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Historical information on Hall's Safe & Lock Company?

Hello!
I'm an historical interpreter in a living history museum here in Iowa. We have a working 1876 Hall's time-lock safe that we demonstrate to guests. But I cannot find online any general/historical information on the Hall's company. Does anyone know of anything?

Thank you for any assistance!

Kent S.

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