Cary Safe Company
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 Cary Safe Company (advertisement) for a double-door Cary safe (January 1920) | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Security technology |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Founder | Horace D. Cary |
| Defunct | 1929 |
| Fate | Defunct |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Safes, locks, bank vaults, safe deposit boxes, prison cells |
The Cary Safe Company is a defunct safe company that was established and located in Buffalo, New York.
The company manufactured and sold bank vaults, cabinets (safes), and safe deposit boxes from 1878 to 1929.[1] A majority of the safes sold by Cary had letters painted to the purchaser's request on the upper portion of the safe. Typically common was a customer's family name or the name of a business. Every Cary safe was built fire and burglar-proof. The company also manufactured intricate time locks and combination locks, (standard key) locks, and prison cells.[2]
History
Although founded in 1878, the company wasn't incorporated until 1889. Members of the old firm continued with the new company.[2]
These members include:
| President | Horace D. Cary |
| Vice President | Edgar B. Jewett |
| Secretary | Sherman L. Cary |
| Treasurer | Albert W. Smith |
| Superintendent | J. H. Goehler |
The company also employed a number of traveling salesmen around the United States.
