Samuel Withers Safe Opening

This Samuel Withers Safe at a home in Winstanley, Wigan hadn’t been opened for at least 40 years. It was inside the house when they moved there in the 70’s and potentially hadn’t been opened for a good while before that. Quite rightly the owner now realised that it was a safety risk to have a locked safe without a means to open it under duress and was also curious as to its contents.

We were not the first company to be called to this job, the previous engineer advised that the lock was seized and that the safe would need to be drilled open. After a disagreement with them the owner contacted us and we went to perform the opening. The exterior of the safe looked quite rusty from the pictures but surprisingly the interior of the lock looked remarkably clean when inspected with our optical equipment which is small enough to fit through the narrowest of key ways and give us a clear view of the inner workings. With a suitable pick selected we noted that the lock was responding well to the picking process and proceeded to pick it open in a short period of time.

With the lock open we faced the next hurdle of getting the locking boltwork to retract by turning the handle which was stiff but without too much of a fight we got the handle to move to unlock the door. The final hurdle was to get the door to open which was the hardest part of the job, with some lubrication and some gentle persuasion however we got it to swing.

The owner found some interesting old paperwork inside and we were happy to have performed another non-destructive opening as we always endeavour to do.

Dudley Harlech Safe Stolen Keys

The keys to this Dudley Harlech safe were stolen during a robbery at a house in Didsbury, Manchester. We opened the safe without damage, changed the lock and provided new keys.

Milners Safe Opening Lost Keys

The keys had been lost to this Milners 212 fire resisting safe at a home in Stafford. We attended site, opened it and made new keys so that it could be used again.

J. Cartwright & Son Safe Opening

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.

Fort Knox Standard Safe No Keys

It was house moving day for a family in Burscough, Lancashire when they realised they had packed the safe key somewhere in the shipping container and needed to retrieve the contents of their Fort Knox Standard under floor safe. After a 7:20am wake up call we arrived and had it picked open by 8am. We don’t just advertise a 24 hour service, we genuinely offer it so if you have a lock problem anytime day or night then give us a call.

Bent Steel Fire & Burglar Resisting Safe Lost Keys

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.

Milners 212 Patent Safe Lost Keys Opening

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”.

SMP Ironmaster Underfloor Safe Lost Keys

The keys had been lost to this SMP Ironmaster underfloor safe at a home in Chorlton, Manchester. The owner was moving house and needed to retrieve the safe contents prior to leaving so he called us to open it for him. We picked the lock open without damage and left our details for the new owners in case they want us to make keys for it in the future so that it can be put back into use.

Ratner Safe Opening, No Keys

The new owners of a house in Stockport found this old Ratner safe hidden away in a cupboard but hadn’t been left any keys. We attended site and picked the lock open for them.

Dreadnought ‘E’ Series II Safe Lost Keys

The keys had been lost to this Dreadnought ‘E’ Series II underfloor safe at a house in Euxton, Lancashire. The owner called and requested that we drill the safe open so that he could retrieve his passport for an upcoming trip. He was surprised when we said we would pick the lock open and make new keys for him but being professional safe engineers we have the tools and skills to open most safes non destructively. With the safe lock picked open we made the new keys and put the safe back in to service without the need for any expensive repairs.