Object Record
Images
Metadata
Accession # |
2014-18-6 |
Object Name |
Chest, Tool |
Description |
Tool chest from a marine engineer who worked on board Pere Marquette carferries. Wood chest with a hinged lid, wood tray inside, and a detached wood stand (6a). Brass corners. Roughly 100 years old. Tools inside chest include: b) 2" metal handle wood chisel (10" long) c) metal scribing tool with wood handle and sheath (8.5") d) wood file handle stamped "The Lauber" (4") e) steel multi-tool (hammer, nail puller, prybar) (9") f) wood-handled screwdriver (9") g) ball peen hammer, 1lb head (15") h) pry bar with round shaft (20") i) wooden spirit level (12") j) awl with black wood handle (6") k) wood-handled monkey wrench (8.5") l) wood-handled monkey wrench (6.5") m) wood case inscribed "F.M. Shaw" for sharpening stone (2"x1.75") n) sharpening stone o) 1.5" wood chisel with wood handle (11") p) thumb screw metal beam clamp (4"x4") q) pair of safety goggles with glass lenses, leather and metal frames and cloth strap |
Date |
c. 1910 |
Material |
Wood/Metal/Brass |
Provenance |
Belonged to donor's grandfather Frank M. Shaw, who was a marine engineer on Pere Marquette Railway boats (#6 and #7?) and carried his personal tool chest on board. Tools inside chest may or may not have been owned by Frank Shaw. |
Credit line |
James Shaw |