Dear Histarchers,



I was approached by a representative from a Chicago-area synagogue today after they discovered a ~100-year-old cannonball safe (weighing an estimated 1.5 tons) in the ground within their parking lot. This was revealed during a construction project to install a parallel sewer line—a project that cannot be delayed.



If any one has experience with or recommendations regarding the “safe” opening of said safe, please contact Naomi Richman, [log in to unmask] They are looking for help ASAP with this because of the construction project’s timing. They did get some local locksmith recs, but considering the specialized nature of this request, I appeal to your collective expertise on their behalf.



Thanks,

Rebecca

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Rebecca S. Graff
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Lake Forest College
847.735.5255
555 N Sheridan Rd | Lake Forest, IL 60045
<http://digitalchicagohistory.org/exhibits/show/charnley-persky-house/intro>https://www.lakeforest.edu/academics/faculty/graff/


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