Unknown safe

ucof

This safe is at my local body repair shop and they have never had a key for it, and just use it as a coffee table.
Can anyone identify what safe it might be, please?

As a body repair shop, they’ve already resprayed it so there is no identifying markings!!!

The only distinctive things that I can see are the rectangular hinges and the sideways keyhole!

The gauge of the key is really small, I think about an 11.
There’s a key post hole at the back of the keyway that stem of the key fits in to, to help keep the aligned when turning it.

The key blade itself seems really small so I (in my naevity) cant only imagine that it is not that strong or secure a lock.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Cepasaccus

My guess: Tann or SMP with a Walsall S2 (or similar).

Huw Eastwood

It’s a Leigh Safes Hadleigh.

ucof

Huw, that’s outstanding - absolutley spot on, thank you very very much for your help!

Here’s one I found online showing what it should look like.

Chubby

That’s a new one on me.

Who are/were they? What sort of quality are their safes?

Alan Morgan

Chubby wrote
That’s a new one on me.

Who are/were they? What sort of quality are their safes?

British made in Essex.
Similar to Dudley Harlech in grade and quality

Leigh switched to importing and rebadging but for a while still listed their own designs. Not sure if they still make to order or just had remaining stock.

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