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JJ Taylor Dual Comb Mystery Safe

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JJ Taylor Dual Comb Mystery Safe

Postby quickpicks » 25 May 2022 19:09

Hi folks, I just picked up a beautiful J&J Taylor mystery safe. It was manufactured by Toronto Safe Works and is a dual combination. It's on a truck for delivery and I'm expecting to be able to play with it a little more this weekend. Here's a photo of it:

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Can anyone provide some information on this safe and the combination locks? The wheels are out of eccentricity so I had some trouble getting feedback from the combs and determining the number of wheels. I'm thinking of massaging it into balance with a rubber mallet or perhaps feeding some fine grit paper between the contact points to reduce the friction points.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I'll provide some more photos when it arrives.

Cheers!

EDIT: Fixed picture link to display picture of safe - GWiens2001
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Re: JJ Taylor Dual Comb Mystery Safe

Postby GWiens2001 » 25 May 2022 19:56

Wow! What a beast of a safe! Congrats on the new acquisition. :D

Other people here are more knowledgeable about safes, but I am pretty sure that those should be four wheel combination locks.

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Re: JJ Taylor Dual Comb Mystery Safe

Postby Squelchtone » 25 May 2022 22:45

[EDIT: Moving from Advanced Topics - Safes & Safe Locks to Ask a Locksmith - This Old Safe]
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Re: JJ Taylor Dual Comb Mystery Safe

Postby bitbuster » 26 May 2022 9:36

Nice safe. It would be an even bigger treat if the locks were S&G Magnetics or Automatics. Direct or indirect-drive. Not saying they are, just a possibility. Along with a couple other S&G varieties.
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Re: JJ Taylor Dual Comb Mystery Safe

Postby Webpirate22 » 21 Nov 2024 14:47

Did you get this open?
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