This elegant boudoir safe was up on such a pedestal at a Pennsylvania auction that $5,700 was needed to lock it down. The fitted interior of the 1870s safe secured protection for a cache of cash or jewelry in the sauciest Victorian parlor. Unlock more information about antique American safes.
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