Ely Norris cannonball safe

[Doug MacQueen]

Good. Go ahead and remove the trip lever and the screws holding the jeweled plate. Open the TL door and you should be able to remove the jeweled plate off. The hinge cutout in the plate gives you enough clearance to get it around the door itself. Now close the TL door till it latches. You can see that the TL case is mounted to a large round steel plate which is bolted to the safe door itself. Remove all these outer bolts. At this point it's a good idea to get a helper to assist you. You are going to remove this plate and everything that's mounted on it. Not that it is terribly heavy but you sure don't want to drop it. If I have this right, you should now be able to twist the entire assembly, round mounting plate and all, far enough to totally disconnect it from the lock bolts and pull it out of the door. It may require some working to get it to twist far enough, but once you get that far, nothing is holding it in. Doug