ULTRA RARE - Circa 1904/05 Meilink Table Top Safe w/Burglar Alarm (Unrestored) - $4,950 - (New Port Richey, FL)
Ultra Rare _ Circa 1904-1905 Meilink personal safe with a working burglar alarm. This safe is unrestored and retains all its original graphics and artwork and brass trim It is signed and dated on the lower left hand corner of the safe. It has a working combination lock door and I have the combination. But the thing that really makes this safe special is the burglar alarm. Hidden in the custom base is a gong type bell and clapper mechanism. Its power comes from a clock type wind up key with an elongated shaft. If the safe was sitting on a desk top and you wanted to close the safe and set the alarm you would wind up the clock mechanism, and then place the safe back on the desk top. The alarm is now set. The alarm will trigger if either the safe is picked up off the desk top or if they open the safe door. So it is a double alarm. Dimensions are 16 1/2"H x 12"W x 12"D. weight is approx. 75 lbs. This is a very rare safe. In the last thirty years, I have only seen 2 of these come up for sale at auction and one worked and the other did not. The one that worked sold in 2013 at Morphy Auctions for just over $5,000 with an 18% buyers premium. Seller agrees to pay the cost of shipping this safe to the buyer anywhere in the lower 48 states excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
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