The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-07-10 00:00:00

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CONVEYANCE OF GOLD IiTJST PROM
" id.CILDFAST"
FIRE RESISTING" SAFES AND BOXES AND.
A tiew
coan a valid bighlY-effective principle, in the construction
an
are e of mattery being once established, it be-
large an; easy for the ingenious inventors to en-
coke i.,11 eclapt it to the various purposes for which it may
dealo_uicl requisition. This fact was never more strongly
iNipzipeciscaafsttiraorited than in the instance of our; townsmen's
er
'srs.
s') fire-proof manufacture. At first the
addressed itself chiefly to safes of the usual
cash:
joilr the reception of books, written documents, and
,PaPers °fi or law offices, or for the deeds or
_Private parties residing in town or county.
to anelere of various sizes, from that of a dressing case
the ',Thee safe or chest. The fame of the articles, after
foess,e;erest tests in resisting the action of long-continued
~,TeYond all Previously-constructed safes), soon he-
keservn(?`" bY numerous certificates of their effective
taloa cfaittnn, after otherwise destructive fires, in every
the inportance in the kingdom ; since which period
wad ;Lae tees have added improvement upon improvement
stnievnaPted their admirable pr nciple to enlarged e
f, for securing the property of concerns of con-
theirmagni-
,r,°'n fire, violence or robbery, the outside safe of
sl4etaiiholdfasts" being' formed of half-inch wrought iron
halts ofe.d and rivetted together—the hinges, dogs, and
leeks
reape,strongest and most improved kind, and t
their wa 1Y 'impracticable" to'those "artists" who
\\e to the wealth which they never earned.
Milner
extensive and examined, yesterday, opposite to Messrs.
betiattesnrnsaivilewwagogrks in Lord-street, a neat and
on for the conveyance of. a large
the u4-safe from the California' mines to Tampico. In
greaccennstruction of this vehicle, a combination of the
deedest Possible lightness and strength, has been the
rsitt(Pbtruln ; and Messrs. M., we think it will be
lateeeded nractical men who have. seen it,have fully
-314. in attaining the end in view. It was ordered
ill Watson, Brothers, of this town, for Tampicto
these an, drawn by twelve mules, in two rows abre
• at,als being more serviceable in that undulated,.
''qe• besilbles, hot country, than horses. It is built of
Ztaat-,,wned and iron, put together in the most scienti-
;" af -er; and the tires of the wheels, which are low,
eldiit,,ennsiderable breadth, so that, (the roads being
• Wert., or scarcely formed), it may pass over soft as
• It hard ground, without undue strain to the cat-
able to no springs, as these, however strong, are
rePair.,4- ureakag derangement, and could not be
'inth 'n the locality It has iron axle-trees, topped
°f the °(ict and duplicates. of these, and of other puts
ttitetepenine, lace e sent out along with it, to be s b
of the 111 ease of dent. In the middle of the body
,';_attothw'!ggen, and secured by bolts and screws to its
is a huge iron hold-fast and fire-resisting safe of
A"p 2 f,,;.e best a,,ad stronze.t description—being 3 feet 6 inches
,",eptl.C‘T? ineties in the sides, and 2 feet 6 inches in
preeio it will
carry within. it 2,5001b5. weight of the
I,4?aa:rietal or on (Mier maerial not over bulk.
:Nell- 4
le ina'ssive door shoot out 12 strong bolts, locks,
leh and other fastenings of the chest, which are of
tassiV.e
neth and complicacy, that no robber can by any
tkeeim'ltY find an entrance to seize the contents, whilst
I,t ,"Iranits strength and weight of the Safe itselfrender
`oitse 17 sense a " Holdfast" for whatever is entrusted
on welnliteetion.
all,,ft,erwards visited the works, and were, more than
Ltlirnl),,-',.'nrreer occasion, surprised at their extent ; the
°f men em lo ed • the immense quantity of work
`Ted hundreds of safes of all sizes. We no-
ofhalts. siz feet squareaand three feet two inches deep,
Rhi4sieti,:teeb wro-ught frail, lined with the double
.fire-
liallibers filled with the chemical ingredients
• ce, nstitute the groundwork of the makers' patented
serie,lte for the r tance of . The safe is one of
_a
,wer, :21. aedis ther plate. The lock forms, as it
:e inner cans nt ofthe lid (also fireproof,) and
.."tellrintag a small ecmraenk. handle (4imilar, and not much
,95e1( n that used in winding' up a common house-
• ji° fewer than thee tongues, or strong bolts,.are
from each edger (or twelve tongues in all,) into
`441-'ter;l?loes„ in the additional bars of plate-iron round
h'fl'rec,ll`it_
st. hie top of the bar, tear a facility equal to
the c• ove
oe.king a well-oiled lour door. The
alluded to is for day use ; there being, to secure
anei a key so small and portable, that it. may be
if ise'. in the waistcoat pocket. When locked with this,
01:eure against depredation. The safes are as true as
or~Pr 'were planed and jointed in wood, and are, mores-
We.hnernental from iron-work panelling and moulding .
L'eeds 'text saw a safe, under construction, for a banker in
will stand upright like a handsomapanelled
IvNgh P d, the mouldings all handsomely formed of
!teat trop.
The hinges of the larger safes are of
Xength and weight, from twelve to 'twenty lhs.
g•
r- 'wrought iron
s, and so jointed that they work with
Thceatest ease and moothness.
blat,,b,great curiosity, however, (to us at 'least,) was a
of to,;,iron safe, on the same principle, now in progress
,
for'
the the deposit of the large stock of a
• siiale watch manufacturer. This is six feet square at
bY three feet two inches in depth. It is eut-
,lttij-ekTtroed of whole boiler plates of iron, half an inch
;;14--","esa, rendered doubly strong by the interior bars
to Kies mess,
top, front, ends, and back ; and which at the
soliddo4-tailed into each other, equal in strength
,ft w,_eldin One of the hinges of the doors, (in
lined
tdh-4„,'„te), weighs uwards of 20 lbs. It will be
14
'tnuble fire-proof casing; fitted with ample trays
thoti," stora of the valuable stock,—and will hold some
?gewatches. When finished, this case will
tOthe fror. 2.1. en 3 tons,—yet•the cost, as in all
ea th„r sizes proportionately will be very Moderate,
ra_te6v advantages of security,' both from fire and theft,
.',.4W into consideration.
:11'ise our merchants and others interested (and who
here?) to call and look over this extensive establishment-,
,"tlasen„scirne hundreds of minds and strong hands and
p
iYitß;;e eonstantl applied to the imrovement and ear-
14ve ;',4t Of this important principle; and, 'from what we
`9l-orCarselves witnessed, after destructive fires in this
eileva",d from the numerous testimonials of their effi-
, We have seen from other.commercial. localities
,7,es Car occasions, in which all other descritions of
41 h aye been destroyed, we strongly recommend,those
Zre.,44Ye not already adopted Milners' " holdfast ' and
"t4blesi!stine safes to lose no time in doing so—to lock the
before the horse is stolen.