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Safe - Artifacts

Description
Black Metal Safe, the safe has a front opening door hinged on the right side. There are two hinges the bottom one is missing the screw on hinge top. Across the top front side of the safe in gold lettering is "HOTEL WESTERN." There are pin-stripe gold lines around the perimeter of the safe door. Around the door is a wide gold line. Within this is a pin stripe square with embellished corners. Inside this square at the top in gold is: "Sold by, NORRIS SAFE + LOCK CO., LTD., Seattle, WASH. + VANCOUVER, B.C." At the bottom is a painted scroll work vising into a spine. On the sides and top the metal is indented 3" in. There are double pin stripe gold lines on each side in the indentation. The top has a spot of Cooper spray paint on the right side, spilled yellow paint on the left side and a spill mark in the center with ridged indentations in it. The front door has 4-drilled and filled holes, the combination is missing, and there is a hole. Below this is a plain matal knob with a horizontal bar through it. The door has two locking bars which fit into holes on the door frame. There is a thin inner metal door, black with painted gold pin stripes around the edge and a scroll work design in the center. Inside the bottom is carpeted, there is a word partition with the right side wider than the left. On the left are two wooden drawers in the center. Both locks have been saved though. There are three more spaces the same size beneath this. Across the top of the right side are three slots, and another slot beneath it. Three quarters at the space is open. #s on knob: 206 15928 Four metal wheels on bottom. So it rolls left or right only. The four screw which held the lock on the inner door were removed when aquired and have been replaced.
Object ID
1998.112.001