For Exchange - Safe Companies Keyrings

[Warren63]

Another 3 versions of Chancery Lane! I’ve only ever seen the circular and oblong version. Would be nice to see a picture of them when you have time John. The insurance tags average from £3 to five pounds usually on eBay, so I just normally add them to my safe keys when I have a full set of them. I’ve noticed along with the different makers some people actually collect them with the different place names too. Some of the old bone and cellulose tags are interesting too. Have you been collecting the advertising ones for long? Do you have a large collection?

[JohnPowell]

Another 3 versions of Chancery Lane! I’ve only ever seen the circular and oblong version. Would be nice to see a picture of them when you have time John. The insurance tags average from £3 to five pounds usually on eBay, so I just normally add them to my safe keys when I have a full set of them. I’ve noticed along with the different makers some people actually collect them with the different place names too. Some of the old bone and cellulose tags are interesting too. Have you been collecting the advertising ones for long? Do you have a large collection?

Hi

Yes collecting them for nearly 25 years now and have about 350 different UK ones , Chancery Lane have 2 different round tags - different wording , and 2 different oblong tags, see attached photos ,my collection dates from 1890's to 1930's , I do know another collector that has a collection of about 700 so Ive a long way to go to catch him

[Warren63]

So is the other round Chancery Lane a thin dog tag type ? I think the reason the Hobbs ones are less common is because the were actually putting the reward tag as part of the bow and adding the number to the key. How many different Chubb tags do you have then John? These are all the actual tags I have other than about half a dozen of the ring type your wanting a swap for.

[JohnPowell]

So is the other round Chancery Lane a thin dog tag type ? I think the reason the Hobbs ones are less common is because the were actually putting the reward tag as part of the bow and adding the number to the key. How many different Chubb tags do you have then John? These are all the actual tags I have other than about half a dozen of the ring type your wanting a swap for.

2 round Chancery lane tags are very similar except the wording is slightly different, have to confess Ive never seen a reward offered on an actual key before , I have about 12 Chubb tags , some Milner and a couple of Chatwood

[JohnPowell]

Another couple of Keyrings from my collection - safe related

[Warren63]

Do you have anything relating to Dutch safe Co LIPS in London.? I acquired this plaque earlier in the year and can’t find anything about an address or office in London. I would love to see your Chubb tags too John, when you have time. There were quite a few addresses relating to their works and offices, but I only have ever seen safe plaques with the Queen Victoria’s and St. Paul’s addresses on.

[JohnPowell]

Just got the Lips Keyring recently and no nothing else about them , nice to know that they have a London connection , attached some Chubb photos

[Huw Eastwood]

Do you have anything relating to Dutch safe Co LIPS in London.? I acquired this plaque earlier in the year and can’t find anything about an address or office in London.

It was a sales office in kingsway, I will post it over in your original Lips London thread.