Restored to a customers specification.
This was chosen by a customer from our stock, and we created the design to his brief. The exterior is in a dark blue with grey blue ghost pattern. The White Star Line logo was added matching an old poster. Thw whole safe was finished with a clear Matt lacquer. The inside is in a aqua suede for a wow factor.
The locks are fully working and supplied with spare keys. All brass is cleaned and polished to our usual high standards.
History: E. Hipkins & Co. was a safe manufacturer based at Kateshill Works in Dudley, England, and was active from at least the 1870s through the late Victorian period. They were part of a third tier of Victorian safe makers, mostly smaller firms centered around the Birmingham area, known for producing safes regarded primarily as fire-resisting quality. E. Hipkins & Co.’s products represent a notable part of safe manufacturing history from the late 19th to early 20th century, with some of their safes being collectible antiques today. They produced safes that were often described as “inflexible” and featured brass safe plaques and classic antique style markings.
Their work from the late 1800s to early 1900s continues to be recognized among collectors and historians of antique safes, with surviving pieces often fully restored for display or use. Kateshill Works in Dudley, their manufacturing base, was a significant industrial site known for producing such secure storage solutions during the Victorian era
Size: (HxWxD) 710x484x455 (+40mm for handle)
Colour: Exterior Ral 5011, 5008 Interior Ral 5018
Weight: 105kg
Design Theme: Restoration to customers brief
Please note: Safes of this age, approximately 100years old will show signs of their age and build, even after our restoration. We believe each safe has its own character, and thats what makes them special. If you purchase one of our safes, its not a NEW safe, they were built without modern tools, you will see imperfections, ie. the hinges are metal on metal (no bearings) so they may squeak and some may scratch some paintwork at the bottom hinge.
