Herring Hall Marvin Co. Bank Vault Door Lock

by Serge Averbukh

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$2,500

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72.000 x 48.000 inches

Title

Herring Hall Marvin Co. Bank Vault Door Lock

Artist

Serge Averbukh

Medium

Digital Art - Digital Painting

Description

Introducing 'Bank Vaults & Locks' collection by Serge Averbukh, showcasing convergent media paintings of various vaults, locks, doors and safes.

Here you will find pieces featuring the Herring Hall Marvin Co. Bank Vault Door Lock.
A bank vault (or strongroom) is a secure space where money, valuables, records, and documents can be stored. It is intended to protect their contents from theft, unauthorized use, fire, natural disasters, and other threats, just like a safe. But unlike safes, vaults are an integral part of the building within which they are built, using armored walls and a tightly fashioned door closed with a complex lock.
Historically, strongrooms were built in the basement of a bank where the ceilings were vaulted, hence the name. Modern bank vaults typically contain many safe deposit boxes, as well as places for teller cash drawers, and other valuable assets of the bank or its customers. They are also common in other buildings where valuables are kept such as post offices, grand hotels, rare book libraries and certain government ministries.
Vault technology developed in a type of arms race with bank robbers. As burglars came up with new ways to break into vaults, vault makers found innovative ways to foil them. Modern vaults may be armed with a wide array of alarms and anti-theft devices. Some nineteenth and early twentieth century vaults were built so well that today they are almost impossible to destroy. These older vaults were typically made with steel-reinforced concrete. The walls were usually at least 1 ft (0.3 m) thick, and the door itself was typically 3.5 ft (1.1 m) thick. Total weight ran into the hundreds of tons. Today vaults are made with thinner, lighter materials that, while still secure, are easier to dismantle than their earlier counterparts.

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February 28th, 2015

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