The US has long given up serious usage of skeleton keys except in places like the old farmhouse where we lived for several years while I was a child. In that house, finding an old key in a drawer and then going through the house testing it on all the interior doors was fun and exciting. Skeleton keys are still very popular in the UK and there are 4 of them associated with my apartment. One of them the landlord refused to give me as my neighbor doesn't have a copy of it, and he wanted to be sure no one (me) would lock anyone else (neighbor) out. Another is for a storage closet outside my apartment door. The last two, together with a normal key, actually give me access to my apartment. One benefit of skeleton keys, of course, is that you are never at risk of hearing the front door click behind you as you suddenly visualize your keys lying on the kitchen table. A second benefit is that once a door is locked, it can't be unlocked without the key or a good lock pick. Let's s...
2021 and I'm still trying to remember which box I packed my sense of adventure in. Weaving and baking and walking the dogs until I can find it.