Safe
Milners and Sons
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Steel plate and brass.
Measurements
775 x 620 x 620 mm
Place of origin
Liverpool
Collection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 252262
Summary
Large green safe, heavy door with handle, turning handle and keyhole, brass escutcheon plate reads 'Milner's safe, powderproof, solid lock, Liverpool and London'. Top right hand corner of front impressed numbers - 179028. Inside two shelves covered in red felt and two drawers with brass handles which bear the word 'Milner's'. Still has original key. Made by Milners and Sons of Liverpool.
Marks and inscriptions
Milner's safe/powderproof/solid lock/Liverpool and London (on escutcheon plate)/Milner's (on handles)/179028 (impressed on top right hand corner of front)
Makers and roles
Milners and Sons