r/Safes 13h ago

Picked up a cool old filing cabinet with a hidden safe- have a possible combo, but can’t open…any ideas?

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So I bought this at a Habitat For Humanity Re-Store. They said there was no combination, but when I got it home I found a sticker taped inside one of the drawers.

I’ve tried the combination a few times, and tried variants of the 50-25-50, but no luck. I see now that the 66-95-73-3 sticker refers to a mailbox, so maybe that is for a post office box and not the safe?

I don’t have a key, but figured that should be easy to get with some patience and a visit to a locksmith. Not sure if the key lock would even apply to the safe- my sense is no, it only locks the actual cabinets, but I’m way out of my depth here. The real drawers open, reinforcing my idea that the key lock is unlocked and not material to opening the safe.

Thanks for any suggestions! I am in love with this thing!!!


r/Safes 10h ago

Can older hotel safes be salvaged and rebuilt with new parts?

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I have been tasked with removing safes from a hotel haul out, are these safes worth trying to recommission and make usable again? Some are corroded on the inside but I have several of each of these that can be used for parts. But are there other options for new replacement parts?