What Was He Thinking

[wylk]

The round vault doors were probably easier to make, in that size and at that time, than any other shape. Round is indeed simple and reliable, I am not aware of any successful breakin through such a door. Usually a vault is compromised by tunneling underneath (e.g. Baker Street robbery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia or Albert Spaggiari - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia), or occasionally by extreme cleverness (such as The Untold Story of the World's Biggest Diamond Heist).

More modern manufacturing allows rectangular openings and floor-level sills, and electric/electronic alarms (actually, the rapid response they enabled) removed the need for such massive doors.

That patent is interesting because it discusses one way to construct the hinges. One of many patents that describe the door itself is 816,049. I have a small pile of similar patents if anybody really wants to build a model!

[2buy1]

You can go to Dttling - Finest German Handcraft - since 1919 and click on Colosimo. Very cool, don't know how much he is asking for one. Anyone know the cost?

[bbcci]

Think I'll have to pass on this, would be cool to own one though!

"The safe comes with mounting equipment as well as a luxury finishing, and the quality people have come to trust from Dottling. Price for the Colosimo is $23,800.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com."