LOCKSPORT - DIEBOLD SAFE DEPOSIT BOX LOCK with KEY, QUALITY ITEM, FULLY OPERABLE

Description

High-Quality, Bank-Grade
Diebold Left-handed
Safe Deposit Box Lock.
Includes Depositor's Key.
NOTE: No Guard's key is
required - - special Diebold lock.
LOCKSPORT NOTE꞉
Due to the number of Locksport items we have carried over the years, periodically we've had requests for safe deposit box locks that can be manipulated.  We are thrilled to be able to now offer a high-quality Diebold [specialty] safe deposit box lock that was designed to use ONLY the Depositor's key (
no guard's key is required
).  If you need a fully functional Deibold safe deposit box lock, that is exactly what this is; however, we are marketing it to the Locksport folks due to the lock's features (only have to manipulate one nose / keyway, plate / waffer observation slot, includes an operable key, etc.).
QUANTITY꞉
ONE Diebold OEM safe deposit box lock with key, left handed.  Special version, see below.
BRAND / MANUFACTURER꞉
DIEBOLD.
PART NUMBER ON COVER PLATE꞉
03-1534.
CONDITION꞉
Used but in very-good to extremely-good condition. Regardless of any minor cosmetic issues, we believe you will be extremely pleased with the lock and key you receive.
DEPOSITOR'S KEY INCLUDED?꞉
Yes.
GUARD'S KEYS꞉
None.  This is a special safe deposit box lock engineered to open with only the depositor's key; the guard's key is not utilized with this model number.
DIMENSIONS꞉
Please see the listing's photographs.
UNIT WEIGHT꞉
The lock and key weigh approximately 10.2 ounces (289 grams).
NOTES꞉
This is not a “similar lock” or modern-day "third-party clone."  This is an original Diebold left-handed safe deposit box.  If you're a lock collector, don't get taken-in by a "reproduction" lock that is "like a Diebold lock."  Get an actual Diebold lock manufactured by Diebold.
You will notice in one of the listing's photographs, the lock's inner-workings appear to be a remarkable piece of mechanical engineering!  We were mesmerized when we opened up a lock to photograph the inside.  We have tremendous respect for the professionals that designed, manufactured, assembled and now service these locks!
This safe deposit box lock is designed to operate as a stand-alone depositor's safe deposit box lock requiring ONLY the depositor's key to open the lock (i.e. the unique feature of this lock is no guard's key required:  Two noses, but the lock only contains the plates / wafers for the depositor's key). This listing is for one lock and key, selected at random, from a group of locks.
ABOUT THE DIEBOLD COMPANY꞉
Diebold was founded in 1859 in Cincinnati, Ohio as the Diebold Bahmann Safe Company. Under the leadership of founder Charles Diebold, a German immigrant, the company's 250 initial employees began manufacturing safes and bank vaults out of a factory in Canton, Ohio. Diebold states that 878 of its safes protected some of the only undamaged property in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and the following year Diebold moved its operations and headquarters to Canton to meet increased demand.
In 1876, after becoming incorporated in Ohio, the company changed its name to Diebold Safe & Lock Company.  Diebold secured its first international sale in 1881, when it built a safe for the President of Mexico. Diebold debuted manganese steel doors marketed as TNT-proof in 1890 and in 1921, Diebold sold the world's largest commercial bank vault to Detroit National Bank.  Diebold became a publicly traded company in the 1930s (following The Great Depression).  Also around that time, Diebold introduced a "robbery-deterrent system for banks that flooded the bank lobby with tear gas" to help deal with robbers such as the infamous John Dillinger.
In 1936, Diebold expanded its product lines by acquiring companies specializing in products filing systems and it began developing armor plate for military tanks.  Between 1939 and 1945, Diebold devoted 98% of its activities to the war effort manufacturing armor plate for more than 36,000 U.S. Army scout cars.  During WWII, in 1943, Diebold Safe & Lock Company changed its name to Diebold, Incorporated.  Interestingly, between 1944 and 1951,  Prohibition agent Eliot Ness was on the Diebold board.
Since the 1990s, Diebold has been involved in ATMs, electronic and physical security equipment, automated medication dispensing systems, software, integrated systems, electronic voting machines, card readers and other bank-related products.
SHIPPING COST꞉
Your shipping cost is calculated upon checking out.  To keep your shipping cost as low as possible, it's calculated based on weight, package size and destination (i.e. “DIM”).  This item ships by USPS First Class or Priority Mail. Orders typically ship within one business day of your payment being received.