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Lets ID this cannonball safe.
I snagged another cannonball today when it turned up on Craigslist. I wasn't planning on adding to the fleet but it was different and the price was right, so what the hell, number 14 safe. There is not any lettering on it and I think the base is repainted. More than likely that is where the name was. The top is original and there is enough of the artwork to duplicate it. It says MANGANESE STEEL MONEY CHEST on the etched nickel plated front door cover. There is also a patent tag riveted to the hinge that says PATENTED NOV 11 1902 and SEPT 6 1904.
It has a lug door with a mechanism mounted near the hinge that locks the door from rotating when it is opened. Has a Yale lock and a Yale time lock inside. There is an inner compartment with a key lock door that removes instead of being hinged. I did a search on line and could not find a similar safe. My gut tells me it is a Manganese Safe Company safe, what say you experts?
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National Safe and Lock Company.
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Thank you for the reply, David. Is that the full name of the company? I did a quick google search and did not come up with much. Do you have any info on the company or their products? Perhaps Doug will look in his magic hat and come up with something.
It certainly is different than the usual cannonballs/bank safes that turn up. It will fit in well with some of the other oddballs I have.
Is that the full name of the company?