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must be torn away; then, by throwing back the bolts, the contents
of the safe would be in the power of the burglars.

Figure 8. "Jack-in-the-box."

Since the occurrence of the before-mentioned accident, Mr. Chubb

has adopted the plan, in his recent safe locks, of cutting a
square piece out of the back of the keyhole and reaffixing it
only by small screws, so that, on the application of the
"jack-in-the-box," that single piece only would be removed.

Because the inside depth of the lock chamber is usually 1.5" and
that of the lock, at most, only 1", it follows that if the
latter, with this square piece at the back, must be let into the
back plate of the lock chamber, (see figures 5 and 7) it would
leave a space of ½”between the face of the small lock and the
front door plate.

The result of this design, intended to prevent the safe from

being compromised by the "jack-in-the-box," actually permits it
to be opened by pouring gunpowder through the keyhole into the
lock chamber and exploding it.

In fire-proof doors, the former contrivance would be useless, as

such a result is prevented by the aid of another plate of iron
enclosing the fire-resisting composition. (See figure 21.)

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