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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A pair of local painters have painstakingly restored a 138-year-old safe to its original Victorian-era glory.
The safe was found in the basement of the Utah Capitol during the building's restoration. The 2-ton safe was being used to store construction equipment.
Painters and restoration artists Chuck James and Ron Wheat carefully stripped away layers of lead paint, uncovering elaborate, stenciled lettering and floral designs.
James and Wheat say the project took some careful restoration research and about 250 hours of labor.
The safe was built by the Mosler Safe Co. of Cincinnati around 1880. Lettering on the safe shows its original Utah owner was the State Board Land Co. and it was housed in Salt Lake's City-County Building.
Information from: Deseret News
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