The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-13

posed of two classes of steel: one of
great tensile strength and ductibility
to resist shock of explosives and the
tearing effect of wedges, screws and
/ other instruments used for wrecking or
entering vaults; the other of extreme
hardness to resist drills, chisels and
all cutting tools. These materials are
also combined in manner to afford
protection against the Use of diamond
drills and punches.
Door Unpickable.
Interest naturally centers in the pro-
lection afforded the entrance to the
vault. and the burglar proof door usu-
ally forms the elective point of attack.
| Here are shown the very latest ideas
in design, the highest quality of ma
terials and the most skilled workman
ship. Here are assembled in their
greatest refinement, all the elements
of protection known 70 the art. and II
is here that the contrast between an
cient and modern construction is most
readily apparent.
The vault door il a splendid example
Of modern ingenuity aud achievement,
is massive, impregnable, OF marvellous
construction, the finest and latest thing
known to the safe making art--offer-
ing as it does, as formidable barrier
against instrusion as modern genius
aud skill can devise.
The door and vestibule each arc
made Of single billet steel. This ste
is too hard to be cut and too stron
TO be broken even by considerable
charges OF dynamite and nitro-glycer
inc. The door viii swing upon mas
sive steel crane hinge weighing one
ton.
When closed, the doors are forced
into place by pressure mechanism
placed upon their faces and the joint
become proof against the entrance 81
wedges or liquid explosives.
The door is locked by twenty-four
round steel bolts, projecting from IL
four sides. and il further checked by
two dial combination bank locks of the
highest class, capable Of millions of
changes to combination and absolute
" unpickable. The bolts are again
checked by a time lock Of the very
highest quality. which is always on
duty, capable of holding the door in
locked condition until the expiration
of the Predetermined time for which
it is wound, and of releasing the guard
mechanism at That time only.
The controlling devices that connect
the locks with the main boiling sys
ten Of the doors, are designed to hold
them securely locked, even If all the
locks should be blown or otherwise
forced from the door. The bolt work
on the outer doors is covered and pro-
tectcd from dust by a handsome
French plate glass door.
The inside finish Of the vault is sug
gestiye Of the ideas II massiveness,
sofidity md convenience.
The main vault is divided into two
compartments--the larger Of the two
is fitted with three hundred steel safe
deposit boxes with room for several
hundred more, should necessity re-
quire.
The main purpose Of the bank in
furnishing this vault security. was the
accommodation Of it, customers who
desire a receptacle for the ssfekeep
ing Of their valusbles, papers. etc.
Each box i provided with two keys.
both Of which are held BY the party
renting the box. The one renting the
box has absolutely exclusive access 70
it. There are no duplicate keys and i
Is impossible 20 make duplicate keys
bv impression from the box itself.
These boxes are the most modern
and approved kind One renting a
box has personal sccess 70 IL. The /
bank will furnish convenient booths 4
for private examination Of the con I
tents. Thus The hank j. able " fur I
nish in the matter II safe deposit .
boxes. the safety and convenience i
which heretofore the community could i
not secure
II was the desire q TIE hznk r.
have the strongest vault j. the coun
try. and have an equipment Which ]
would provide the greaest efhuencv q 4
administration. and include the hiEhest 4
degree 81 safeguards
The work q the M,slsr safe com
psnv - delivery is De- Vned % b ths
final word 10 tauit fnEinesrlnE aad a.
fords ample proteeaion for the e.
curities Hhich the vault c1utsins---i
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