What's this thing in my cellar?

woody2234

Well if you find a 12.5 KG Gold bar in the safe its worth about £421 K looking at this website

https://www.bullionbypost.co.uk/gold-bars/good-delivery-gold-bar/umicore-12-5kg-gold-bar/

But if its a 5 Kg Silver bar its worth £3.2 K

https://www.bullionbypost.co.uk/silver-bars/5kg-silver-bar/

And If you find Gold, Silver, and Diamonds in the safe then it could make you very wealthy like the lottery winners you see on TV

dominoman

I tried to prise it open yesterday but couldn't.

It has a keyhole but it's a very small one and none of my keys will get in there. So it's a choice of drill it (would rather not damage it if I can help it) or get a locksmith out.

shaun_from_Africa

If it's definitely a keyhole and not just a hole for a lifter then it certainly sounds like it could be a floor safe.
Have you considered seeing if you can chisel out a bit of concrete from one side to see how deep it is?
If it's fairly shallow, you may be able to did all the way around and totally remove it from the floor then once it's out, see about getting it open.

martinthebandit

dominoman wrote: »

I tried to prise it open yesterday but couldn't.

It has a keyhole but it's a very small one and none of my keys will get in there. So it's a choice of drill it (would rather not damage it if I can help it) or get a locksmith out.

Just remember, if brute force doesn't work.........





.....your not using enough of it

cyclonebri1

leveller2911 wrote: »

Quote: "It's used for storage and junk and not much else, as it gets damp".


Site for a sump pump. If/when the cellar floods or water seeps through the porous brick walls the sump is the lowest part of the cellar and its where you put the pump to pump out water................

That's my guess , I've seen dozens of them in cellars. I'm guessing the reason its got a top to it rather than being left open is because someone would break their ankle in the dark if it wasn't covered.......:D

I haven't read from here on but that would be my thought too,
We had a 1st home, 1876 terrace. Ours housed the sump pump, added in the 70's, ours was the middle of 3 and had the pump installation.
It was similar to the images, it's a late addition, not something from ancient times.

Still may house a body or two though, :A:A:A;););):rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

SailorSam

martinthebandit wrote: »

Just remember, if brute force doesn't work.........

I only told them to blow the bl00dy doors off.

Jamiesmum

Don't waste money on a lock smith as it could be potentially, nothing.

I would just drill it, if it turns out to be some nifty safe or anything cool you can mend and preserve it (if that is what you choose) or even just put a rug over it and have a cool talking point.

As much as I am dying to know what it is I don't think you should spend money on it.

Drill a bit and see how tough it is. Would it budge with extra man power? Or is it literally welded down?

consumers_revenge

just place one of these above the hatch, pull pin out and come back after 10 secs.....

basil92

consumers_revenge wrote: »

just place one of these above the hatch, pull pin out and come back after 10 secs.....

A bit extreme...but that would probably do the trick..

It might be tricky finding the hatch again under all the rubble from the collapsed house above though?

dominoman

Update... So i got in.

I had to chisel off half an inch of old rust and smack the hell out of it with a cold chisel, but eventually I managed to prise it open. It wasn't even locked.

Unfortunately, as suspected, it was empty. Just lying full of old water and rust, with the old lock and key sitting in the bottom. So looks like someone else got their first! Photo is attached (rubbish quality photo Im afraid).

Interesting to know it was a safe after all, and not a sump or access hole. Someone must have had some decent jewels to hide because it is set deep in the concrete then hidden under lino flooring - and it is a very sturdy old lump of iron.



https://www.dropbox.com/s/ibesaa6ez33hn0i/2016-07-28%2023.52.36.jpg?dl=0