The San Francisco call., 1910-03-13
SAFE AND VAULT
FIRM WINS ITS WAY
Convincing Proof of the Excel
lent Work Done by
Home Industry

That the local safe and vault manu-
iscturers are competent 10 successfully
compete with and surpass the east or
elsewhere is manifested in the con-
tracts received by the Hermann safe
company OF this city for all the safes
and vaults 10 be installed in the new
Los Angeles postoffice and the san
francisco custom house, the entire
contrsce amounting TO thousands of
dollars
That this firm has established itself
and the safe and vault manufacturing
business IN san Francisco and on the
coast is shown in the recent installa-
tion OF the City snd County bank of
this city.
BURGLAR AND FIRE PROOF
The vault as illustrated herewith
was made according TO the plan of ar
rsagement drawn for the bank. II is
complete IN every detail. and is only
one Of many similar kinds installed by
this firm The construction is of drill,
burglar and fire proof FIVE ply chrome
steel. equipped with double pressure
system consisting OF solid goose neck
steei hinges. q special locking device
Vanstructed OF "a heavy round steel
bolts and operated by an AUTOMATIC
motor. The entire vault is checked by
= triple timer, making it impossible for
* TO be opened except ar certain times
and by only certain persons.
The gears manipulating the bolt
bars. automatically arranged, are made
of bronze OF ball bearings with extra
reinforced chrome steel and housed to
insure their safety The equipment in
every detail is plated and highly pol
isled.
This contract. like all other work,
was taken in competition, and is one of
the most complete in the state. having
all the latest improvements. In fact,
tt received preference over all eastern
manufacturers for the superiority OF
workmanship.
BIG BUSINESS on MERIT
This company has manufactured and
installed its products in some of the
largest buildings and corporations on
the coast. and particularly IN san
Francisco. II has furnished and
equipped the san Francisco postofhce
with safes and vaults, the Oakland
postofTice and custom house, the Los
Angeles and Portland postoff1ce and
custom houses the San Francisco Gus
tom house the United States mint, and
in fact the majority OF government
buildings on the coast, not mention
ing the many banks
Among others equipped are the
cial- Alaska Packers, Atlas Assurance,
Baker a Hamilton. Balfour-Guthrie,
Bsucrofl-W Whitney Belden. Butler, Bot
kin California market, Central Trust,
City Electric company. Firemans FUND
Insurance company. Commercial block.
Holbrook. Merrill q Stetson, Metrop-
oils Life Mutual Life. ". P. Fuller.
Mission Savings bank. Owl Drug COM
panv. PARROT estate. Pacific Hardware
and steel Phelan. Prayers, Risdon Iron
Works, ST Francis hotel, Studebaker,
Swiss American bank, Tillmann & Ben
del buildings. and in fact too many
others 10 mention.
Yet in the face of such success and
capability, there are many who are
apparently in the dark 70 what can be
1ufsctured here by the San Fran
$50 iron and steel industry, and have
T. confidence as TO local ability to do
50. Others are pre5udiced against any
article manufactured locally and in
favor Of eastern and foreign commodi-
ties Just for the reason that they are
from the east or elsewhere.
UNREASONABLE PREJUDICE
such an expression of feeling and
prejudice is shown in an incident that
happened to the Hermann firm when
dealing with one Of the local banking
institutions.
When bids were first asked for by
local bidders from bidding in favor
OF the eastern manufacturers, think
ing, as many persist in doing, that
san Francisco can not manufacture
here. The Hermann Safe company
hearing that such a plan was to be
adopted, made every effort TO submit
bid, but without avail, until Her
mann offered 10 install the entire steel
vault and its requirements for moth
ing, just TO demonstrate that a local
Inanufs cturer could do the work neces-
sary.
The result was that the contract
was begun and finished and so abso-
lutely satisfactory TO the bank Off
cials in every detail, and so much bet
ter than they expected. that they gave
the company the cost of the contract
II the same time expressing in a let
Ter their entire satisfaction al the re-
suits. All Of which goes TO prove the
work can be done here If the consumer
VIII only give his neighbor a chance
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