Pittsburg Safe Co

[billygoat]

Just joined the forum. It has a wealth of information.

Picked up an old floor safe from Craigslist for $30. Made by Pittsburg Safe Co. That is Pittsburg without the H. That is an important clue about its age. Pittsburgh (without the H) was only spelled that way between 1891 and 1911. I can find no info about the company. I believe the safe had been broken into. The combination lock was gone, the handle that moves the locking bar was broken off and the shaft was twisted. Someone put a lot of torque on that shaft.

I am a machinist and have a pretty extensive home shop with 3 lathes, 2 milling machines, 3 drill presses, 2 grinders, shaper and can make just about anything. I plan to abandon the combo lock set up and use a rim cylinder with a garage door dead bolt. I have made a few safes with this locking mechanism and it has worked out quite well. I already have a Medeco rim cylinder that I plan to use.

Stripped the safe down and started to machine pieces for mounting the deadbolt. Will need to make a new shaft for the locking bar. Should be able to show some more progress on the locking mechanism by the weekend.