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These boxes were said to originally designed for Railroad Express Agency to safeguard gold, and seem to have been contracted … Read more These boxes were said to originally designed for Railroad Express Agency to safeguard gold, and seem to have been contracted for a plethora of different company's including Wells Fargo, and the U.S. Military, manufactured by Herrington Hall-Marvin Safe Co. Apparently this was a consolidation of Hall's Safe and Lock Co. Cincinnati, Marvin Safe Co. New York City and Farrel & Co. and Meyers & Smith, Philadelphia. The groundbreaking ceremonies in 1896. They had nearly 50% of the world's safe and vault production and were contracted to make the strongboxes for Railway Express. Similar models have also been manufactured by Victor Safe Co. Cincinnati, Ohio as a Quarter Master's Safe for WWI, Korean War, and WWII. Back when wars used to be funded with gold. This iron strongbox came from Lawton, Oklahoma, and is dated 1942. See less
- Dimensions
- 26.5ʺW × 15ʺD × 16.5ʺH
- Styles
- Industrial
- Period
- 1940s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Brass
- Iron
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Good vintage condition with patina, locking mechanism functions smoothly, but will need to be re-keyed, and the lock cylinder/tumbler replaced … moreGood vintage condition with patina, locking mechanism functions smoothly, but will need to be re-keyed, and the lock cylinder/tumbler replaced or restored, good condition overall, wear consistent with age and normal use time and period. less
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