Worsley safe man?

[Russell Stoner]

Quite interestingly, this plate was I believe to be a dealer plate. The original safe was in my humble opinion a Phillips & Son produced safe. I have no doubt that they sold on and let the dealer add their own plate.

Russ

Hi all, just acquired this safe plaque and wondered if anybody could help with some info. It says Geo Worsley, safe man, Brighton and I wondered if this is the same Worsley as the more common Walker and Worsley? If so does anyone know if this was before or after the Walker and Worsley partnership? Many thanks for any information that can be given.

[Warren63]

Quite interestingly, this plate was I believe to be a dealer plate. The original safe was in my humble opinion a Phillips & Son produced safe. I have no doubt that they sold on and let the dealer add their own plate.

Russ

A bit of a late entry for this one but.............. does anybody know if this means that its likely to have also used the same Climax detector lock that Phillips were using at the time? That would be handy to know as they're a fairly common escutcheon to get hold of as oppose to not knowing what the heck to use on it.

[Warren63]

Quite interestingly, this plate was I believe to be a dealer plate. The original safe was in my humble opinion a Phillips & Son produced safe. I have no doubt that they sold on and let the dealer add their own plate.

Russ

A bit of a late entry for this one but.............. does anybody know if this means that its likely to have also used the same Climax detector lock that Phillips were using at the time? That would be handy to know as they're a fairly common escutcheon to get hold of as oppose to not knowing what the heck to use on it.

[Leigh21]

We have an old safe in our cottage which has the logo of 'George Worsley Safe Man Brighton'. Also a separate royal coat of arms. Part of the cottage was used as a post office in the 1850s and 1860s and then became a bakers shop (the bakery is built on the back). I would be interested to know if the safe dates from the post office period. The only George Worsley I can find in Brighton censuses of the period was a china dealer. I have yet to search directories.

[safeman]

We have an old safe in our cottage which has the logo of 'George Worsley Safe Man Brighton'. Also a separate royal coat of arms. Part of the cottage was used as a post office in the 1850s and 1860s and then became a bakers shop (the bakery is built on the back). I would be interested to know if the safe dates from the post office period. The only George Worsley I can find in Brighton censuses of the period was a china dealer. I have yet to search directories.

It sounds like the logo refers to a local dealer and not the maker.

Can you attach some pictures showing the outside and inside of the safe which might help to establish the actual manufacturer.

[Leigh21]

I tried to attach pictures before but don't know how!!

[Brian Morland]

There you are Leigh, Pictures added to post number 10. Its the png format again, anyone else having problems with this format send the pics to me and I will add them for you.

[Leigh21]

Thank you Brian! 'Safeman' suggested a picture of the inside too, but I cannot open the door as there is a book shelf in the way! I reckon it is about 1 foot 4 inches deep as we can see the back protruding through the inglenook fireplace wall.