Objects of Substance - The Wilkinson Safe

I suppose the obvious answer is the logical one — to keep things safe. But more specifically, why would we need a safe at the turn of the previous century? Was it simply safekeeping money? Or was it something a little more guarded — secrets perhaps? Maybe it was to prevent theft or protection from the threat of fire. One definitive answer we can provide is that of its current location in the Property and Facilities area, in Stores Officer, Mr Phil Hopkins’ office. And by extension, its present use is to (ever so securely) store a treasured collection of stationery. They must be some mighty fine pens! Inside the safe, lodged on the bottom, also resides the original lockbox, in very good condition.

Inside the Tann’s Defiance Safe, c 1900, pens and markers, c 2023