Provision Safe--Pie Safe 1870 patent # 99,606

Part of a group of kitchen and household items in our collection. The "pie safe" is labeled Provision Safe and is wood with screening on the 2 sides and the 2 doors. The shelves are wood with wedge cutting at the ends to fit securely to prevent movement and to allow the"crumbs to fall through", claimed the inventors.

This model is very easy to display.

Mr Austin Sly and Samuel S Ford of Lebanon New Hampshire were granted patent # 99, 606 for this rotary provision safe on Feb 8 1870.