Container, Tool

Tool box holding nails, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1950.1305.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Rectangular wooden tool box with a base which extends 3/8" from the box sides. The sides are secured by wooden nail/pegs. The box has six compartment separated length-wise by a piece of wood with an integral handle. The sides of the handle increase in height toward the middle. The four corner compartments are 4 31/32" x 4 3/4" whereas the two central compartments are 7 1/2" x 4 3/4". The six compartments are filled with handmade nails. In total there are 510 nails, one screw, a paper tube, a wood tube, and a short length of rope.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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