Miter-cutting box, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1952.5824.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

Crudely made miter box with a butternut base to which is nailed two sides of western red cedar. Slots for 90 degrees, 45 degrees, and 135 degrees are cut through sides into bottom.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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