but I was thinking about the Chase while dining at Hemingway’s favorite restaurant (so they say) last night..

    I still don’t get how you can stick the key in the hole with that latch covering the keyhole… I’ll check out the TTOTC chat as E* suggested.

    Muset

    1. On my way back home through London I visited the V&A where there are dozens of old reliquaries and lock boxes from the middle ages through to the 19th c. Of those that I observed, mostly all with keyed locks had the keyhole positioned beside or below the outside edge of the latch.

      There was one wooden strong box with a stylized battering ram latch / keyhole cover (much less ornate; polished brass on a finely varnished wood 17th c. strong box).

      The brass and wood strong box has four bolt holes in the bottom so it could be screwed or bolted to a shelf, or a table, or the floor.

      Muset

            1. The one I saw is in room 56d, case 14. I don’t think it is in the online collection. In the same room is a totally cool “detector lock” that counts how many times the keyhole cover is moved out of the way. It has a terrific poem engraved in it:

              “If I had ye gift of tongue
              I would declare and do no wrong
              Who ye are ye come by stealth
              To impare my Master’s wealth.

              http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O78423/detector-lock-wilkes-john/

              Muset

    1. I threw out my back and strained a calf muscle from the gym, so I haven’t really been focusing on dissecting anything from his comments this week. I do think that maybe 23 is a number like 11, 12, 18 and such related to his poem. His fly scrapbook had one of the pictures with 23 flies I believe in it. Everyone who’s structured his poem in grids for number dissection though have done it incorrectly. He told everyone not to “mess” with his poem, but yet everyone that’s shown their work through this method has most definitely messed with it. 🙁

      Iron Will

    2. Astree – Are you referring to line 23 of The Poem? Did Forrest say “About 23 years ago…” to make that number work as a hint to that line?:

      “If you are brave and in the wood”

      Does that mean maybe that the “title to the gold”,…an actual title from Forrest,…is located between the wood lining and the bronze exterior of the chest? And do YOU think that lining IS wood,…or do you think it is a faux finish in bronze made to look like wood?

      And did you know that “in the wood” in the olden days had an additional meaning of insane? So you have to be CRAZY to receive title to the gold? I am crazy,…so I qualify. 🙂

      E*

        1. lia – Brad and Bart the Bear II will BOTH be at The Chase Victory Party,…because they both will have helped me to locate and retrieve the Bronze Chest. If you miss the party,…you can see it all in my Academy Award-winning movie. 🙂

          E*

          1. E* don’t forget me when you’re rich and famous. R&F people have a way of finding new friends who are also rich and famous. I’m a simple girl and ‘lifer’ with my friends thru thick and thin but I may need a new family if someone doesn’t find that tc soon. My solution candle is burning low and may be extinguished soon;( im giving the poem one last effort after Easter.

            lia

                1. Lia – I am sending Bart the Bear II over,…he is good at keeping secrets also. I don’t think anyone will mess with him on the way there. He will use the Secret Knock,…so you will know it is him,…when you look through the peephole,…and not some other Grizz. 🙂

                  E*

                2. E* Bart must be lost in the wood or overslept his hybernation alarm. Typical of THOSE Alaska brown bears, just eat salmon and sleep. It’s easy to keep a secret if your mouth is full or you’re snorring. Still here waiting for the secret.

                  (Can’t connect to ttotc or stay connected. missed 5 days there.)

                  lia

                3. Lia – Update: Bart the Bear II is now guarding the gates,…on the trail to my spot,…to protect My Grizz from CRAZY searchers on The Chase,…who are going to be headed out there in droves,…with their guns and bear spray in hand. Someone has to look out for the Grizzes,…right? His job will be easy,…since there are still “heavy loads” of deep, slushy snow on the ground. And My Grizz can introduce him to the new delicacy of previously frozen Elk carcasses,…which have been secreted under the snow pack for several months. And then they can take nice nap “in the wood”. 🙂

                  E*

            1. Lia and The Wolf – Did you both “listen good” to The Fox,…in that Exhibit B video (@0:40):

              “Yes,…that’s what The Fox says,…what The Fox REALLY says!”

              I think that little fox just beat out Tesuque for being cute,…IMHO (although I am NOT humble at all!!!). 🙂

              E*

      2. Hi Estar

        Great to hear from you, lots of good questions. I don’t know what, if anything, the reference to 23 might mean, just looked a little curious to be precise about a number but maybe that’s just the mood he was in.

        I didn’t know “in the wood” meant “crazy”, interesting – I wonder if that’s yet another meaning he intended. ( by the way, “In the Woods” is now playing at theaters ).

        Happy Easter ( still in Idaho, right?)
        astree

        astree

        1. Hi astree – And a Happy Easter to you also. Yes,…still in Idaho,…in close proximaty to where I think the treasure lies….

          I haven’t seen you much lately,…playing with us over at TTOTC.com,…with the A-team. Are you having problems loading The Lounge page??? 😉

          E*

          1. E* Lia here! Sorry I was absent for a few days over Easter weekend. HUGE connection problems at ttotc. takes 5 mins to load and then can’t hold the page connection for more than 30 seconds. Tried to make it thru the posts and gave up. Did see that Deb’s dream reminded you of something to tell me. Was is the ‘fishing allowed’ see owner sign?? I’m here and on Dal’s if you can post there. love the A team but too frustrating w/out connection. BTW, you’re one brave chic, planning on Cabin creek with the grizzleys. If you make it out alive, call me and I’ll buy you dinner to celebrate. I know a few great places where the moose put their nose to the dining room window. (taunting Dal, lol!!)

            lia

            1. Lia – I think the Blob Buzz page is too long again,…so Mike will probably create a new one. That is why I post on the page dedicated to our beloved Jenny (which is also great PR for her site!). I was beginning to think I was “alone in there”,…over at TTOTC.com,…but I am CRAZY,…so I often talk to myself. 🙂

              And thank you for the dinner invitation! One of my best friends here owns a restaurant that used to be called “The Rustic Moose”,…and it used to have a giant bronze Moose sculpture out front (by Michael Coleman,…who ALSO ate a porcupine,…while trying to be a mountain man,…when he was 12). I see Moose all the time here,…everywhere (sorry Dal!).

              And I just thought,…because of that header on the fishing video page,…that it might be a HINT!!!! Maybe if you go out to that private property you found,…you will find a sign like that one,…and then you will HAVE to go see the owner to pay. I am sure a nice Pimiento Cheese sandwich will fit the bill. And bring a fly fishing rod,…so they think you are serious. Wouldn’t that be great,…if that is how Forrest has it set up? 🙂

              E*

              1. E* you may be into something or the property owners will think I’m on something 😉 but the area is 2.42mi and worthy of a fly rod if you can stay clear of the willows. I may take a Zebco spinner and cheese;) Will be an enjoyable search over the river and through the woods. Still looking for grandmothers house near this beautiful canyon meadow with a pretty stream running through the middle. It all fits except the type of ppty.
                Since you appreciate my art, I tried to post another of my Native American colorings where I ground my own pigments from red ochre, yarrow and huckleberries. Couldn’t get it to post at TTOTC.

                lia

                1. Lia – Way back when,…on Dal’s blog,…there was a discussion about how Forrest and Eric Sloane talked about building a covered bridge over a creek or river on land they owned or were going to buy. I think that meant that the bridge AND the creek underneath would be considered to be their property,…but I don’t remember the specifics. Does anyone else remember that,…and do you know where to find that discussion???

                  And DO NOT wear a Red Cape,…”in the wood”. :-O

                  And where is that post with your fine art????

                  E*

                1. anna – Thank you! You found a movie with Bart the Bear,…that I haven’t seen! And I just researched it,…and the info. said he was just a bear cub in that movie. I can’t wait to have a good enough connection to watch it. 🙂

                  E*

        3. Hi E*,

          🙂

          Yes, the “Estar ” was about that, and there’s also a ‘gaze’ there.

          I have been quite busy, I stop by ttotc at time, I post only occasionally. I haven’t tried the Lounge in quite a while, … wait … okay, just tried it. It gets stuck / frozen after loading the first few lines.

          Only loosely connected, here’s a quick article on a $33 Million Faberge egg, bought originally for $14,000

          http://www.kitco.com/news/video/show/Kitco-News/954/2015-04-02/REPEAT-Up-Close–Personal-With-$33M-Faberg-Golden-Egg

          Be Well,
          astree

          astree

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