Mavic 601 rear alloy silver quick-release skewer. Used, $75.00/each

End view

Fromn the other end

Close-up of the lever arm

The other side of the lever arm

Mavic 580 CX 130mm rear skewer. New, $40.00

Like everything Mavic made, it's beautifully done.

The same skewer turned over.

The above 100 year old article shows early French "Quick-releases". It would be another five years before the modern quick-release skewer (whose invention is often incorrectly credited to Tullio Campagnolo) would be available.