Sargent & Greenleaf, Rochester, New York - 4 movements, Model N and Model M

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B. Model N, (later model #6405). c. 1910-1940. Attractive slim model with S&G's largest 'M' sized movements. No drop bolt, equipped with a trigger that would be used to actuate other locks or could be used with an external bolt actuation device. Case # N-85, movements #1895, #1850, #1747, #1739. file 55

C. Model M, (later special order model #6405) c. 1910-1940. This is a rarer, super-sized version of the largest sized standard model shown in B. It has an extended duration of 96 hours verses the standard 72 hours. Its dimensions in depth and length are the same as the standard model, but the case as well as the movements are an additional 1/2" high. The two comparison photos show it against the standard N lock as well as the two movements (3 1/4" x 2 1/4", and 3 3/4" x 2 1/4") . This may have been a special order for a particular type of safe model, but most likely was ordered for a bank vault outside the United States since major banks in the US did not close for more than three consecutive days and a time lock of this size would only have been used on the largest commercial vaults of the day, and not a private vault. The movement wheels in the larger movement are bigger and while I have not examined the spring, my guess would be that this is also stronger to enable these movements to push aside the extremely large bolt work in a "super max" vault door as well as the extended duration that would have been associated with this special lock. This is the only example I've seen of this special order 96 hour time lock. Case and bolt # N-66, specially sized 'R' sized movements nearly consecutively numbered movements #846, #847, #849, #851.  file 120

Last photo below shows what appears to be a Sargent and Greenleaf type Model N time lock in a large vault door.