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    • Home
    • A Life's Collection
      • Skeleton Keys
      • Automobile Keys
      • Aftermarket & Look-Alikes
      • Padlocks & Latches
      • Cylinders & Cores
      • Banking, Vault & Combo
    • Prized Finds
      • Ornate Originals
      • Commercial Keys
      • Unusual Applications
      • Equipment & Supplies
    • They Speak to Me
      • Sales Pieces
      • Tags & Fobs
      • Original Packaging
    • XO
      • Great Memories
      • In a Family Way
      • For Trade
    • Book a Talk
  • Home
  • A Life's Collection
    • Skeleton Keys
    • Automobile Keys
    • Aftermarket & Look-Alikes
    • Padlocks & Latches
    • Cylinders & Cores
    • Banking, Vault & Combo
  • Prized Finds
    • Ornate Originals
    • Commercial Keys
    • Unusual Applications
    • Equipment & Supplies
  • They Speak to Me
    • Sales Pieces
    • Tags & Fobs
    • Original Packaging
  • XO
    • Great Memories
    • In a Family Way
    • For Trade
  • Book a Talk
KeyOfTheDay

K E Y O F T H E D A Y

K E Y O F T H E D A Y K E Y O F T H E D A Y

I love to talk about keys!

Most keys and locks are small and portable, allowing me to share pieces from my collection with others at community events. In addition to speaking about keys as tools and collectibles, I offer tips on personal safety, asset protection, and understanding the quality of the keys hiding in the junk drawer in your kitchen

EMAIL ME TO PLAN A PRESENTATION

Speaking to Groups

Speaking to Groups

Speaking to Groups

I've presented to numerous groups across upstate New York, including

 Antiques Club of the Finger Lakes (Geneva) WNY Antique Tool Collectors Assn (Batavia), Gates Historical Society (Gates, video here), Time Out for Women (Greece) and Bergen Historical Society (Bergen)

Meeting the Masses

Speaking to Groups

Speaking to Groups

Circulated across the Finger Lakes Region of New York in the fall of 2021, this magazine featured a story about my lifelong collection, written by  personal friend and fellow collector. Read the article here

What's Next

Speaking to Groups

What's Next

I am currently scheduling additional presentations, and welcome a conversation about how my hobby can entertain and inform your audience!

Arranging a talk is easy

Presentations can be tailored to any audience. I focus on the collectability of keys and locks, their role in our culture, understanding the value of keys you possess, and tips to find a key for a lock without one

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