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Thomas Milner was one of the quintessential names in the history of lock, bolt and safe making. Born in 1791, he was apprenticed to his father at an early age as a tinsmith and brazier. For the next eleven years, he was not allowed to take a drink nor a day off without his fatherīs express permission! His wages were sixteen pence per annum! By 1824, trained in the manufacture of strongboxes and iron coffers, he received a commission from the Duke of Wellington and was contracted to supply safes to the War Office. In 1830 Thomas Milner moved from Sheffield to Liverpool where he became a pioneer in the development of fire-resistant safes. He liked to demonstrate their excellence by placing them in the centre of massive bonfires which always attracted a huge crowd. This wonderful combination dial Milner safe was made around 1875, embellished with the trademark circular plaque boasting the royal crest of The Lion & The Unicorn and the legend: Milner?s Patent Fire Resisting. The lock is concealed beneath a sliding plaque adorned with a phoenix rising from the flames. It reads: Milnerīs Safe - Powder Proof - Solid Lock - Liverpool & London. Exported from the UK to Singapore to serve in the shop house of a wealthy merchant trader, the importerīs name plate reads: Singapore - Imported by Guthrie & Co. Ltd. - Kuala Lumpur.
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