Who produced the largest safe plaque?

Warren63

I wonder if anybody has the largest Chubb plaque and would post a picture? Or even what is the largest safe plaque produced by any maker? My largest plaque is the Chatwood double lock that I have pictured. As I am not in the trade I suppose you guys may possibly have seen something on one of the large walk in vaults that I would never have the opportunity to see. Any pictures would really make a sad man happy! Thanks.

Gary Stephenson

largest one I can remember seeing was from a chatwood diamond, I have one of the straight plates somewhere, but not one of the crucifix ones which would have been even larger. If I can dig it out I will put up a picture.

Tom Gordon

You can see a larger Chatwood in the background to the left but this Ratner is somewhat larger if size is everything…

Warren63

Tom Gordon wrote
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That’s a pretty big Ratner plaque but the Chatwood in the background looks more interesting! I would certainly not like either dropped on my toes. I like the circular ones in front too. There was a set of them on eBay last year but they were asking too much for my budget to stretch to. I now officially have plaque envy after seeing your examples Tom.

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Tom Gordon

Warren63 wrote
That’s a pretty big Ratner plaque but the Chatwood in the background looks more interesting! I would certainly not like either dropped on my toes. I like the circular ones in front too. There was a set of them on eBay last year but they were asking too much for my budget to stretch to. I now officially have plaque envy after seeing your examples Tom.

Like these? Typically off crane hinged doors.
The Chatwood behind is a double keyhole (I only have one of the locks though) and was fitted at 90 degrees to as shown -off an exhibition safe.

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Warren63

Yes they’re the ones. There were 3 of them and were described as coming off the crane hinged door. They had the circular handle along with them for sale. They were all split apart in the end and sold in seperate lots. They look well on your garage doors though I must admit.

Tom Gordon

Warren63 wrote
Yes they’re the ones. There were 3 of them and were described as coming off the crane hinged door. They had the circular handle along with them for sale. They were all split apart in the end and sold in seperate lots. They look well on your garage doors though I must admit.

Garage doors?
That is just my gardener’s toilet 🙁grin):

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Warren63

Of course it is! Where I come from your toilet is worth about £500 pcm Tom 😃

Gary Stephenson

and a proper padlock and padbar to stop the staff escaping!

Warren63

Gary Stephenson wrote
and a proper padlock and padbar to stop the staff escaping!

No doubt his night watchman keeps lookout as well! ( from the turrets).

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Gary Stephenson

night watchman, he has the ghost of Sam Chatwood watching over his goodies 8-)

Tom Gordon

Warren63 wrote
No doubt his night watchman keeps lookout as well! ( from the turrets).

The guards are on the battlements, not the turrets, but there is no problem with the staff escaping - I confiscated their passports- they won’t get far…
I must admit though that the gardener is a bit obsessed about it being solely his personal bathroom- which can cause a bit of friction with the hareem sometimes.

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Warren63

Tom Gordon wrote
The guards are on the battlements, not the turrets, but there is no problem with the staff escaping - I confiscated their passports- they won’t get far…
I must admit though that the gardener is a bit obsessed about it being solely his personal bathroom- which can cause a bit of friction with the hareem sometimes.

I have to share a bathroom with three daughters so I know where the gardeners coming from, the staff probably have more chance of getting their passports back than I do of having peaceful ablutions in the morning!

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Gary Stephenson

I am not a big safe plate collector, but this is the biggest one I have.

Tom Gordon

Gary Stephenson wrote
I am not a big safe plate collector, but this is the biggest one I have.

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Warren63

Nice plaques guys, are the holes at the top of the plaques for where there used to be combo dials?….. I wouldn’t like to drop any of them on my toes, or have to pay for international postage for that matter!

Huw Eastwood

Warren63

Huw Eastwood wrote
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Nice one Huw, now that’s what you call a proper door! I would love to have a fiddle about with that one.

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Richard Phillips

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Lucky man. Do you have the 2 5-spindle comlocks to go with them?

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Tom Gordon

3 different types of 5 spindle locks:-
best round letterlocks
not so expensive square ones,
dextuple