Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
& TRUST COMPANY In
new HOME SATURDAY
rCemfinasd from first pGge1
frames were required by the large
size of the window openings.
A-.u..r.od for. HauVpUipnPa

The interior arrangement 1ncl luues
the many accommodations requlreO
in present day bank design. Passlhs
the bronze entrance doors, ahO
through a vestibule with marble nool
and side walls, one enters dlrectly
info the spacious public lobby. from
this lobby the customer has access
to every department OF tne non al
The presidents private once - az ~
the left and the ladies room at lne
right. Immediately upon teIine
EI7rtber hack, on the left side Is an
onan snace. separated from the pup
lie snace only by a low counter, ue-
--o+od +o those officers with Whol,
tbe customers desire frequent anu
oasv contact. The banking screen III
S,;dos tha nublic lobby from the space
,,sod hv the working force, on tne
risb+ At the rear are located Tue
vault. safe deposit department ''N
hosting room.
A stairway in the safe deposit S, ue
.ortment leads to the directors
oono p and incidental accommoua-
4ions also to a girls rest room anu
t,oo11's locker room, all located Oh
az ,nezzanine floor which occurs aI
the rear of the building.
Comfort Considered
Tho ladies' room is devoted eXclu-
,i,aIT to the convenience OF women
customers. Dainty furniture anu
decorations have been proVideu as an ;r
limitation to feel at home, also -
-aoognition of the fact that the gent
1er sew. even when engaged IN pusl-
nass like to preserve dalntness
which is admired, but not practiceu
by men. % oil cus+om-
are in the center of the public lop-
bv are two commodious check DESKS
gracefully designed and execuIeu ~
statuary bronze, and suppneu VIII
stationery, banking forms, pens nm
and calendars. This desk is lghteo
hv a concealed rejecting hxture'
Safe Deposit Service
The safe deposit department IS en-
tered through a bronze grille at the
end of the public space, designed 10
bormonize with the banking screen,
and having an electrically controlleu
cote and signal push-buttons. In TINS
department are found well VentlIaCeu
Individual customers booths each
nrovided with electric light ana VIII
ing facilities. Booths are OF various
ei1es tn accommodate one or seVeral
All booths are open at the top ana
+ba lower nanels of the doors are
onIv nartially closed with slender
+nrnad snindles, thus insuring ventll-
stion and at the same time affordlng
nrivacv. The safe deposit CUSTODIAN
can also see at a glance Whetner VI
not a boot is occupied.
Ample provisions were requlreu
for this department which IS a sepac
rate service in itself, the value OF
which is known to this community
The Vaults
The main vault on the first toor
is massive reinforced concreIe
structure with single opening for
access. This opening is closed by a
oonderous solid steel door IL inches
thick weighing, with its frame, thlr-
teen tons, and composed OF the spe,
cial steels and alloys lately devised
to prevent penetration by purnlhs.
drilling and explosives. In splte oi
its weight, it is so nicely balanced
and delicately adjusted on the pail
and roller bearings of the crane
hinge that a child can swing 1t open
and closed. 1t is so snugly htteo
that a nressure mechanism, consist
ing of cams and geared drive, is re-
onired to bring the door to lts
+iebtIv closed position which allows
the bolts to slide. Twenty-Five Dolts'
each about three inches IN olameIer'
secure the door.
Tn addition to these barriers OF
steel and concrete masonry, there Is
Installed an ingenious electric pro-
tective device. Through a sound
wave detecting device, closely relat-
ed to the microphone, and between
the steel plates of the door, hows
continuous electric current. Any IN
terruption or increase in strength OF
tbis current sounds the alarm. Regu-
lated by a time clock and checked Dy
daily tests, this system gives instant
notice of errors or improprieties on
the mart of the clerk who nightly
closes and locks the vault, as well
as sounding a continuous warning
should an unauthorized attack be
made upon the vault by a burglar
from without.
Safety Features
Fitted with an emergency unlock
ing device, a telephone and fan, the
Milford vault also provides against
serious consequences should the mis-
fortune occur of someone being lock-
ed into the vault. The construction
and protective devices are so thor
ough that the insurance companies
have granted the bank the very low
est obtainable rate of insurance on
its contents. AS a further defense
against daylight hold-ups, an cleo
trio riot call is built into the struc-
ture, controlled by number of re-
leasing stations located at all STRAIT
egic points throughout the building,
from any one of which clamorous
and insistent 18 inch gong on the
outside can be released at the touch
of a button.
Inside the vault, separate spaces
are provided for the customers and
for the banks own use. In the safe
deposit or customers compartment
occur the safe deposit boxes and tel
ephone. The locks on these boxes
are so arranged that both clerks and
renters keys are required to open
them. In the banks own compart-
ment are located the security and
money chests.
A separate fireproof book vault is
attached to the posting room for the
reception of live records. Thus the
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