Milners Safe

Steve Coles · 2019-05-05T16:20:55+00:00

Ive recently bought this safe knowing nothing about it. It is 22″ width, 22″ depth and 28″ Height. It has two internal locking drawers and on the reverse of the door is stamped 212. The numbers on the keys read I-1026 and it matches the same number on the right hand top side of the safe. On the top left hand side is written 1862 could this be a date? Any information would be most appreciated. Regards Steve

Steve Coles

Is it possible to tell me the weight of this safe please. Regards Steve

safeman

Steve Coles wrote
Is it possible to tell me the weight of this safe please. Regards Steve

About 5¼ cwts.

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Steve Coles

Was this safe designed to be built in or freestanding. Kind regards Steve

Chubby

In some government departments this would have been classified as a “sub standard plate safe”.

Instructions were that they should be bricked into wall. They weren’t designed to be built in, but if they are it increases the security of the unit. I suppose it adds a certain amount of resistance to fire as well.

If you can handle the weight, the process is fairly straightforward. If you can take your time it is very simple.

Huw Eastwood

Chubby wrote
In some government departments this would have been classified as a “sub standard plate safe”.

Instructions were that they should be bricked into wall.

Apart from the army, can’t think of any government departments after 1950s that were still using Victorian safes and bricking them into walls. Some smaller sub post offices sometimes got away with it but regards the army they used to set most of them in the wall anyway, decent stuff like Stratfords and even the bankers grade 1As got bricked in!

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Steve Coles

Thanks Huw this is very helpful. Can some one tell me the best way to clean the handles an plate as Brasso won’t touch it😂. Is it Brass !!🤔. Regards Steve

Huw Eastwood

Pour a 2 litre bottle of the cheapest supermarket lemonade in a plastic bucket and chuck it all in. The citric acid content is mild so takes longer but will not affect or damage the brass- perfect job.might need to leave it in for a few days or more but keep checking it and remove, soft brush and rinse once it’s all bright.

Steve Coles

That great thanks again . I have one small problem of removing the leaver handle which moves the locking bolts, i have removed the single screw but nothing is moving 🙁think): help. Every thing else has been removed. regards Steve

Steve Coles

All sorted, just a little stuck🙁clap):

Chubby

Huw Eastwood wrote
Apart from the army, can’t think of any government departments after 1950s that were still using Victorian safes and bricking them into walls. Some smaller sub post offices sometimes got away with it but regards the army they used to set most of them in the wall anyway, decent stuff like Stratfords and even the bankers grade 1As got bricked in!

Yes, mainly forces bases. I was thinking more of the safe in somewhere that is an armoury or had been one. There all that mattered was keeping small items somewhere relatively secure rather than any sort of cash coverage. Also once in and bricked in they would tend to stay where put as it would be too much trouble to move them. So you might get a classroom with a safe built in because many years back it had been an adjutant’s office.

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