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    I have stumbled across many Remote Combination Vaults (without viewers) in my quest to discover all known Remote Combination Viewer Vaults. Remote Combinations (and bolt-throwing handles) are either flush-mounted on the door jamb or surface-mounted on the door jamb in a case with illuminated combination dial(s) and a pressure system lug. Check out the Remote Combination Vaults album.

    All Remote Combination Viewers either have a pressure system lug like One King West:

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    or serve as the pressure system lug lock like the Cleveland Federal Reserve:

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    Wow guys, those are fantastic pictures! Keep posting more :)

    Best regards from Germany

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    What was the pressure system use for on these vault doors?
    Why are the early doors round and the later doors rectangular with the pressure system?

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    How is this vault door locked or unlocked?
    Enjoy TJ

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    Quote Originally Posted by T Davison View Post
    What was the pressure system use for on these vault doors?
    Why are the early doors round and the later doors rectangular with the pressure system?

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    How is this vault door locked or unlocked?
    Enjoy TJ

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    The four electric contacts plug into the four 'receptacles' when the locking bolts are extended. Located opposite of each bolt contact above the inside/top of the jamb.

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    The former Philadelphia Federal Reserve vault is now part of Jefferson University's 'JeffLab' and has a remote combination viewer on a round vault door:

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    If you look closely at the current pics above you'll notice a pair of remote combination viewers directly across the hall:

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    I assume this a cylindrical vault similar in design to the one at the PA Treasury:

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    There appears to be an entrance platform (or the shape of one) on the floor in front of the cylindrical vault entrance but it may just be a floor design to match the look of the entrance platform on the round vault door across the hall.

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