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Re: Cole file cabinet with safe

PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:46 am
by MartinHewitt
One more question: Where are the contact points? On mine they are at 99/11 and due to the square spindle +25, +50, +75. I suspect, that they vary from lock to lock, or perhaps more likely from dial to dial.

Re: Cole file cabinet with safe

PostPosted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:27 pm
by brittaniestrada
Hello, I bought a Cole file cabinet with a safe door inside a locking door for $20.The safe is currently open. It has a 3" dial and inside the second drawer is the number N-359535. It would be nice to be able to use the safe portion if someone could help me decode this somehow. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Cole file cabinet with safe

PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2020 4:06 pm
by TurFam12
Hello,

My grandmother recently passed away and left behind an old Cole Steel Equipment Safe inside a locked cabinet. My father asked me to take a crack at the safe, but I’m not following how to do this myself. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

The safe has a 3” dial and has what I’m guessing is a serial number of N-502669. Is there a directory of combos based on this information? Or could I solve this myself with some type of decoder pin.

Any guidance here would be much appreciated.

Best regards,
HT

Re: Cole file cabinet with safe

PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2020 2:19 pm
by bitbuster
I've been having superb luck opening these Cole 'safes' with this:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... coder-ring

Re: Cole file cabinet with safe

PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2020 2:31 pm
by MartinHewitt
Does it work also on other safes?

Re: Cole file cabinet with safe

PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2020 2:37 pm
by bitbuster
Not to my knowledge but someone will chime in with their ring decoder experiences.

Re: Cole file cabinet with safe

PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2020 2:05 am
by L4R3L2
bitbuster wrote:I've been having superb luck opening these Cole 'safes' with this:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... coder-ring


That's cold!!

Re: Cole file cabinet with safe

PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:21 pm
by GWiens2001
bitbuster wrote:I've been having superb luck opening these Cole 'safes' with this:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... coder-ring


:rofl:

Gordon

Re: Cole file cabinet with safe

PostPosted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 6:03 pm
by eddiek
Hello all! I'm Eddie. I'm here for help with a Cole Steel cabinet safe. The cabinet door is open, but I'm unable to get the safe itself open. I have the number on the back, as well as what I thought was the combo on a piece of tape, but I can't seem to get it to work. I've read through the thread to get some insight on how to enter the combo correctly, but I still can't get it.

The details of the safe/cabinet are:
4" diameter dial
N-450057

The combo written on the piece of tape is written as follows (see reference image as well):

L-50
R-50 -4
L-75

Image

The additional "-4" in the middle is confusing to me, but I'm hoping someone on here can help me out. It'd be much appreciated!

Re: Cole file cabinet with safe

PostPosted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 1:01 am
by MartinHewitt
The dialing sequence of the Cole is 3L-2R-1L and R to open. I guess the 50-4 was his way to note how to dial to achieve the second time right. Dial right to 50 (passing 4 once), then dial right to 4 (reaching it a second time).

Re: Cole file cabinet with safe

PostPosted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 5:37 am
by GregWhitney
Give this a shot using the dialing sequence provided by @MartinHewitt - L50-R04-L75 right to open

Re: Cole file cabinet with safe

PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 4:51 pm
by GregWhitney
Hey @eddiek did you have any luck with the information provided? An update would be greatly appreciated

Re: Cole file cabinet with safe

PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:24 am
by DBali
I also just purchased a cabinet with safe, can somebody share with me the method of decoding?

Re: Cole file cabinet with safe

PostPosted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 8:10 pm
by Lowstature
Hello, I'm new to the site. Just bought an amazing cabinet with multiple drawers and a safe inside the door from a lady in Louisville KY. She had a ton of collector worthy cabinets but I didn't know until I got there or I would have bought more.. No idea what the combo is, but found the code behind the drawers, my lock is different looking and more plain than the other pics on here, hoping it is still original. Can anyone help crack the code? N508921

Thanks!

Karl

Re: Cole file cabinet with safe

PostPosted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 8:10 am
by Maxwell
Hiya Folks,
I'm another newbie with a Cole filing cabinet/safe, issue. I found this cabinet in my basement years ago and thought it would do great in my home office. But, although I have the keys, I do not have the combination for the safe. The numbers on the inside back wall are N107413. I would very much appreciate someone's help in getting it open, as I would hate to scrap it. It really is a solid thing of beauty.