"Placed at a vintage Casey auto-shop this giant Chevy key measures about 26 feet tall and is an exact replica of the key for Jim Bolin's work truck," the Big Things in a Small Town says.

"Located a block from Main Stree the Key expanding visitor's scope of Casey exploration. Big thanks to Chevrolet for allowing us to use their logo to achieve the World Record.

"I  will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." - SCRIPTURE MATTHEW 16:19

"Casey is a town of about 2,700 people on the eastern end of Illinois along Interstate 70, about halfway between St. Louis and Indianapolis. The man behind the big things is Jim Bolin, 54, who grew up here and is vice president of Bolin Enterprises Inc. His dad started the business, which does maintenance on oil and natural gas pipelines. They have access to equipment, people and supplies to make the big things," the Southern Illinoisan says.

"The key, about 26 feet long, is an exact replica of Bolin’s Chevy Silverado work truck key. The teeter-totter, about 82 feet long, sits in a landscaped lot just across from the world’s largest rocking chair."

"Bolin and his workers built the big things to revitalize the town’s downtown business area, and it’s working. Just in the past few years, about a dozen businesses have opened or are about to open along or off Main Street, where tourists flock to see many of the big things. He estimates about 1,500 to 2000 people visit a week in the summer. Increasing publicity, including national coverage on “CBS Sunday Morning” and the Travel Channel, has brought tourists from around the country and world. A welcome center is expected to open soon."

"The world’s largest key comes in at 28 feet 2 inch tall by 11 feet 4 inches wide, and is an exact replica of record holder Jim Bolin’s Chevy Silverado truck, Chevrolet insignia and all," the Silly America says.

"Like most of the other big things in Casey, Illinois, this roadside attraction is adorned with an appropriate bible verse. This one from Matthew 16:19, “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

"Prior to Casey and its resident big-thing builder Jim Bolin’s effort, the title for world’s largest key was held since 2016 by a 25 foot 3 inch by 9 foot 2 inch key in Qatar and previously in 2006 by an 18 by 8 foot 6 inch version in Cyprus."

"If you often misplace yours, think what it must be like to carry around the World’s Largest Key. Standing at 28 feet 2 inches tall and 11 feet 4 inches wide, this big key can be found just off Casey’s Main Street near the Big Taco," the Olio in Iowa says.

"This giant attraction is an exact replica of the key to Jim Bolin’s work truck. That meant that when it was reproduced, the creators had to get permission from Chevrolet to use their logo on the record-holding final product. Thankfully they agreed and the World’s Largest Key became a Guinness World Record holder in September 2018."

"The World’s largest key is a replica of the key Jim Bolin used to start the engine of his Chevy Silverado work truck," the PoppinUpUSA.com says.

"Jim just happens to be the man behind creating this record breaking key and most of the other world record creations in Casey. It is located beside a vintage auto-shop in town and according to Guinness World Records it is 28 feet 1 inches tall and 11 feet 4 inches at it’s widest.

"It claimed it’s title on September 28, 2019 and is available for viewing for free 24/7. If my car keys were this big maybe I would stop losing them once a week, but probably not."

""Casey (pronounced KAY-zee[5]) is a city in Clark and Cumberland counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 2,404 at the 2020 census. The Cumberland County portion of Casey is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.

"Casey is the home to several Guinness World Record constructions - super-sized items in the form of outdoor sculptures—including the Wind Chime, Rocking Chair, Knitting Needles, Crochet Hook, Pitchfork, Golf Tee, Yardstick, Wooden Token, Dutch Wooden Shoes, Mailbox, Pencil and Birdcage," Wikipedia says.

1. "Casey is most known for its collection of "World's Largest" items. Local craftsman and businessman, Jim Bolin, has built fourteen Guinness World record-qualifying things with Bolin Enterprises, Inc.::World's Largest Wind Chime
2. World's Largest Golf Tee
3. World's Largest Pitchfork
4. World's Largest Rocking Chair
5. World's Largest Wooden Shoes
6. World's Largest Mailbox
7. World's Largest Gavel (currently in Marshall, IL)
8. World's Largest Truck Key
9. World's Largest Barbershop Pole
10. World's Largest Teeter Totter
11. World's Largest Golf Driver
12. World's Largest Swizzle Spoon

The other two have since been beaten: World’s Largest Knitting Needles and World’s Largest Crochet Hook."

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