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    Posted 10 years ago

    bushdude
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    This old HHM safe has been around the family for a while and I'm wondering if anyone might be offer to provide some insight as to it's history, at least as far as approximate date of manufacture and potential value. As you can see, it's seen better times, but it's still functional and being in Nome, Alaska (a famous gold rush town where things are bartered and never thrown away), it might be quite old.

    As I say, it functional and from what I understand has a time lock although that is not in use.

    The imminent problem is that it's so heavy that it's affecting the building foundation. But, assuming I can figure out how to move it, I don't want to give it way if it's actually quite valuable.

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    1. payuppsucker, 5 days ago
      I know this is a long shot since this post is a decade old but I have this same safe and would like to talk with you about it. My email is 1911sms@gmail.com

      Thanks, Kelly
    2. dav2no1 dav2no1, 4 days ago
      1892 to 1959

      ". In 1892 they merged with Hall Safe and Lock and Herring Safe Company and became Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Company. That company managed to stay in business until 1959 when they were bought by Diebold."

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