Cary Safe Company
Cary Safe Company (Advertisement) for a double door Cary safe (January, 1920)
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| Former type | Private |
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| Industry | Security technology |
| Fate | defunct |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Founder(s) | Horace D. Cary |
| Defunct | 1929 |
| Headquarters | Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Products | Safes, Locks, Bank vaults, Safe deposit boxs, Prison cells |
The Cary Safe Company is a defunct safe company that was established and located in Buffalo, New York.
Products
The company manufactured and sold bank vaults, cabinets (Safes), and Safe deposit boxs from 1878 - 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 salesman around the United States.
Slogans
Popular company advertising slogans included:[3][4]
- "Growing Great Since Seventy Eight"
- CARY SAFES "The Safe Investment"
- "Uniform Strength Throughout"
Locations
The company's headquarters, which included production and office buildings was located in a 1-1/2 acre, 3-story building, at the corner of 250-266 Chicago Street and 217 to 249 Scott Street.[5] In the 1920s a service and sales building was opened up at 1200 Niagara Street.
References
- ^ Cary Safe Company. Advertisement. Scribner's magazine, Volume 67 Jan. 1920: 88. Google Books.. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ a b "The Glen V. Mills Directory Co Business Directory of Buffalo" The Smith-parsons Company Publishers. (1902), page 571. Retrieved 2010-7-18.
- ^ Cary Safe Company. Advertisement. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 127 June 1922: 710. Google Books.. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ Cary Safe Company. Advertisement. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 127 Jan. 1921: 68. Google Books.. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ "Illustrated Buffalo" Acme Publishing Co. (1890), page 118. Retrieved 2010-7-18.
