New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-23

. OFFICE OF A. RocnkREAU Co..
New Orleans, April Is, 1871.
Mr.. John ". Norris, General southern Agent. Die.
|. bold Il Kienzie's Fire and Burglar Proof Safes:
KAR.SlREFe hereby acknowledge the rcceipt
from yonr hsnds Of the Fi,e Proof Vault, Vault
Doors and Burglar Proof SAFE. ordered from you
some time since. We entirely satisfied, for in
addition to our perfect sense of security from the
attacks Of Fire and Burglars, delighted with
the beauty and finish Of the work.
The vault door, when closed. looks secure and
fine. being handsomely ornameuted. When opened,
the vestibule. and inner doors are presented to
view, showing the extra thickness of the wall, and
security afforded by dOnble set Of Doors Opening
the inside doors, the vault itself appears and in
side you see the browning piece of workmanship
Of it all, our large Burglar Proof Safe
Having been SO recently robbed Of large amount,
you can rest assured that We awaited the arrival
Of this safe with little anxiety. Weighing, as it
does nearly four TOMS is perfect in all its parts
everything fitting exactly. The locks used being
Diebold Kienzie's IxL, and Eagle Combination
Burglar Proof Locks and Sargeant's Magnetic All
work beautifully, and We deem them unpickable.
The landscapes and bouquets are equal to parlor
paintings. The work, as q whole, We bclieve to be
all that is claimed for it, viz Fire and burglar
proof, and we most heartily recommend our friends
Very truly, etc,
A copy: A. ROCHEREAu l. co.
The above safe referred to by Messrs. A. Roch-
ereau Co. is composed Of i've thicknesses Of
welded steel and hardened boiler irop. placed al
ternately and secured by conical steel bolts, -
located that two never come in line and none pass
through the entire thicknesses the safe being thus
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divided into two distinct compartments, thus Civ
ing two safes in one. The partition being COM
posed Of the Same material - the top, bottom and
sides, renders one department secure even should
the other be left open. Upon the doors are placed
strong, round wrought iron bolts, secured by mass
i've bars and hasps, beautifully chased and I'D
justed in such manner - to secure them when
shut to the frames or jams besides the hinges, to
which The doors fasteAed the cross bolts being
of such a lengh that when shut forward they
catch at the back 81 well % the front Of the DOORS
Tneso bolts thrown into their places by means Of
handles on the outside Of the doors, and are fas-
tened there by the bolts Of the locks, the latter
having no labor to perform but the throwing Of
their own bolts.
The locks used on this work are, outside vault
doors, Diebold L Kienzies IXL; on inside DOORS
the Bramah powder proof lock. On one door Of
the burglar proof safe there 10 . Sargeants Mag
netic and ON the others Diebold Kiensie's Eagle
burglar proof locks and on the inside doors Of
burglar proof safe, Bramah powder proof locks
again-making it necessary to attack and over
six different locks to gain access to the inside
chest. The lock Of Debeld L Kienzie has four COM
bnati0n wheels all revolving on one stud; each Of
these wheels has . slot or notch in its edge, aud
when they are all brought into line (which ID done
by means Of knobs on the outside Of tho DOORS
when the combination is kuown), the bolts may be
thrown. Over the wheels . lever or dog, which,
when they are an set right, falls into the slots and
releases the botA This lever does not rest on the
wheels, nor il it brought to the whesls by spring
cam, as in most other locks but is held above
the wheels by the automatic action of the lock
itself Tho burglar proof safe weighs about four
tons, is perfect in every part, everything fitting
exactly.
The putting together of the sections of the vault
lining, and the placing of the vault doors and
building Of the wall, was entrusted to Mr.. George
Coates, and was done in a thorough and artistic
manner. For beauty Of finish (many bouquets and
landscapes being equal to parlor paintng) and for
strength and security, this safe is unsurpassed BY
any workmanship We have ever seen.
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