We have been living in our home for about 4 years now. We were moving some shelving and found an old safe in the basement. It is a very large floor safe. From what I can make out of the name on front, it is a J. Baum safe. The house was built in 1924. I have no idea when the safe was put in the house. The safe is locked and the combination wheel spins freely like it is broke and there is a small hole drilled directly above it. Someone tried to remove the door hinges at one point you can tell because the top one came off easily. But the door is still locked up tight. My husband tried to get a crow bar and wedge it out of the hole in the wall it is in so we could get a better look at it, but he can't budge it.
Does anyone have an idea what these safes were made out of back then? Steel, iron, other? Do you think who ever tried to get in got in? Because it seems like if they did take the door off, how would they get it to lock back up? I am just so curious right now what is in it! I am sure there probably isn't any cash, but just old papers would be so neat to go through.
I was curious what it could be made of as it might be worth having someone come and scrap it. It is VERY heavy. It is probably 3 ft tall at least and 2 1/2 to 3 ft wide. I am including some pics.
Isn't this exciting! My daughter says, "with our luck, we will open it and find someones ashes in it!" Ewe.
Tried looking up J. Baum safes to find out how the mechanisms worked, like where the bar in the door goes when it is locked but I can't seem to find anything. Maybe there is a locksmith dis'er out there? Any tips would be appreciated!! I will post how we make out with our find!
My husband says to me " I already know what you are hoping. That it is worth enough scrap for a deposit on a disney trip????" lol
That reads to me like "No cruise!"
