AngryAmish
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Sun Dec-05-04 10:08 AM
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Does anyone know how to open luggage w/o a key? |
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I was going through my folks old stuff and found a suitcase that has stuff in it. The suitcase is more than 45 years old. It is really cool and retro. I want to use it.
However, the suitcase is locked and the key is nowhere to be found. Short of busting the locks, how do I open this thing? Does anyone know how to get old luggage keys or how to pick locks?
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Sun Dec-05-04 10:13 AM
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1. You could take it to a locksmith.... |
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...if you're 'nice' and explain the lil story behind the luggage, they might not charge you very much. :-)
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Sun Dec-05-04 10:14 AM
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4. Chances are, it won't cost all that much anyway |
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Most of a locksmith's fees are for the trip charge -- bring it in to the shop and it'll be next to nothing.
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Sun Dec-05-04 10:14 AM
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Most luggage locks are fairly simple devices.
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Sun Dec-05-04 10:14 AM
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use a paper clip. feel around in the hole for a bump to push on.
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Sun Dec-05-04 10:58 AM
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with the plastic tip removed. If there's a release button, keep a little pressure on it while fiddlin' with the lock...should be able to feel the lock move. Good luck! Hope you share what you find in the old suitcase, if anything...:)
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Sun Dec-05-04 10:16 AM
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5. If it is a well known brand, perhaps you can get a key from the maker n/t |
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Sun Dec-05-04 10:17 AM
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6. It was called "Overpond" and from England or Ireland |
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Google search comes up with nothing.
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Sun Dec-05-04 10:25 AM
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Sun Dec-05-04 10:38 AM
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8. An angry gorilla can open most luggage. |
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But if it's Samsonite, you're screwed.
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Sun Dec-05-04 10:47 AM
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"Fragile-handle with care" Label and mail it to yourself. When it arrives it will be open.
Idea stolen from a SciFi story I read in the last century.
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Sun Dec-05-04 11:12 AM
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11. I've done it with a paperclip |
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Seriously. The locks on old luggage are worthless. Just jiggle it around a little. I've done this in ten minutes or less on old luggage, and I have zero manual skills.
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Sun Dec-05-04 11:13 AM
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12. MrG uses a pocket knife. |
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Sun Dec-05-04 11:30 AM
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13. Ask the TSA. They must be pretty good at popping locks these days |
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