Record #:

14631

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Mrs. J. E. Smith of Windsor has in her possession an iron safe made by one of President Roosevelt's ancestors. It is believed to be one of the first safes manufactured in the United States, and may be the only one still in existence.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 12 Issue 1, June 1944, p4, 14, f

Subject(s):

Antiquities--Collection and preservation