The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-02
TIE HARRIS FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF
HAEE


The protection of property has been the
subject OF serious study from the time the |
old Feudal Lords built strongbolds in their
castled mountains to contain the treasures |
won in many desperate fight, until the
present time of bank vaults and impregnable |
iron safes. Science has aided in producing |
metal capable of resisting the cracksmsn's
most delicately tempered steel, and the hot |
test FIRE. The best educated artisan skill
has been brought forward to apply ell of it's
most cunning and secret devices TO bsfae
and resist the midnight burglar, until both
have nearly triuuphed, and we now have
our bank vauiss and safes, proof against
human ingenuity to unlock without the tai
ismanic combination, and capable Of resist
ing any heat produced by ell ordinary and
even extraordinary confagrations. Among
the many excellent safes now manufactured,
none have ever been placed more squsrely
upon its merits for popular favor, or ever
came out of al sharp or severe contest
with greater honor than has the cele
brased Harris Safe, which has been tested
BY the sharpess competition, and in the hot
test fires ever known in this country.
People have everywhere been surprised
at the genius that could defy bolts, bars
and intricate combinations, and now when
the popular verdict is given in favor OF
the Harris safe and its Sargent and Green
leaf Locke, it places it's reputation for being
the most complete and reliable safe, be-
yond all question. We all remember the
greal Ere in Portland, Maine, in 1866, and
how in every instance the Morse, known in
the Wsstsas the Hsrris safes came out
of the ruins with their contents as good
as before they had been covered, in some
cases, for five days beneath the red bot fires.
| Those of us who stood around the smoking
ruins and saw these safes raised seething
| hot, and opened, and then saw the contents
| as good as new, needed no further recon
mendation. Since that time they have be.
come the most popular safe made, and are
used in all the larger establishments where
safety from FIRE and burglars is desired. In
Chicago they are used BY Detective Allen
Pinkerton, #ho has six of the largest sizes
with double doors in which he keeps the
records of his office. They are also used
by the City Clerk, City Treasurer, Board
Of Public Works, Dane, Westlake Il Covert,
aud in the large establishment OF J. V.
Farwell l. Co., and hundred others
of the same city. In this citythe firm
Of B. D. Buford & Co., Pillow Manufacturers,
use one of their large size and are well sat-
isfed with it, and pronounce it better than
any other make. These safes are construct
ed with special reference to sustaining any
pressure that can be brought to bear upon
them BY falling, with bolts that shut behind
= wrought-iron frame, which forms the front
of the safe; and, owing to the peculiar
construction of the door jamb they will
resist the action of fire for days al
Was the case in the great Portland FIRE and
also in she FIRE at Wenona, Ill. last yea,
They are finished in the handsomess style
conveniently arranged inside for the recep
ZION of books and valuable papers; aud are
supplied with g wroughtiron cash box and Sc
of drawers with special locks, being in fact
the handsomest, most reliable, perfect FIRE
and burglar proof, convenient and cHEAPEs,
safe manufactured. Whenever used the,
are liked and whenever tested are Away
found reliable. Perhaps the best recon
mendatiou is the following letter from tn,
6rm of E. i L. Beecher Bros OF Wenona III
Who are well known to many Of our dealers
Here is what they say:
THE HARRIS SAFE.
WESoNA. H., Oct. /, 1870.
AR. s. q. HARRIS.
I Dear Sir; Our safe, which we purchase,
= from you, was in the freight house of tn
T /. Z. X. at this place ssshen the depot
s oucklngham's elevator and several honse
= we're burned down. Our safe no. 81 wa
u the depot close TO large bin of coal, an
had about two hundred barrels of -four pie
: on the top and around it aud it went througI
e The hottest fire for four days, during whicl
i time no water whatever was thrown on i,
=, and came out the best of any safe in Wepop,
not excepting the bank safe. We shout
think there were eight or ten safes in tn
= hre' The papers. in all but ours, wer
more or less injured.
!. Yours truly
@ E. & L. 9EEcHER BRos.