Volkswagen Beetle Ignition Key, 1952-1959

Summary

This ignition key, with the VW insignia in its head, might have been used for a Volkswagen Beetle or van.

This ignition key, with the VW insignia in its head, might have been used for a Volkswagen Beetle or van.

Artifact

Ignition key

Date Made

1952-1959

Creators

Volkswagenwerk 

Place of Creation

Germany, Wolfsburg 

Creator Notes

Made for Volkswagenwerk, Wolfsburg, Germany.

Driving America
 On Exhibit

at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America

Object ID

2011.170.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal

Color

Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 2.25 in

Width: 1 in

Inscriptions

Stamped into one side: SC 198 Other side: monogram/ logo-- AKS? Cutout: VW

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