Diebold Safe & Lock Co., Canton, Ohio - 3 movements

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A. Model - Type 3. c.1900. The case displays this company's' penchant for intricate case damascene design. In this instance an art deco motif. Click here for a floral design and here for a similar deco design in a two movement version. This model had an integral bolt mechanism designed to be used with a conventional manually operated bolt control. This required the case to be about 3/4" deeper, all other dimensions remaining the same. The forth photo shows the lock as found. There were later 1950's Swiss movements in this older case. I had decided to undertake a restoration of the case and bolt mechanism and replace the damaged movements with a set of E. Howard movements that would have been found originally with this case. file 99

B. Model - Type 3. c. 1950's. Same type Swiss movements as in A, in a case of contemporary period. file 48

C. Model ? - These movements have an additional gear between the winding square and dial wheel. Normally the gear on the winding square meshes directly with the dial wheel. file

D. Model - Type 3? A later version of the earlier Type 3 from the 1960's using Swiss made movements. Locks from this era usually had the metal and glass front door replaced with a permanently screwed-on plastic front. Often integral magnifying bubbles were incorporated into the design for better reading of the dials. file 30