Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2008.004.179 |
Object Name |
Toolbox |
Lexicon category |
10: Unclassifiable Artifacts |
Date |
19th-century |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Wooden box divided width-wise into two equal parts. The box's base is smaller than its opening. |
Provenance |
Unknown. Likely dates to the 19th-century. It was found in Southern Ontario. It was last owned by Orme and Dorene Kilburn of Stratford, Ontario, who collected vintage farm items. |
Collection |
Woodworking Tools and Equipment |
Material |
Wood/Metal |
Found |
Ontario |
Function |
May have separated two different types of hardware (e.g. nails?) but kept them handy so that a worker could grab one at a time easily. |