1920s Fichet dual click action combo and pump keylock

Huw Eastwood

I’m guessing at 1920s on this one- we’ve had it for years and sadly is all that survived of a beautifully compact Fichet safe that was attacked in the early 1970s. The fancy display key was superbly made by Cosmo Di Mambro in the late 70s and features a lovely polished brass ‘f’ within the bow- it’s still loved and appreciated to this day!

The length of the 3 click-action combo spindles says it all- at about 2 and a half inches thick it featured very heavy construction for what was such a small and compact safe.

Provost

Bonjour, ce modèle de serrure est assez courant sur les coffres Fichet à partir de 1908 environ et jusqu’à 1967 sur les coffres d’entrée et de milieu de gamme, on en trouve encore couramment de nos jours. Si vous le souhaitez je peux vous envoyer par mail des photos de catalogues de l’époque
Cordialement
Pierre Provost

“Hello, this lock model is quite common on Fichet coffers from 1908 until about 1967 on input boxes and midrange, one still commonly found in today. If you want I can send you by email pictures of the day catalogs Sincerely Pierre Provost”
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Huw Eastwood

Merci Provost and also thank you Brian for the translation 🙁happy):