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Spoon shaped into key. Possibly using machine tools in one of the prison workshops, an inmate carved the teeth of a key into the handle of this spoon. Officers had to keep keys covered with metal sleeves, so that inmates could not see and copy their distinctive patterns.
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- Title: Key Spoon
- Physical Location: Golden Gate National Recreation Area
- Contributor: Alcatraz Island, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/alca/exb/FederalPrison/Inmates/Escapes/goga2952_key_spoon_Exb.html
- National Park Service Catalog Number: GOGA 2952
- Measurements: L 15.2 cm, W 3.0 cm
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