Sunken chest recovered and cannon

[Darren in NC]

Just a shot in the dark. Regards, Trez

Thanks, Trez, but EPAC was on the front of chest, and had nothing to do with the cannon. It actually says EPA with a C centered under it. I haven't found it (or anything similar to it) on any other chests made by that mfgr.

 

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[ARC]

So Darren... Was it "open"... could it be opened ? did you try ?

 

[Darren in NC]

Did I try? Of course! It was locked. It drove me crazy. I almost had it in the trunk of my car before they caught me!

 

[Alexandre]

EPAC - Etablissement Public Autonome Communal

 

[Darren in NC]

Interesting, Alexandre. A municipal service corporation back in the 1800s. I wonder why they didn't just put their name rather than state what kind of company they were? An EPAC was essentially what we know as a non-profit, community or gov't entity.

 

[ARC]

IMO... It may not be "epac"

E.P.A.
And the "C" is secondary.

"C" Company.

LIKE ... East India Trading Co. ... similar.



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This mark... Denotes ownership...
This could be anything...
may even be French version of EITC.

 

[releventchair]

Thanks, Trez, but EPAC was on the front of chest, and had nothing to do with the cannon. It actually says EPA with a C centered under it. I haven't found it (or anything similar to it) on any other chests made by that mfgr.

On similar safes that area the EPA overC is on seems to be more custom, or at least a changed feature.. One had a girl with a water cup or something. Another was different than the one you looked over, or the one with the girl on it yet appeared to be same manufacturer..

 

[Darren in NC]

On similar safes that area the EPA overC is on seems to be more custom...

I suspect you're right. They may have been mostly custom as even the sizes seem to vary. There doesn't seem to be an abundance of them as you would expect from a larger production available to the public. They were likely custom made for those who needed them and could afford it during that time.

 

[Red_desert]

When I first saw the chest photo, the front design reminded me of an assay chest I'd seen once in a local museum. Of course, after watching the video, it only was a design and no small drawers full of gold to open.