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SALAMANDER SAFES
I’m sure many have heard of a Salamander safe and thought it was a brand name.
In reality, the term Salamander relates to a type of safe. Even so, what a strange name to apply to the feature of a safe! It evolved from mythology. Ancient stories tell of a Salamander being able to survive fire and even extinguish flames! Hey! Salamander would be a great name to indicate a fire resistant safe!
Above ground floor safe installation
Here we have another article by Paul Cunneen - this one on the installation of underfloor safes, but in an above ground situation. There are many reasons for wanting to do this, and hopefully Paul's article will clarify a few questions....
Picking the Chubb 6K87
Picking the Chubb 6K87 5 lever wall safe lock, an article by Mike Comerford....Dial identification
This short article was written by the late Carl Cloud (USA) on the importance of dial identification....Brattonsound gun cabinet & Wallsal lock
I had to work on a Brattonsound gun cabinet a few months ago and the problem was simply that the boltwork was slightly out of alignment which placed additional strain on the lock. When another job came along recently for the same type of lock and cabinet, I thought it would be a good idea to stick it up on the site in case anyone else had to open one of these things....
Deposite chute fitting
How to fit a deposit chute to a Dudley Europa grade 2 This months article was written by David Hickey from Ireland and describes in detail his method for fitting a deposit chute to a free standing safe....
THE MARVIN SAFE COMPANY..... by Carl Cloud
There was a Marvin Safe Company! After searching many resources, I came up with very little information. This much is for sure, back in 1853, The Marvin Safe Co. was located at 419 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016. In the same city was The Herring & Co., with a business address of 251 Broadway, corner of Murray St., New York. The Hall Safe and Lock Company was established by James L. Hall in Pittsburgh in 1845. A connection between the Marvin and Hall companies is found on a Marvin safe key that was stamped “Hall Marvin Safe CO.” ...Securikey Safeguard
Securikey Safeguard This is an underfloor safe I have come across many times over the years and I’m sure most of you have too. However, there may be someone who hasn’t and so I have written this article about one problem in particular, with them in mind. This problem is created when the lock becomes loose or literally falls off....
