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有種古鎖的外形呈圓柱
狀，體似水桶，鎖樑上部像水
桶把手，底部拖個尾巴，鎖體
表面刻有 " 百家保鎖 " 四個字，
屬民俗器物，材質為金、銀、
銅等。相傳此種鎖具乃是民間
百姓生兒育女時，向百戶鄰家
募款請工匠所打造而成，因此
俗稱「百家鎖」。百家鎖有多
種樣式，大多懸掛在家中或小
兒的頸項上，用以消災袪邪、
長命百歲。
"Bai-Jia lock" or "Hundred-
family lock" is a civil art handicraft
with several shapes, made with gold,
silver, or bronze. Chinese characters
"Bai (
百
) Jia (
家
) Bao (
保
) Suo
(
鎖
)" were engraved on the lock-
body, that means lock of protection
from a hundred families. It is said
the family with a newborn baby
raised the money from one hundred
families in the neighborhood to hire
a locksmith to make the lock. A
hundred-family lock is usually of
pillar shape with the lock-body the
shape of a barrel and the shackle of
the sliding bolt the shape of barrel
handle with a tail at the bottom of
the lock. It is hung in the house
or on the neck of the baby to keep
away the evil spirits and disaster and
pray for the baby's longevity.
百家鎖
Bai-Jia lock
‧百家鎖
Bai-Jia lock
37x11x11mm 8g
‧百家鎖
Bai-Jia lock
112x28x28mm 48g
‧百家鎖
Bai-Jia lock
120x29x29mm 31g