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The owners at an industrial unit in Manchester had recently acquired this old safe without keys and wanted to use it to store their things. We picked the outer door open and found a key for it inside which saved us having to make one. We also found the internal drawer was locked so we picked that open too so they had full access to the safe.
The keys had been lost to this old Bent Steel safe at a fast food outlet in Sale, Manchester. We attended site, picked the lock open and made new keys. The safe was originally supplied by Withy Grove Stores Manchester as per the plaque on the door.
The keys could not be located for this Milners’ safe after the owner passed away and the relatives required access prior to leaving the house. We went to the home in Bolton and opened it up for them.
The escutcheon over the keyhole says “MILNERS’ SAFE POWDERPROOF SOLID LOCK. LIVERPOOL & LONDON”.
The safe plaque says “MILNERS’ 212 PATENT FIRE-RESISTING”.
This Milner safe at a pub in Widnes would not open despite the owner having the key. We attended site, got it open and returned it to service.
This is the second time that we’ve been to open this antique safe at a pub in Manchester. The first time the owner had broken the handle off trying to force his safe open with a hammer and was going to get a friend to make him a new handle after we had opened it. This hadn’t happened so when the safe became difficult to open after redecorating the room we were called to open it and once again we did so without any further damage. We have agreed to help source a replacement handle to make it easier to use in the future.
The family could not locate the keys to this antique square cornered safe at a home in Storth, Cumbria after the death of the owner. We attended and picked the lock open for them so that they could retrieve all of the paperwork and personal possessions.
We were called to open this antique John Port safe at a Church in Openshaw, Manchester. During some renovation work the safe was getting stripped down prior to painting and they could no longer open the safe door. We opened it and found the edges of the door and frame coated in paint and the door would not shut and lock because of this. We stripped away the excess paint and got the door opening and closing nice and smoothly.
This J.Grove & Son safe was acquired by the purchaser of a building in Bredbury, Stockport. Unfortunately it didn’t come with any keys so we were called to open the safe and supply new keys. Once we had picked the locks on the main door we found an internal locked coffer which we also picked open.
The safe plaque reads:
DEFIANCE SAFE WORKS LATE WITH CHUBBS
MANUFACTURED BY J.GROVE & SON BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND
The lock escutcheons read:
GROVE & SON INVINCIBLE LOCK
The keys had been lost to this possibly antique safe at a pub in Hyde, Manchester. The name plate had been removed and we have so far been unable to identify the make of safe. This didn’t stop us from picking the lock open however and making new keys for the owner.
We were called to this safe at a shop in Whiston, Merseyside as the key was stuck and the door would not open. We identified that there was a boltwork failure and managed to open the safe without any further damage. Once opened the boltwork was repaired and the safe put back in to service for years to come.