October 24th, 2009
It’s Safe To Say …
… that this safe is entirely safe.
Meet Matilda – my new safe. ”New” is used a bit loosely here; Matilda is probably the better part of a century old, give or take. She made the hike from Virginia to North Carolina this morning and is now resting gently in my living room.
And why are old safes so cool? I’m not entirely sure. It might be the little wheels on the bottom, or the 4″ thick door, or the well-worn brass handle on the front. It may be the “secrets” that it could tell if it could talk. Or it might be the fact that it weighs almost as much as the upright piano sitting next to it, despite being a fraction of the size.
Matilda was made by The Wehrle Company in Newark, Ohio. I actually don’t know much else about her; some safes have their owners’ names painted on them, but Matilda received a rather indignant coat of spraypaint at some point in her past. I’m still deciding whether to let her patina show, or whether to restore her to her original safekeeping splendor.
But either way, she’s going to make a fantastic conversation piece in my living room.
Happy new year long and lost bloggin’ buddy!