Bramah Key with Cap

Bramah key, with cap. Bramah keys are equipped with a protective cap to keep, e.g., pocket lint from collecting in the notches. (Apparently, this practice dates back quite a while; Dickens mentions "a Bramah key with a small plug... to keep the dust out" in the Pickwick Papers.) Image taken with a Nikon D-100 digital camera with a Nikkor 85mm 1:2.8D tilt/shift macro lens (with Kenko extension tube). Lit by electronic flash and various reflectors. Copyright © 2003 by Matt Blaze. All rights reserved. You may not copy, modify or use this image for any commercial or non-commercial purpose without permission. Click here for the index of Bramah lock photos. Click here for my home page.