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were employed from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m., without
a member of the firm. At night the diamond was kept in the strong room
and guarded by four policemen. It was taken back and forth to the
cutting room by the head of the firm and ten men. A night watchman made
a certain mark at the strong room every half hour during the night to
show that everything was properly guarded. The walls of the strong
room, of iron and cement, were
3/4
of a yard thick, and the door was opened by a combination known only
to the three heads of the firm. Within, the safe was hidden behind a
mahogany cupboard with two handles but no locks visible. There were
nine locks, however, behind a sliding panel, and two safes, in one of
which was the diamond, and the door of the safe was of eight-inch
steel. On account of the great size, it was decided to increase the
number of facets usual in the brilliant cut, to 74 for the largest
stone and 66 for the second largest. The latter is a square cut
brilliant. The greatest of all diamonds was finished September 12,
1908, in time for Christmas.
The final result of the cutting up of the crystal was as follows:
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