Title
Tool chest
Date19th Century
Mediumwood, metal, rope
Dimensions8 × 7 1/2 × 19 in. (20.3 × 19.1 × 48.3 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.532
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionSmall wooden tool chest with rope beckets (one missing), metal brackets fitted to the corners, copper interior strap hinges (badly oxidized), plain wooden keyhole, the initials "EWC" painted on the top; the interior fitted with three compartments and two racks, one of pierced-work wood along the back inside, presumably for files and blades; the other a block drilled with several holes presumably to accommodate the pointed ends of gravers and gouges. Ostensibly used to store tools for making scrimshaw.ProvenanceKendall Whaling Museum; NBWMOn View
Not on view
Circa 1867-1870
Circa 1860
Circa 1860
Circa 1920
