Identify Safe - Need Keys

BigJeff

First, thank you for your time and effort in sharing your knowledge on these old safes.
I have an old safe I just acquired. (Photos Attached)
I would appreciate any information you might have on this.
The front door has two different type locks.
One seems to be a flat type key and the other a skeleton type key.
As you can see from the photo named “key” there is another lock box inside the safe.
It has the key. Would this key fit the front lock mechanism?
Also, I locked the door open and cannot retract the bolt. Door will not close.(Flat key lock)
Do you have any idea where I can obtain keys or
close the lock mechanism.
Thank you for your assistance.

Doug MacQueen

Big Jeff, it is highly unlikely that a key for the inside box will work on either outside lock. Up until a couple years ago I was under the impression that safes like yours were a rarity. Well they are in this country but I have come to find out by extensive internet searches that the basic style has been extremely popular in several European countries throughout the 1800’s. So far I seen them from Portugal, Spain, France, Austria and Germany. There are often stylistic features that help to identify the country of origin. Ones from Portugal are usually a bit different than ones from Austria/ Germany. The use of the “trade mark” helps to date yours and I would guess it to be from the 1900’s not the 1800’s. I can make keys for the locks if you are interested. Doug