Kromer book

[Gary Stephenson]

Does anyone have this book, or a scanned copy of it?

[Tom Gordon]

Does anyone have this book, or a scanned copy of it?

Ooooh
We would all like to see that!
started me thinking whether it was Theodore who supplied the German technicians to Herring Hall in 1861 for the safe challenge at the Paris Exhibition. Maybe they were browned off at Chatwood for making their own locks or something although I would have to check the dates.

[safeman]

Ooooh
We would all like to see that!
started me thinking whether it was Theodore who supplied the German technicians to Herring Hall in 1861 for the safe challenge at the Paris Exhibition. Maybe they were browned off at Chatwood for making their own locks or something although I would have to check the dates.

Hello again Tom. I think it very unlikely that German lock technicians have enough skills -if any- in safe-breaking to make such an efficient job as they did in delaminating the Chatwood,

[Tom Gordon]

Hello again Tom. I think it very unlikely that German lock technicians have enough skills -if any- in safe-breaking to make such an efficient job as they did in delaminating the Chatwood,

They didn’t delaminate the Chatwood. They made a hole in the side, just large enough to get the wooden block out of.
Chatwood ripped their entire safe to bits.

[Tom Gordon]

They didn’t delaminate the Chatwood. They made a hole in the side, just large enough to get the wooden block out of.
Chatwood ripped their entire safe to bits.

There are two very distinct sides to the copious reporting of that contest, written both by the victors (as usual) but also in America.

They reported battering a hole in the Chatwood’s side, after literally taking the side to pieces by the use of massive ** cold setts*' “ (as Safeman said) which suggests either they battered internal fireproofing away or there was limited access from splitting alone.
One of the Germans (who was claimed to have been engaged on the day by Herring apparently after he walked by in the exhibition) was Hermann Winkler who worked for Wertheim, not Kromer (although he might have worked for both, as typically happened over here).
The end result (in the courts) was that Chatwood won. Very soon after, Chatwoods were selling their latest barrier material which Herrings would have completely failed on.

[Huw Eastwood]

I'd love to see that Kromer book too, although probably best I don't as I still haven't got over that Tann one you sold!