You may come across references to the robert tann safes as being of inferior quality to the john tann safes and even that the robert tann defiance safes were fraudulent copies of the john tann reliance safes. The history of locks and locksmithing museum safe plates gallery museum entrance. We aim to keep you 100% happy by offering great service, fast delivery and a huge amount of available stock. Gamcqueens 1932 charlton county georgia history folkston. The story of the development of safes told through safe plates, badges and escutcheons. The newly named company began to concentrate entirely on making fire proof safes and today john tann is widely acknowledged as having established the worlds first. It embodies the main features of the 1865 patent no. Safe identification guide alan morgan master locksmiths.
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Georges younger brother, john tann, teamed up with his father edward to carry on. The brand is widely sold and marketed in france, spain, portugal, italy and french speaking parts of africa. Dec 12, 2012 john tann safe opening service in the uk. One place thieves do not care to look at is a single book in your collection. One of their main customers 182836 was charles chubb before they were making safes, in fact they would rebrand some of john tann s safes. Mar 01, 20 a few tann safe that ive opened cashier, bankers, vaults because of lost keys or combinations. They offer excellent value at affordable prices full new safe warranty on all products. Works, this old sign on hackney road was given a clean up a few years back, good for the building not so good for the lovers of old signs. How to open your safe by dialing the combination lock duration. Sign by sign, history is told on londons walls the new. When a tann john tann safe left the factory it would have had a mechanical key lock, mechanical combination. On the right is a cast iron chest by the carron iron company. The chest is a tann list 1 fully lined with fire chambers. Once, only bankers needed the heavy security safes built by john tann.
Hardback book cover easily blends in with other books or objects on any shelf or table. Sign by sign, history is told on londons walls history. The safe on the right also pictured elsewhere on the site is a john tann list no. John tann also produced excellent home office suitable safes that offer not only security but character and old style charm for those that prefer the best of both worlds. Tann safe and vault opening service for tenacity fortress. Robert tann defiance safes were fraudulent copies of the john tann reliance safes. A few tann safe that ive opened cashier, bankers, vaults because of lost keys or combinations. Tann are manufacturers of burglary and fire resistant safes such as cash safes and deposit safes, as well as modular vaults and fire cabinets. Tann fortress safe patient research and development, rigorous testing and 175 years international leadership in bank security engineering have preceded the fortress safe. Preowned antique safes filing cabinets fire resistant safes floor and wall government approved. Meanwhile, in 1912 john tann moved their london office from 11 newgate. Fichetbauche is a brand of safes and vaults with its origins in france. Valuables are placed in these hidden safes, which are themselves placed inconspicuously for example, a book would be placed on a book shelf. Old antique safe opening service all old antique safes opened.
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The founder of the company was edmund edward tann, iron. This was an instant success and in 1845, with order books bulging, the business was transferred into his ownership and took his name. Hi all im recently acquired a john tann reliance safe qld, australia along with its keys. Throughout the companys history it was essential to be one step at least ahead of the burglar s technical ingenuity a. This was an instant success and in 1845, with order books bulging, the business. Book safe with combination lock, ohuhu dictionary diversion. John laurence tann born 1890 was an english rower who won the wingfield sculls, the amateur single sculling championship of the river thames, in 1914. New safes custom interiors custom made filing cabinets fire resistant safes gun safes high security safes home and office safes hoppers and depositories luxury residential safes safe deposit boxes temple and place of worship safes vault rooms and doors wall and floor safes. In 1795 edward tann founded the worlds first firm of safe makers, john tann. John tann book room new owner believed to be locked when the new owners to a large house in cambridge believed that a john tann book room door was locked they telephoned safecracker. This convenient feature allows key access during business hours, with the added combination lock security when frequent access to the safe is not needed. We can fit electronic locks simple push button locks with time delay or duress mode or combination locks as extra security or as replacement locks to some safes at additional cost.
In 1795 and edward tann founded the worlds first firm of safe makers, john tann. Although the pull handle is missing, the boltwork was operated by a removable t handle through the hole at the bottom of the name plate. John tann high security safes safes encyclopedia lackasafe. The first known records are from an early account book which provides details of. From humble beginnings, hamber safes limited developed over 60 years, from two aspiring young engineers, fabricating in a garage as a hobby, to becoming classleading inventors and manufacturers of much revered underfloor safes, exporting them all over the world, and even having them featured in a blockbuster novel and movie along the way. The safe in the centre is a john tann list 2a, sometimes known as the m. History of safes and bank vaults among the many uses of lock mechanisms over the last 3 thousand years, one of the most famous one happened in the fields of safes lockable enclosures that are used for storing valuable items against damage, theft and intrusion. Much later, on the death of his father in 1862, they traded for a period under the title late e. London not that it is unusual to see shabby old buildings being gutted by construction workers in a rapidly gentrifying area of east london like hackney road, but i. In the event a fire or break in ever occurs, ensure your valuables are protected against harm and loss giving you peace of mind. Fichet bauche, format, john tann, gb security, godrej. Thanks also to the owners of this site for allowing me to use the photos in my tree. John tann s reputation for being a superior manufacturer holds true with this very special, massive high security torch and tool resistant safe made in sweden.
Chatwood chubb hobbs milner g price ratner john tann second tier english safe makers. If you need a tann safe or any other safe or book room door opened call safecracker. Family projects business global events books fiction newsletters. A man imprisoned in the uk for more than 11 years for murdering his girlfriend and hiding her body beneath the floorboards has been jailed in new zealand after assaulting a new partner. While santore pulled out drills and showed me the interior of an old john tann safe, louis looked enthusiastic.
This example details john tann, a manufacturer of safes, and reliance with an anchor behind. During the reign of king george ii 17271760 the house of tann manufactured burglaryresistant ironbound treasure chests. Chief surveyors were no longer interested in attending. We have reduced our safe and vault opening service due to the coronavirus virus covid 19 out break in the uk. Safes are among the most common items seen in photographs of late 19th century and early 20th century offices. News greater london industrial archaeology society. Its resistance to torches and power tools puts it in a class of great, elite high security safes. Fantastic the century typography on locksmith and safemaker john tanns house in hackney has been restored after decades of neglect. Before the battle of trafalgar tann was making safes advert c. Tann ts3 high security ten lever safe locks decoded and opened without drilling. The mk 4 is no exception having a formidable 100mm door slab with hardened barrier materials throughout giving this safe the respect it deserves. The lock and their chemical compound fireresisting material were patented under the joint names of edw.
The tann family from which our links derive were a family of safe makers and there is a great website all about them. For collectors, these antique safes can make great additions to display in your office, home, or library. Hollowed out book safe a hidden compartment in a book. In 1845 edward transferred the business to his son becoming john tann ltd, a name which was to last through the remainder of the companys history.
To all responsible person is painted in big black letters on the front of the building, and a description of a locksmith and safe maker is engraved on the side wall. Tann safe vault opening service all tann safes vaults opened no matter what. Arthur wren lambert and his patented steel book stacks. The color of the item maybe a little different from picture due to different batch, package include. John tann chromed safe plate sp150 original, quality 1920s30s chrome on cast brass nameplate from the door of a fireproof safe. It specialises in products which offer certified burglary protection andor fire protection. Contrary to popular thought the history of safes is very interesting, especially to us. A professional safecracker reveals his craft the atlantic. Need informations on small john tann antique locks.
John tann reliance safe opening procedure tips, tricks. Ive attached some images, i received 2 different keys, the one that fits the safe is marked j tann, patent on one. National museum of american history, smithsonian institution, washington, dc. Operated from factories in england, canada, and sweden and is represented in many other countries. John tann ltd merged with rosengrens of sweden in 1990 to form rosengrens tann. John tann produced some of the best safes in the world, the bankers range of safes were designed to protect cash and valuables against all known forms of attack. Find great deals on ebay for tann safe when you shop the largest online selection at. Vintage john tann s reliance metal safe box with inner trays lovely old heavy metal safety deposit box made by john tann s of london who made the old huge elaborate collectible safes. John tann security limited is the oldest safe maker in the world. A diversion safe, or hidden safe, is a safe that is made from an otherwise ordinary object such as a book, a candle, a can, or even a wall outlet plug. The first safe actually belonged to pharaoh ramesses ii back in the th century bc and it was the ancient romans that first fixed lugs in the safe locks used. We attended and opened their john tann book room door for them. Safe details this safe may not have a ul label, but most insurance companies will still honor it once you tell them the john tann brand, super fortress model, made in england, and its weight and security specifications. John laurence tann born 1890 was an english rower who won the wingfield sculls, the amateur single sculling championship of the river thames, in 1914 tann was born at holborn, the son of edward tann.
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