Joseph bates & sons patented lock

[ratlock]

Hi I hope I am ok posting a Utube link about safes. This was one I bought from a house that was getting cleared in Aberdeen. It sold on ebay for 99p. I hadnt the experiance to pick it,and could feel somthing weird happening where the last lever should be.
Well Dave (wellington) come over, and with his help we had a look inside.
Hope you find it imformative.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b2oeWWet8c

[Riyame]

Very nice! Interesting lock mechanism as well. Hell of a deal, congratulations. Too bad about the contents though

[ratlock]

Heres the inside working parts. Lever 7 is a floating bolt stump that traps your pick.

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Here is the main bolt, and the floating bolt stump.

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Heres how the whole thing fits together.

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Heres the gates in the detainers.

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Well i guess this short video shows some pictures of the safe restoration as it went along, and the short clip, shows how the safe looks now.
For 99p Ive learned a lot, met new friends, and have a working antique safe from a bygone era of British manufacture, never to be seen again.

Enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct9KIOQJqaU