Tann Defiance age??

[tonkanick]

G day,
I am brand new to this forum and I love it, I cannot believe the amount of combined knowledge on this forum it is great. I am a locksmith in rural Australia and although we don't do a lot of safes in our day to day work, the exposure I do get i love. We recently had a customer bring in a nice Tann Defiance safe and he wants it painted and serviced and sold on his behalf, fortunately all of the badges are still in good condition and no rust (if anyone is interested in buying the safe send me a PM). The serial number is 8448 and I was hoping to get a more accurate age. From the searches I have done Tann Defiance was manufactured about 1900 to 1907 so a more accurate age and any info you guys have would be great even how much the safe would be worth in Mother England, the hinges a really nice and it has some nice scroll work on the door I will post pics when its done.
Thanks Nick D

[Tom Gordon]

Where in the US did you see it sold for that much?
Regards
Tom

[Steve Ottway]

Hi Tom,

Here's the URL : R. Tann's Safe, England, c.19th century from antiquingwithpamela on Ruby Lane

Regards,

Steve

[Tom Gordon]

Well I know it says that it is sold, but if it actually sold for anything like that much, it shows only one thing, that the price of anything is what you can get for it. It didnt even have the pan to the inside of the door.
The Milner one shown at a similar price, has a Chatwood escutcheon on it and I would expect neither of them to fetch more than £100 each if put in an auction in Britain or on ebay. Sorry, but that is the reality.

[Steve Ottway]

I'd do best to sell it in the US!

Does anyone have any history info that could trace its origins (here's a photo of what's written on the back) ?

[chubbbramah]

I did see an antique safe collector/dealer in US also asking similar
[insert your choice of adjective] prices for antique safes, although clean and very well presented. Tom's right - can't see anyone paying that money in UK! Old safes usually cost more to remove than people will pay for ownership.
Looks like this one could have been shipped out as s/h in 1915?

[leigh]

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