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1961.77

ID Number: 1961.77
Category: Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
Sub-category: container
Item Type: tool
Item Name: chest
Materials: WOOD, UNKNOWN METAL, IRON
Measurements: overall: 18 1/2 in x 34 3/4 in
Description: Top flat for 8.75"; then hinges and lip slope down; iron bands at corners; 2 iron handles; moulding along one side; drawer inside with 3 sections; latch, 2 eyes with looped bar; traces of dark paint
History: "Tool chest owned by Antoine Ouellette, a Sandwich blacksmith, carpenter & shipbuilder who was born in 1805. The initials JA were probably carved in the lid by his son, Joseph Antoine, who was born in 1844. The stain in the left end of the tray appears to be Paris Green, a popular pesticide in the mid 1800's"
Collection Name: Museum Windsor
Subject (Fre): Y

Subjects

Blacksmiths / Forgerons subject

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