Antique Safes/Experts
| Expert | Average Ratings | Expertise |
|---|---|---|
Mike PalmerU.K.
Available
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I earn my living identifying safes and suggesting cash limits for risk advisors and insurance surveyors in the UK. I'm not too hot on safes made in the USA but pretty good on all major European manufacturers. | |
Terry V AndreasenU.S.
Available
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Will answer Safe & Vault related questions concerning age, value, restoration, moving, opening & repairing, parts, operation and history. |
Recent Answers
2009-11-21 what is My safe worth?:
Paige, Walter C. Smith was probably an owner. I have no record of them being attached to the Reliable Safe & Lock Company. In order to identify, evaluate or appraise your safe, I'm going to need
2009-11-20 Mosler Bahmann Safe combo\inations:
Michael, No photos came through. The first thing you need to understand is that NO factory EVERY released the combinations to their safes. If one safe was ever burglarized because of this list they
2009-11-20 Excelsior:
Patsy, HHM was in business from 1892 to 1959. Based on your serial number I would put the date of manufacture around 1898-1902. Weight would probably be in the 400-600 lb range. The only info I
2009-11-20 Cary Safe:
Lonni, The Cary Safe company went out of business around 1929. This was the last design that they used so I would imagine that your safe would have been manufactured during the last couple of years
2009-11-20 antique safes:
Donna, While Gustave Mosler did start manufacturing safes in 1867 it was as the "Mosler-Bahmann Safe & Lock Company. The company did not take on the Mosler Safe Company name until after Gustave's death
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