Tray, tool

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1897–1901
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.1407.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: home built
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: wood and metal components

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 73.8 cm
Width: 15.6 cm
Height: 4.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tool storage
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Anthony
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Toolbox built,and presumably used by James Anthony c. late 1890s- late 1940s.
Canada: Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1]
Function: To safely store and contain contents, namely an assortment of small hand tools, tool parts and accessories, within larger toolbox.
Technical: Like the tool chest [2004.1406] a large tool box was made by Mr. Anthony as his carpentry apprenticeship project, sometime in the late 1890s but [before 1901 when he is listed as a carpenter in the British Census]. [Refs. 1 & 2] The box features 2 sliding tool trays [2004.1407.2 & .3] and would have been "packed" with tools suitable for performing a particular job or type of work. This uppermost tool drawer was divided into 3 areas. The toolbox is considered "...an excellent example of an early 1900s Carpenters [sic] portable tool box." [Ref. 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings evident.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Red-brown stain evident on exterior front and side; back of drawer frame, underside and interior of drawer are unfinished;; metal drawer pulls.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Tray, tool, between 1897–1901, Artifact no. 2004.1407, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2004.1407.002/

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