Products
The company manufactured and sold bank vaults, cabinets (safes), and safe deposit boxes from 1878 to 1929.
A majority of the safes sold by Cary had letters painted to the purchaser's request on the upper portion of the safe. Typically common was a customer's family name or the name of a business. Every Cary safe was built fire and burglar-proof. The company also manufactured intricate time locks and combination locks, (standard key) locks, and prison cells.
Locations
The company's headquarters, which included production and office buildings, was located in a 1.5-acre (0.61 ha), three-story building, at the corner of 250-266 Chicago Street and 217–249 Scott Street. In the 1920s a service and sales building was opened at 1200 Niagara Street.