The older Cary locks may have enough room to look through the 'Fence' hole to line up the gates. The dialing sequence depends on the lock that you have and the number of wheels. If you have the serial number of the door It will help narrow down the actual lock that you have and the dialing sequence. I have an old Cary Safe Co. Safe from my fathers garage. We have the numbers for the combination but don't know the correct dialing sequence Try spinning the dial ccw 3 times, clockwise to the first number, Turn ccw once past the 2nd number then ccw to the 2nd number, then clockwise to the 3rd number, hope this helps!
Cary Safe Company (advertisement) for a double-door Cary safe (January 1920) | |
| Private | |
| Industry | Security technology |
|---|---|
| Fate | Defunct |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Founder | Horace D. Cary |
| Defunct | 1929 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Safes, locks, bank vaults, safe deposit boxes, prison cells |
The Cary Safe Company is a defunct safe company that was established and located in Buffalo, New York.
Products[edit]
The company manufactured and sold bank vaults, cabinets (safes), and safe deposit boxes from 1878 to 1929.[1]A majority of the safes sold by Cary had letters painted to the purchaser's request on the upper portion of the safe. Typically common was a customer's family name or the name of a business. Every Cary safe was built fire and burglar-proof. The company also manufactured intricate time locks and combination locks, (standard key) locks, and prison cells.[2]
History[edit]
Although founded in 1878, the company wasn't incorporated until 1889. Members of the old firm continued with the new company.[2]
These members include:
| President | Horace D. Cary |
| Vice President | Edgar B. Jewett |
| Secretary | Sherman L. Cary |
| Treasurer | Albert W. Smith |
| Superintendent | J. H. Goehler |
The company also employed a number of traveling salesman around the United States.
Slogans[edit]
Popular company advertising slogans included:[3][4]
- 'Growing Great Since Seventy Eight'
- CARY SAFES 'The Safe Investment'
- 'Uniform Strength Throughout'
Locations[edit]
The company's headquarters, which included production and office buildings, was located in a 1 1/2-acre, three-story building, at the corner of 250-266 Chicago Street and 217–249 Scott Street.[5] In the 1920s a service and sales building was opened at 1200 Niagara Street.
How To Open A Cary Safe
References[edit]
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- ^Cary Safe Company. Advertisement. Scribner's magazine, Volume 67 Jan. 1920: 88. Google Books. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ ab'The Glen V. Mills Directory Co Business Directory of Buffalo' The Smith-parsons Company Publishers. (1902), page 571. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^Cary Safe Company. Advertisement. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 127 June 1922: 710. Google Books. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^Cary Safe Company. Advertisement. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 127 Jan. 1921: 68. Google Books. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^'Illustrated Buffalo' Acme Publishing Co. (1890), page 118. Retrieved 2010-07-18.