Responsa for Shabbat 115:8
ורמינהו לא יצא העבד בחותם שבצוארו ולא בחותם שבכסותו זה וזה אין מקבלין טומאה ולא בזוג שבצוארו אבל יוצא הוא בזוג שבכסותו זה וזה מקבלין טומאה
[He may] not [go out] with the bell around his neck, but he may go out with the bell on his garments, and both are susceptible to defilement.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' These are ornamental. ');"><sup>8</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. May a person attach a metal buckle to his girdle as an ornament, and then file the buckle into the shape of a key with which he can unlock the door of his house, and then wear this buckle on the Sabbath?
A. People do not usually wear metal keys on their girdles as ornaments. Therefore, this key is not considered an ornament and he is not permitted to wear it on the Sabbath.
SOURCES: Pr. 532; Mord. Shabb. 350; Hag. Maim. to Shabbat, 19, 4. Cf. Maharil, Responsa 84.
A. People do not usually wear metal keys on their girdles as ornaments. Therefore, this key is not considered an ornament and he is not permitted to wear it on the Sabbath.
SOURCES: Pr. 532; Mord. Shabb. 350; Hag. Maim. to Shabbat, 19, 4. Cf. Maharil, Responsa 84.
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