| Cary Safe Company | |
| Type: | Private |
| Fate: | Defunct |
| Foundation: | 1878 |
| Defunct: | 1929 |
| Founder: | Horace D. Cary |
| Location City: | Buffalo, New York |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Industry: | Security technology |
| Products: | Safes, locks, bank vaults, safe deposit boxes, prison cells |
The Cary Safe Company is a defunct safe company that was established and located in Buffalo, New York.
The company manufactured and sold bank vaults, cabinets (safes), and safe deposit boxes from 1878 to 1929.[1] A majority of the safes sold by Cary had letters painted to the purchaser's request on the upper portion of the safe. Typically common was a customer's family name or the name of a business. Every Cary safe was built fire and burglar-proof. The company also manufactured intricate time locks and combination locks, (standard key) locks, and prison cells.[2]
Although founded in 1878, the company wasn't incorporated until 1889. Members of the old firm continued with the new company.[2]
These members include:
| President | Horace D. Cary | |
| Vice President | Edgar B. Jewett | |
| Secretary | Sherman L. Cary | |
| Treasurer | Albert W. Smith | |
| Superintendent | J. H. Goehler |
The company also employed a number of traveling salesmen around the United States.
Popular company advertising slogans included:[3] [4]
The company's headquarters, which included production and office buildings, was located in a 1 1/2-acre, three-story building, at the corner of 250-266 Chicago Street and 217–249 Scott Street.[5] In the 1920s a service and sales building was opened at 1200 Niagara Street.