vintage "gas key" used to operate old-fashioned gas lighting fixtures or stove burners. 

Function: It features a square-shaped opening designed to fit over the valve stem to turn the gas on or off. 

Design: These keys often have ornate decorative handles, commonly referred to as the "bow". 

Related Uses: Similar keys were also used to wind antique clocks or bleed radiators.  

The Dangler Stove & Manufacturing Company, based in Cleveland, Ohio, was a prominent late-19th-century maker of vapor and gas stoves, known for "Housekeeper's Delight" models. Founded by D.A. Dangler, it merged with seven other companies in 1901 to form the American Stove Company, later becoming part of the Magic Chef brand.

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