Tool box

Mediumwood

Dimensions6 × 11 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (15.2 × 29.5 × 16.5 cm)

Object number00.192.11

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionPlain wooden box, purpose unknown, with high crested "Dutch" ends, drilled/pierced at the top to accommodate the dowel ends of a handle (absent); ferrous fastenings. Notches carved in opposite sides toward one end indicate the former presence of a divider (missing); a drilled hole in the bottom with wear marks suggests fastening onto some platform or surface.ProvenanceTags inside tray: L 722 / Knife Tray / Loaned by C. W. Walter (ca. 1929) Also noted: Slocum loan collection. Checked against registrar's books and it is listed as early loan.

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