NAKHON SI THAMMARAT
Locksmiths chomping at the bit to unlock mysterious old vault
THE NATION



BANGKOK: -- THE CONTENTS of a 100-year-old bank vault in the compound of the Thung Song Railway Junction in Nakhon Si Thammarat will have to remain a mystery for a while longer, said Songchai Wongwatcharadamrong, mayor of Thung Song Municipality.

He said a team of locksmiths had been preparing to open the mysterious vault, which is enclosed in a room in an old office building formerly occupied by Siam Commercial Bank, but the plan was suspended by the governor of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).

The vault is the property of the SRT, said the mayor, who explained that one of the railway authority staff had asked the municipality to find a locksmith to open the vault. He said the vault has four ancient keyholes, which need to be opened at the same time by four keys, but no one knows where to find the keys.

Sitthisak Ruprasert, a locksmith who led the team, said they were certain they could open the vault but it would take three days because only one of the keyholes appears workable. He said it would cost around Bt25,000 to open the vault so as to preserve the keyholes, or they could just be destroyed for 15,000.

Songchai said the vault is located in a spot on the 21-rai area earmarked for preservation under a pilot project to maintain Thung Song's history and culture. The renovation plan is being aided Silpakorn University, he said, while the municipality is gathering data about Thung Song's history.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Locksmiths-chomping-at-the-bit-to-unlock-mysteriou-30273805.html


-- The Nation 2015-11-27

He probably wants to be first in to pillage the loot.... 100+ year old Bank notes would be worth a lot to collectors and museums..... And maybe gold bars or valuable antiques etc....

I'm predicting they find an empty vault

Rotabroach- magnetic drill will take about 20 mins to drill four holes.

http://www.rotabroach.co.uk/

And I don't think that anyone would leave a vault/safe full of vauables when vacating a premises.

I am sure that the first thing they would do, is empty the vault and move the contents to a secure location.

they may find a picture of this guy

Edited November 26, 201510 yr by Rocceao

I'm predicting they find an empty vault

Irrespective of what is actually in there at the moment, it will be empty for sure

Thais leaving something of value ? Never have known that to happen. There might be some old relics. Any valuables would be found in forgotten safety deposit boxes should the safe contain any.

I'll bet the vault will contain dust .............. and that's all

They will find Geraldo Rivera inside. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mystery_of_Al_Capone%27s_Vaults

Shades of Geraldo Rivera in Chicago.

....maybe someone knows how to do it right.....

Drill hole in top of vault fill with water add one blasting cap to quarter ounce of plastic explosive set it off door flies off saving keyholes. Have the team of experts watch door front row seating.

Edited November 27, 201510 yr by Strangebrew

Contents of 4 keys that open safe didn't want to lose keys Thai thinking 555555555

Concoct a story about what's in the safe. Leak it to the Press. Then, auction the safe to the highest bidder.

This will ensure SOME return for effort rather than the stale air and dust that is currently the most likely return on effort!

I like the scaffolding and lighting in the picture.

They must be champing at the bit

They also have a governor of railways how interesting. He wants first dibs. Getting to sound like the governors are more popular than we think. Then again maybe not. What do governors actually do? here. I am watching the governor of Bangkok vs Abbihist

Edited November 27, 201510 yr by elgordo38

Perhaps they only find four spare keys for the vault...

Drill hole in top of vault fill with water add one blasting cap to quarter ounce of plastic explosive set it off door flies off saving keyholes. Have the team of experts watch door front row seating.

That's a bit messy...

Maybe a few "Persons of Interest" are in Thailand...

The Hatton Gardens job.

Edited November 27, 201510 yr by Basil B

give Hannibal Hayes and Kid Curry a call they will open it

He probably wants to be first in to pillage the loot.... 100+ year old Bank notes would be worth a lot to collectors and museums..... And maybe gold bars or valuable antiques etc....

Yes this place is famous for necklaces made out of gold and silver by local silver smiths. One of the temples there is covered with 600 kilograms of gold leaf. They must have kept the gold bars in the bank safe. Anyone know anymore pls post.

Rotabroach- magnetic drill will take about 20 mins to drill four holes.

http://www.rotabroach.co.uk/

And I don't think that anyone would leave a vault/safe full of vauables when vacating a premises.

I am sure that the first thing they would do, is empty the vault and move the contents to a secure location.

they may find a picture of this guyKilroy_Was_Here_.jpg

I agree with your thought about what's probably in the vault, but if it actually hasn't been opened in 100 years they won't find that picture. Kilroy was unknown before 1942.

Concoct a story about what's in the safe. Leak it to the Press. Then, auction the safe to the highest bidder.

This will ensure SOME return for effort rather than the stale air and dust that is currently the most likely return on effort!

Great Idea.Creative thinking .Obviously not a Thai.

apparently, SCB opened its first branch in Nakhon Si Thammarat in 1920.

source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siam_Commercial_Bank

They will find Geraldo Rivera inside. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mystery_of_Al_Capone%27s_Vaults

I remember watching that one live in '86. Capone had left $15 million somewhere & Geraldo thought he had nailed it....but had not.

There's a great movie about Capone's lost loot on Youtube.