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Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3965, 23 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 j 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 Boom 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 uss m alternate months. In the centre of the Strong Boom stands an Hydraulic Elevator, which carries the Books and Bullion up into the Bank Boom, where it stands during the day as a bank fixture, at once useful and ornamental. The top of this Elevator is one ef Chatwood's Check Safes, which effiectuHlly closes all the keyholes, and locks out oven the persons having charge of the kers. In 1877 Mr Chatwood designed and erected for the 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 doublo walls ara fitted two of Chatwood's Double-sided Safoty Doors, accessible from either side. Each chamber is lighted and vontilated by one of Chatwood's Patent Ventilating Lamps, and fitted with interior Safes and Treasury. The floor of this Steel Boom is protected by a network ef Chatwood's Patent Hydro-pneumatic Tubes, which, on being tampored with can be made to sound an alarm m Manager's Boom and Police Office. One of Ohatwood's Patent Hydraulic Elevators, lifts four tons of Books out of its Strong Boom into Bank Boom m Accountant's Department, and another one m Transfer Department lifts two tons. The top of this hitter Elevator is used to carry heary stationery 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 OP HONOURS & INTERNATIONAL PRIZE MEDALS AWAEDED FOE CHATWOOD'S SAFES AND LOCKS. 1884, PARIS.— Tho Academic Nationale Diploma of Honour. "For Excellence of Manufactures." 1883, AMSTERDAM.— DipIoma of Honour. ".For Safes, Locks, and Bankers' Strong Room." These abb the Only Diplomas op Honour bveb Awabdbs fob Safes and Looks. 1882, BRADFORD.— GoId Medal. " For Safes and Locks." 1881, ADELAIDE.— SpeciaI First Award. " For Bankers' Strong Boom— Seoure, Convenient, and Easily Manipulated." 1881, ADELAIDE.— SpeciaI Gold Medal. "For the Exhibit as a whole. 188], 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 wo consider them invulnerable to tho 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 Duodecuple 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 the same Firm are samples of First-class Workmanship and Design, their Picklock Detector being a Bpecial improvement. " The Exhibits of this Firm, aa a whole, we deem 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 SQver Medal. "For Model of Bankers' Strong Boom." 1880, MELBOUENE.— First Award and Bronze Medal. " For Locks.'* 1879, SYDNEY.— Special First Award. " For Safes." JURORS' REPORT. "We find that Chatwood's Safes excel at all "points, and therefore recommend a SPECIAL FIRST AWARD." 1879, NETHERLANDS (Arnheim).— Jurors' Medal. 1879, YORK.— Silver Medal. " For Safes." (Highest). 1878, PARIS.— GoId Medal. "For Safes and Locks." 1878, PARIS.— Academic Nationale Gold Medal. " For Safes and Leeks." 1876, PHILADELPHIA.— Tho Exhibition Medal. "For Excellent Workmanship. ' 1873, VIENNA.— The Medal for Merit. "For Fire and Burglar Proof Safes." (This was the only Medal awarded for Burglar Proof Safes.) L 873, 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. "ForSofeß." 1865, DUBLlN.— Silver Medal. "For Safes and Locks." "With Special Mention of Chatwood's Patent Wedgeproof fastenings." EXTRACT FROM OFFICIAL REPORT. "Mr Chatwood has raised Safa Manufacture from being a branch of Hardware to an important branch of Practical Engineering." ,'Tho International Safes Challenge Contest, Paris Exhibition, 1867," by Robert Mallet F.E.S., CJC, and Bobert F. Fairlie, 0.E., on application. CHATWDOD'S PATENT SAFE & LOCK GOMPANY LIMITED. (SAMUEL CHATWOOD, Bahkbbs 1 Engikbbb, Managing Dibbotob), LONDON— 76 Newgate Street j MANCHESTER— II Cross Street ; LIVERPOOL— I 7 Lord Street £LEEDS— 22 Bond Street j BOLTON— Lancashire Safe and Lock Work*.