The door of a strongroom recently installed in the new National Bank premises in Tancred Street, Ashburton, has been locked and refuses to ’ be unlocked (says the “Guardian”).This rather- Gilbertian situation has: arisen, apparently-, through the desire* of the makers that the plates, or leaves, of the combination should remain clear of rust during the sea voyage to New Zealand. They covered the lea.-ves with vaseline, and this- has made them adhere, so that when the knob of the combination is turned the leaves turn also, or “free-wheel,” as it has been termed. When the safe was first unpacked the, door was opened after an hour’s work, but when it was closed again it stayed shut. An expert is going to Ashburton from Wellington to deal with the door, and if he fails to open it an attack will have to be made on the two and a half feet reinforced concrete walls- in order tq_get at the leaves from the, inside of the door.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5166, 17 August 1927, Page 2
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165Page 2 Advertisements Column 8 Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5166, 17 August 1927, Page 2
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