Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
SAFES FOR SILVER.
Coming More Into Use In Moder
Houses and Are Well Worth
the Money Spent.

a beautiful residence now going UP In
New York city will have for fits first pieces
of furniture two large safes for the but
ler's pantry. They Will be Iinmense things.
by actual measurement eighty inches high.
sixty-two inches wide and thirty-eignt inch
es deep. These will cost 81. 20 apiece and
will show the best and latest devices In
burglar and iireproof rates. The safes
are intended for sliverware and are among
the most important items OF the house
furnishing.
The modern safe for home use require.
the services Of the cdDinetinaker as well
as the mctaiworker. With the constantly
increasing us, or line silver and jewelry
II has become necessary to have a safe
convenient place to keep TIA place whore
IL Will he accessible for daily use. AND YET
not at the mercy Of burglars Or ~ danger
III Gaze OF IRE. The modern safe has b.
come almost Il work Of art as well as Il use
iui piece or furniture. For silver the in
side has a fine cabinet finish. and the
greater part is covered with velvet. that
there may he no danger OF marFinG beauti-
Iui pieces OF plate. where exquisite work
inaHshIp equals or exceeds in value the
Intrinsic worth OF the metal.
A mode! silver safe IS made on the prin-
clpEe OF Il bookrack. though with sheIve.
that are very deep. az in the dig safes
which are going into the house OF which
! spoke. THc shelves are covered, upper
and under sides, with velvet. and the walls
OF the safe may be lined with the velvet
or with finely finished wood. The shelves
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rlhgeineIt being made according 10 the in
divid,ial tastes OF the householder. there
may be only shelves. or a part OF the space
may be utilized by velvet-iined drawers.
and possibly In the bottom an extra burg
iar-proof department. like another small
safe inside the large safe. with u heavy
door two and Il half inches thick. fastened
by exposed bOltwork. with walls nearly az
thick as the door. and made Of the same
solid metal as the outside. The exterior
of the safe is as plain as il can be made
black. in colors. or with a silver bronze
finish: though the black is usually pre-
ferred.
The baby safes. little jewelry safes. are
attractive in the silver finish. These are
not 4 yard high, comparatively shallow,
and are TO be placed in a bedroom Or dress
ing room. These, like the larger safes, are
arranged according TO order. but a standard
arrangement has one apartment above and
one below, and two drawers across the mid
die or the little safe, forming the shelf for
the upper compartment The top. bottom
and sides of each compartment. which is
the fun width of the safe. are lined with
I purple velvet. and the drawers with the
same material. The fronts of the drawers
are of We'll finished oak. and a little oak
trimming is around the mirrors which form
the Dack OF each compartment Another
little safe has only one drawer in the GEN.
ter and on either side of it a tiny COM
partment. but any way in which they are
made. II Is as easy to slip valuable jeweiry
into them at night as to leave it on the
dressing table,, and then. with a little turn
of the combination lock. it Is secure. a
sare like that would cost possibly SO
though a larger one Of palmer finish would
be less.
Safes are also finding themselves in o-di-
nary pieces of furniture. One of these is
a boudoir or parlor writing desk of hand
somely finished wood. There is one drawer
in II. as in most desks. and above that the
high desk part. the front letting down fol-
the writing table and disclosing on one side
small drawers and compartments and or
the other a larger compartment. which
might be intended for account books. but
II Is a safe for private papers or jewels
Upon opening the outer door of wood, likt
the desk. an arched metal door is dis.
closed, and that. when opened. shows {
velvet-lined. burglar-proof safe with secret
compartments. A desk or cabinet Of that
kind costs about sl25. more or less. accord
ing to the design and finish. The safes ART
all made from the best five-ply metal Of
welded steel and iron plates.