Page 4 Advertisements Column 4

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3964, 22 June 1887, Page 4

Miscellaneous. CHATWOOD'S DOUDCEUPLE PATENT "INVINCIBLE" FIRE FALL & BURGLAR PROOF SAFES. Testimonials and Sala's "Battle of the Safes" post free on application to CHATWOOD'S PATENT SAFE AND LOCK CO., LIMITED, Lancashire Safe and Lock Works, Bolton ; 76 Newgate Street, London ; Also Manchester, Liverpool, and Leeds. MR CHATWOOD designed and erected at the Banking premises of Messrs Hardcastle, Cross & Co., Bolton, the first Banker's Steel Strong Room m the World. One end of the room is occupied as a Bullion Treasury, which remains to this day the most complete, and far away tho strongest, yet produced. In this Strong Room Mr Chatwood introduced a new principle of lighting and ventilation. The doors of the room are two inches thick of Chatwood's Patent Intersected Steel, and are m duplicate for use m alternate months. In the centre of the Strong Room stands an Hydraulic Elevator, which carries tho Books and Bullion up into the Bank Room, where it stands during the day fts a bank fixture, at once useful and ornamental. The top of this Elevator is one «f Chatwood's Check Safes, which effectunlly closes all tho keyholes, and locks out even the person! having charge of the kova. In 1877 Mr Chatwood designed and erected for tho Union Bank of Scotland, Glasgow, the largest Steel Strong Boom m the World, 50 feet long, fitted with three of his Patent Intersected Steel Doors and Grip Frames, and divided into three chambers by two double steel walls, with lolled girders between, m which double walls ar« fitted two of Chatwood's Double-Bided Safoty Doors, accessible from either side. Each chamber is lighted and ventilated by one i/f Ohatwood's Patent Ventilating Lamps, and fitted with interior Safes and Treasury. The floor of this Steel Soom is protected by a network ef Gbatwood'a Potent Hydro-pneumatic Tubes, which, on being tampored with can be made to sound an alarm m Manager's Room and Police Office. One of Chatwood's Patent Hydranlio Elevaters, lifts four tons of Books out of its Strong Room into Bank Room m Accountant's Department, and another ono m Transfer Department lifts two tons. The top of this latter Elevator is used to carry heary Btutionery to top of building, and suspended tray at bottom serves to carry up and dowu customers plate chests from and to plate room m basement. ' LIST OF HONOURS & INTERNATIONAL PRIZE MEDALS AWARDED FOR OHATWOOD'S SAFES AND LOOKS. : 1884, PARIS.— The Academic Nationale Diploma of Honour. "For Excellence of Manufactures." 1883, AMSTERDAM.— DipIoma of Honour. "For Safes, Locks, and Bankers' Strong Room." Thkse abb the Only Diplomas of Honoub eveb Awabdbd job Safes aks Locks. 1882, BRADFORD.— GoId Medal. " For Safes and Locks." 1881, ADELAIDE.— SpeciaI First Award. " For Bankers' Strong Room — Secure, Convenient, and Easily Manipulated." 1881, ADELAIDE.— SpeciaI Gold Medal. " For the Exhibit as a whole. 1881 , ADELAIDE.— SpeciaI First Award. " For Safes— Undeniable Superiority." JURORS' REPORT. " These Exhibits deserve special commendation both as regards design and workmanship. The Invincible Safes possess undeniable superiority, and we consider them invulnerable to the attacks of Fire or the Burglar. Tho introduction of the T girder frame, the solid flange, lock case, claw bolts, and intersected steel, being special features m their construction. Chatwood's Duodeeuple Patent Strong Room, with Patent Hydraulic Elevator, we consider of inestimable value to the banking community, being alike Secure, Convenient, and Easily Manipulated. " The collection of Locks exhibited by tho same Firm are samples of First-class Workmanship and Design, their Picklock Detector being a special improvement. " The Exhibits of this Firm, as a whole, wo deom worthy of a special Award." 1880, PARIS. —Academic Nationale Gold Medal (Rappel). " For Excellence of Manufacture m Safes." 1880, MELBOURNE.— First Award and Gold Medal. "For Safes.' 1880, MELBOURNE.— First Award and Silver Medal. "For Model of Bankers' Strong Room." 1880, MELBOURNE.— First Award and Bronze Medal. " For Locks." 1879, SYDNEY.— Special First Award. " For Safes." JURORS' REPORT. "We find that Chatwood's Safes excol at all "points, and therefore recommend a SPECIAL FIRST AWARD." 1879, NETHERLANDS (Arnheim) .—Jurors' Medal. 1870, YORK.— Silver Medal. " For Safes." (Highest). 1878, PARIS.— GoId Medal. " For Safes and Locks." 1878, PARlS.— Academie Nationale Gold Medal. " For Safes and Ltcks." 1876, PHILADELPHIA.— The Exhibition Medal. "For Excellent Workmanship. ' 1873, VIENNA.— Tho Medal for Merit. "For Fire and Burglar Proof Safei." (This was the only Medal awarded for Burglar Proof Safes.) 1873, LONDON.— MedaI. "For Safes." 1868, HARVRE.— OnIy Medal. "For Safesjof British Manufacture." 1867, PARIS.— OnIy Medal. " For Safes of British Manufacture." 1865, OPORTO.— Silver Medal. "For Safes." 1865, DUBLlN.— Silver Medal. "For Safes and Locks." "With Special Mention of Chatwood's Patent Wedgeproof fastenings." EXTRAOT FROM OFFICIAL REPORT. " Mr Chatwood has raised Safo Manufaoture from being a branoh of Hardware to an important branch of Practical Engineering." ,' The International Safes Challenge Contest, Paris Exhibition, 1867," by Robert Mallet F.R.S., 0.E., and Robert F. Fairlie, C.E., on application. CHATWOOD'S PATENT SAFE & LOCK COMPANY LIMITED. (SAMUEL CHATWOOD, Bankers' Enginebb, MANAarsa Dibbotoe), LONDON— 76 Newgate Street ; MANCHESTER— II Cross Street j LIVERPOOL— I 7 Lord Streot £LEEDS— 22 Bond Street ; BOLTON— Lancashire Safe and Lock Work*.