The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-28 00:00:00

MILNER'S PATENT FIRE RESISTING SAFES.—We fre-
quently hear and read of discoveries and inventions that
come before the public, some of which are of unquestion-
able utility, while ninny more have but a transient practi-
cal exhteece, and are applicable, if at all, in only isolated
cases ; but the patent safes and boxes, the invention of
our townsmen, Messrs. Thomas Milner and Son, for the
preservation from fire of books, and all descriptions of
valuable deeds and documents, have progressively attained
increasing public estimation--to such an extent, indeed,
after the .severest proofs of their value in numerous de-
Etructive tires throughout the country, as to entitle the
inventors to the reputation of being national as well as
individual benefactors. A recent extensive tire in Man-
chester has added an additional proof of the efficacy of
these invaluable depositories. We have before us a copy
of a letter addressed to the patentees, by Mr. Thomas
Haigh, woollen merchant, New Brown-street, who occu-
pied a portion of a stack of buildings, consisting of ware-
houses, offices, and shops, in the street named, and also
in Pool-street and Pool-lane, in which every other safe
(some of them called fire-proof) was burnt out,—the
whole of the buildings being completely gutted by the
fire ; while out of Mr. Haigh's property, amounting
in value to £BOOO, the only salvage was the contents of
his (" Milner's") safe, containing his books, a quantity
of valuable papers, watches, &c., which were recovered
uninjured. Mr. Haigh • handsomely acknowledges the
excellence of these fire-resisting safes, and strongly re-
commends them to the public. The principle upon which
these safes are constructed, and with unerring efficiency,
as we have before explained in detail, is the generation of
steam in proportion to the intensity and duration of the
fire—keeping the combustible contents in an adequate
degree of moisture to prevent ignition.. In such estima-
tion are these depositaries held by our public offices, after
their utility has been proved so repeatedly in many towns
in the empire and abroad, (confirming the strong recom-
mendations of our Polytechnic Secietyand other scientific
bodies, after they had severely tested them experimentally
in red heat,) that upwards of 20,000 safes are in use.
Nearly all the register offices in the kingdom have been ,
supplie:l with then by order of the registrar-general. Our I
own Select 'Vestry have just ordered ten additional safes
to the thirty already in the use of that department. The
patentees are fitting a strong room for the custody of the
valuable deeds and documents of the Bridgewater Trust,
at Manchester; and every nobleman in England should
follow the example of the Earl of Ellesmere, as well
as every public establishment. The room is double
matted and chambered throughout—the door is Mitners'
" holdfast" and fire-resisting door, consisting of half-inch
thick wrought iron outside—the same as their " holdfast"
safes—shooting out fourteen bolts, five on each side and
two each top and bottom, secured by Milners' impreg-
nable lock. In the construction throughout numerous
improvements are introduced well worthy of minute in-
srection—really making this one of the strongest safe-
doors in the world—lined throughout with the fire-resist-
ing chambers, defying alike fire and violence. Inside the
room the books and deeds are to be arranged alphabeti-
cally in twenty of Milners' safes. At a cost of from .£3OO
to £4OO the invaluable title-deeds, hooks, and valuables
of one of the largest and most valuable estates in the
country will be rendered secure and impervious to any
fire that can approach them. This extraordinary door
Messrs. Milner will be glad to slew at their works, 50A,
Lord-street, where it will be on view until Friday next, at
four o'clock. In fine, from what we have for years past
observed of the excellence of Messrs. Milners' fire-resist-
ing safes, the principle of which they can readily adapt to
the wants of all parties, that is, on a small or an extensive
scale, we feel assured that merchants, bankers, and others
who may lose valuable papers by adhering to the ordinary
(so-called) safe, will derive little sympathy from the dis-
cerning portion of the public.
PIGOT'S DIRECTORY.—This admirably got up and in-
dispensable work is now published by Mr. Slater, of
Manchester. It is at once a history to the nation as it
is—a great tribute to commerce and civilisation in
England.

LOYAL AVPITITITEATRE. AlOlOllOl many novelties
were brought out last week, the public have been gratified
withthereproduction of several established favourites. 'I ho
beautiful and correct representations of. the exterior and
intefor of Sliaklaeare's house have formed the great at-
traction, and have been much admired..