Directory · 1876

Guard against fire and thieves

Samuel Withers, West Bromwich

1876 advertisement: Guard against fire and thieves. Samuel Withers (late George Withers and Sons), at the Original Park Works, Roebuck Street, West Bromwich, manufacturer of fire, drill and wedge proof safes, with an engraving of an open safe
Samuel Withers advertisement, 1876 trade directory. Public domain; scan via Grace's Guide (CC BY-SA 4.0).Download

Date

1876

Printed in

Trade directory

Type

Directory

What it says

Guard against fire and thieves. Samuel Withers (late George Withers and Sons), Original Park Works, Roebuck Street, West Bromwich. Fire, drill and wedge proof safes.

"Drill and wedge proof": the two tools a Victorian burglar actually carried.

Source: Grace's Guide (scan CC BY-SA 4.0) · Public domain original; scan CC BY-SA, no overlays

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