I work for a real estate company in Mansfield, Missouri, whose offices are in an old bank building. The original bank safe is still in the building and is a Mosler safe. On your website: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~butlercounty...
is a picture of our type of safe - the round one in the middle. We would love to know more history about this safe. It is a huge conversation starter to all who come into the real estate office, and though we have all the working parts to the safe, we don't know much about the history of it. Are there any records saying when it was made? Who it was sold to? etc, etc? It says "Farmers & Merchants Bank" across the top of it. Locally, this safe is referred to as "a Jesse James proof safe." Is that just local folklore, or was this type of safe advertised as such? Any information, or leads to get the information, you could give us would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much!
Denise Campbell
johnscowchow@hotmail.com