About Thistle Safe & Lock Generations
- A tribute to families in the Safe & Vault Industry |
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family behind Thistle Safe & Lock Co.. Inc has been an active
part of the banking industry for over 40 years. The company offers
sales and service of all types of banking equipment with technicians
on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Their service includes
the expertise and equipment to move and install anything a bank
could need from vaults to ATMs to safe deposit boxes and more Thistle
also distributes major manufacturers' products throughout the United
States.
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| Three
generations of the Thistle family have dedicated themselves to the
safe and vault industry. The company started with Samuel Thistle
in 1946. under the name of S.W. Thistle Co. Sam immigrated to Boston
after operating a fleet of fishing boats in Newfoundland. He quickly
started working as a rigger for WS. Rees Co. He saved money. then
started his own company installing safes, vaults, and safe deposit
boxes. Soon, S.W. Thistle Co. was installing equipment for all the
major safe companies at the time. including Diebold. Mosler. Herring
Hall Marvin and York.
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1976, Samuel's son; John P Thistle took over as president of the
company. John worked with S.W. Thistle installing large vaults all
over New England. John then took a job with Herring Hall Marvin`s
New England Division as head of installation and service. After
Diebold bought out HHM, John went to work for the International
Division, installing vaults and doors all over Europe and the United
States.
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| John
worked on the moving and security of the largest safe deposit vault
in the United States, at the first National Bank of Chicago. John
changed the company name from S.W. Thistle to Thistle Safe &
Lock Co., Inc. to suit its new goal of selling new equipment. John,
already well known in the banking world, quickly became known as
having quality banking equipment at a reasonable and honest price.
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| In
1993, Scott Thistle became the third generation to operate Thistle
Safe & Lock Co. Inc. When Scott first started working for his father in 1980, he worked as a safe tech and a rigger, repairing as well as moving and running crews. Soon Scott started selling only what he considered to be the best equipment on the market today.
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| Moving
and installing safe deposit boxes.
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| Throughout
the bank mergers of the 1980s and 1990s, Thistle Safe & Lock
and their employees have installed hundreds of vaults, doors and
teller safes. Thistle Safe has probably been responsible for more
safe deposit installations than any other Boston Company.
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| Thistle
Safe & Lock has become known for its substantially lower prices
and quality service. Thistle now carries all types of bank equipment
from what they consider the best quality out there. This includes
under-counter steel safes, furniture, files and more. Thistle still
maintains its own rigging and service departments. |
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