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    Default Chatwood Cylinder Safes- does anyone know what their original livery was?

    Just wondering if anyone knows the original livery of the cylinder/bomb safes, I'm guessing it was one of their typical two-tone schemes of the period and possibly lined out (like the big Midland bank door was) but I don't know for definite.
    The only colour photos I have are of one that a late locksmith friend owned, and those online of the one in the old safe museum, neither of which I believe are in original livery.

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    green and black with cream lines - circular cream line went around, near the front of the body, but that is all I can be sure of....

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    Thanks for that Tom, TBH I was hoping it'd be the black/orange or even the sort of mustard colour they did, but I did have a bit of a gut feeling it was going to be the olive green. There's quite a few pics around so I'm pretty sure I know the scheme you're saying but I can't find one to post here that's free to use without copyright etc. Thanks though, it did have me guessing!

    cheers, Huw

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    Quote Originally Posted by Huw Eastwood View Post
    Thanks for that Tom, TBH I was hoping it'd be the black/orange or even the sort of mustard colour they did, but I did have a bit of a gut feeling it was going to be the olive green. There's quite a few pics around so I'm pretty sure I know the scheme you're saying but I can't find one to post here that's free to use without copyright etc. Thanks though, it did have me guessing!

    cheers, Huw
    Some of their product has a yellowie green, but on closer inspection this is the same green that they then put clear varnish over - the varnish went yellow after 100 years and you get a more yellow green - I would welcome private sharing of bomb pictures as mine is (as of last week) mechanically complete apart from a laser cut pan cover, and I have to think of spraying.

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    Aha thanks again for that Tom, that does make sense as I reckon the safes that I'd thought were a sort of mustard colour are in fact those you say were green with the discoloured varnish.
    I'll dig out the few Cylinder safe pics that I have and PM you, be warned though it was painted bright red and silver! Lots happening here at the moment so might be a few days.
    cheers again Huw

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