Wanted: antique-safe cracker
SOURCE: AP (3-21-07)
MONROE, Conn. --Two antique iron chests recently discovered on Monroe Historical Society property are safeguarding their secrets a bit too well.
The 300-pound safes, discovered behind a furnace in an old farmhouse owned by the society, might hold treasures that help shed light on the 184-year-old town's rich history.
Or, they could be empty.
But it'll remain a mystery until the historical society finds someone who can coax open the old locks, the combinations for which seem to be lost to the ages...
Now, they are putting out a call for a skilled volunteer locksmith capable of opening the Victorian-era safes without damaging them or their contents.
The 300-pound safes, discovered behind a furnace in an old farmhouse owned by the society, might hold treasures that help shed light on the 184-year-old town's rich history.
Or, they could be empty.
But it'll remain a mystery until the historical society finds someone who can coax open the old locks, the combinations for which seem to be lost to the ages...
Now, they are putting out a call for a skilled volunteer locksmith capable of opening the Victorian-era safes without damaging them or their contents.
Source:
AP
Source URL:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2007/03/21/historical_society_discovers_antique_safes____but_cannot_open_them/
Date:
3-21-07
