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SentrySafe
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1930; 96 years ago (1930)
ParentMaster Lock (2014-present)
Websitewww.sentrysafe.com Edit this at Wikidata
A SentrySafe safe; requires a combination and a four-way key

SentrySafe is a brand of safes manufactured in Rochester, New York. It is owned by the Master Lock Company.[1] It markets safes designed for home, business, and gun storage.[citation needed] In addition to security, SentrySafe includes a range of Underwriters Laboratories (UL)-rated safes to protect valuables from both fire and water.[citation needed]

History

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In 1930, John Brush, Sr. and his brother-in-law, Willard Punnett, opened a small shop for the manufacture of safes at 545 West Avenue in Rochester, New York. The Brush-Punnett Company was a pioneer in the stamping (metalworking) of steel safes. During a long and arduous startup period that spanned the Great Depression and World War II, the company had some success by selling safes to Vassar College for its dormitories and steel skids to Eastman Kodak.

In 1943, after purchasing his sister and brother's-in-law interest, John Brush Sr. became the sole owner of the company. It was Brush's intent to pass the business on to his sons John Jr., Richard, and Robert. John Jr. joined the business in 1954 after serving in the United States Army Air Corps, and graduating from St. Lawrence University (1950) and Harvard Business School. The company changed its name to John D. Brush & Co. in 1955.

The factory side entrance of the Linden Avenue plant in Rochester, New York. At the base of the silos are a furnace (used to fire-test safes) and a rock pit (used for drop-testing safes from a height of 30 ft.)

Brush & Co. moved into a new plant at 900 Linden Avenue in Rochester in 1968, with over 50,000 sq ft (5,000 m2). In 1987, it began doing business under the name Sentry Group, in order to better identify the company with its trademark name in safes, "Sentry".

In 2014, Sentry was sold to Master Lock, which is a division of Fortune Brands Home & Security.

In 2016, Master Lock closed the Rochester, New York based production facilities and moved production to Mexico.[2][3]

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In 1991, Michael Redman of Virginia brought a product liability suit against Sentry Group after his coin collection was stolen out of his Sentry Supreme Safe, Model #5570. Redman noticed the safe in a Value-Tique advertisement that appeared in the magazine Coin World. The magazine had advertised the safe as a "burglar deterrent".[4]

Redman won the jury verdict in district court, but the case was appealed. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed the decision, holding that Redman failed to present evidence demonstrating that the safe violated industry standards, government standards, or reasonable consumer expectations. Redman's safe was specifically designed to meet fire-resistant standards, but not "burglar deterrent" standards, even though it did provide "a degree of protection against burglary". An expert witness testified that materials that enhance burglar-resistance on safes consequently reduce the fire-resistance.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Service & Support". MasterLock.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Mazza, Jordan (June 29, 2016). "Sentry Safe Closes Pittsford Headquarters". Spectrum News 1 Capital Region. Charter Communications. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  3. ^ Walsh, Patrice (April 26, 2016). "Former Sentry Safe Owner Says He Feels Betrayed by New Owners". WHAM-TV. Rochester, New York: Deerfield Media. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  4. ^ Redman v. John D. Brush and Co., 111 F.3d 1174 (4th Cir. April 28, 1997).

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