Chatwood Diamond

[IANK]

What a great thread, best free standing safe.
Don't know if anyone has noticed there's a
Chatwood Diamond for sale on e-bay. The seller is a well known Essex safe dealer.
It looks like a heavy price for a heavy safe.

IANK

[Huw Eastwood]

Hello IANK, not surprised they're still trying to sell it, I think they were asking around £24,000 or so a while back. Think it has been mentioned on here somewhere, probably over in the Ultimate Freestanding Safes thread.

[Tom Gordon]

Hello IANK, not surprised they're still trying to sell it, I think they were asking around £24,000 or so a while back. Think it has been mentioned on here somewhere, probably over in the Ultimate Freestanding Safes thread.

But anyway that isn't Chatwood top safe.
the Chatwood CB safe was made especially for a Scottish bank and weighs 2 or 3 times what the eBay one does.

[Huw Eastwood]

But anyway that isn't Chatwood top safe.
the Chatwood CB safe was made especially for a Scottish bank and weighs 2 or 3 times what the eBay one does.

Yes Tom, I referenced their CB Quality safe when I first started the Ultimate Freestanding Safes thread in my very first post, and safeman has also mentioned it several times in addition to his 'Very Special Chatwood' thread.

[Tom Gordon]

Yes Tom, I referenced their CB Quality safe when I first started the Ultimate Freestanding Safes thread in my very first post, and safeman has also mentioned it several times in addition to his 'Very Special Chatwood' thread.

Ah yes, but I thought maybe they had been missed by IANK

[IANK]

Ah yes, but I thought maybe they had been missed by IANK

Many thanks guys,I have recently joined this forum and must have missed the previous comments on this. I'm amazed at the in depth knowledge you guys have on this subject.

Would like to ask, is there any truth in the rumor that the Royal Navy tended to have Milner safes, the Army Tanns and the Airforce tended to have Stephen Cox.

Every time I have been in a Naval establishment they seemed to have old Miners (often cemented into the fireplace position). Has anyone come across this?

IANK

[Antique safe collector]

Here is one

[Huw Eastwood]

Here is one

Very nice, is it a jewellers? It's not a Diamond but it's in superb condition and still an impressive Chatwood. Is it yours?

[Antique safe collector]

Yes it's mine.
What serie's is this one than?

[safeman]

Yes it's mine.
What serie's is this one than?

I cannot be certain but from the body construction (i.e. 8 corner bent), it is probably a List 5 (New Series) with a ½" body with 'T' frame. Door ¾"plus ½" Compound Hammer and Drill Resisting Steel - 1¼" total.
The serial number corresponds with the New Patent 1875 -1895.
All the details such as size, lock and safe serial numbers and quality will be stamped into the top edge of the door adjacent to the hinge which will allow you to check on the above.