Is this a Victor safe?

[lakemartin]

This safe was in an old cotton gin that my father-in-law purchased back in the early 60s. It has been painted a couple of time and I cannot find any identifying marks on it. I am thinking it was made by Victor, based on some other pictures on the site. Can anyone tell me if I am correct, is this an old Victor safe? And what about the lock type can anyone tell me about the lock type. I am guessing a Yale L1 or L2. Anyone have an idea how old the safe may be?

[MartinHewitt]

The handle dial is typical for Victor and the rest of the safe is also looking like a Victor. All Victors have the same kind of lock, but some times it is with and sometimes without case, or there is a separate handle, and some locks allow more codes than others.

[damonwill]

Looks like a Victor to me... CAn you open it and see if there are any markings inside?

[lakemartin]

So far unable to get it to open so no idea what the inside looks like yet. Not sure if I have the correct combination or not. I found a few combinations in father-in-law’s old papers, but not sure if any of them are correct or not. Is the dialing sequence L-R-L or R-L-R? I have been told older safes like this one are easier to manipulate than newer ones, is that generally true? Anybody got a guess on the age?

[damonwill]

L-R-L the Right to stop. You should be able to feel to gate contacting the drive cam. I have been able to manipulate the two that I had.. No idea on age..

[OutillageSerrurier]

This safe is so beautiful, i love vintage stuff