LSS+ Electronic Infobase Edition Version 5.

By George Price
LONDON: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.

The First Edition was published in 1856

The original work was edited and rereleased

by Marc Weber Tobias in 2002, in
conjunction with the publication of
Locks, Safes, and Security, Second Edition.

Master Exhibit Summary

Chapter 1 Introduction
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Chapter 2 The Early History of the Iron Safe Trade

Figure 1 Oak Chest
Figure 2 Foreign Coffer

Chapter 3 On Fire-Resisting and Thief-Proof Safes, and

the Specifications of all the Patents in
connection Therewith
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Chapter 4 What is required in an Iron Safe to make it

Secure against Thieves and Fire
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Chapter 5 On the Iron Safes in General use

Figure 3 Cast-iron Safe
Figure 4 Lock-case with box of wards
Figure 5 Section of door plate and lock-case
Figure 6 Strong wrought-iron Safe, “hold-fast” pattern
Figure 7 Lock-case for safes
Figure 8 Jack-in-the-Box
Figure 9 Sheet-iron Fire-proof Deed Chest
Figure 10 Lock and lock-chamber as used for sheet-iron Safes
Figure 11 Money Chest, with outside bands
Figure 12 Plain Money Chest
Figure 13 Lock-case
Figure 14 Holdfast pattern
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