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    Default Early 1900's Massive York Vault Door opened

    I thought you guys might enjoy seeing the monster early 1900's York vault door I have spent the last couple days drilling. Finally got it open yesterday.
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    Nice, sounds like another job well done Doug, you know we have to see pictures of it open though, you can't leave us looking at the front of it!

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    Thanks guys, here are a couple shots of the former National City Bank soon to be another fancy restaurant. Sorry for the poor pictures but you get the idea.
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    More pictures will be forthcoming but probably not for several days. I am recuperating as the drilling was a real bear. It was about 19" to get into the lock. Fortunately I had a much younger helper on the job.

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    A hole shot and drilling helper Matt Dzurko, who got me the job.
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    Default York Safe & Lock Builders

    Hi Doug, this door deserves it's own thread, away from the miniatures. Sorry! If you don't mind please post your opening true to this builder. Also includes a famous Vault Engineer Benjamin Tripp as well as the first I've seen of a labeled Bank Engineer Thomas Bruce Boyd.

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    David, either you have a photographic memory or Skip is sending you messages from beyond. Can you place this door?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doug MacQueen View Post
    David, either you have a photographic memory or Skip is sending you messages from beyond. Can you place this door?
    Is that the old Union Trust Bank downtown Providence RI.

    DH

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    Very interesting, Doug. Do you know how thick the 5 layer sheets of chrome steel were? It was probably made by the Chrome Steel Works. As you know I have an interest in this burglar plate (Adamantine) since I discovered their trade mark stamping on each piece of my Mosler screw door safe. According to a 1904 document I found recently they had the capability to make sheets of this 5 ply burglar plate 100 inches wide, 2.5 inches thick, in any length.

    It is claimed to be drill, cut, and explosion proof, at least back in the day. Guess you have proved them wrong.

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    And do you have that in left hand? Next you'll tell me it came off a Tripp York door. Thanks for the picture.

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