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Clock Repair Tool Box
Clock Repair Tool Box

Clock Repair Tool Box

Original Owner (American, 1836 - 1902)
Maker (American, 1836 - 1902)
Date1850-1900
MediumBox: Wooden box, painted black, with metal hardware. Tools: Metal, some steel, some with wooden handles. Hardware: Metal, wood, string, glass.
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 6 3/8 x 14 7/16 x 10 1/2in. (16.2 x 36.7 x 26.7cm)
ClassificationsTools
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionBlack-painted wooden tool box filled with an assortment of clock repair tools, such as cutting and drilling tools; metal and wooden clock parts; hardware; and other assorted items.

A removable top section devides the interior of the box into two levels. The removable section is partitioned into six subsections; the largest and smallest of these sections have no lid, but each of the other sections do have a wooden lid Two of these lids have a small wire loop handle. Beneath the lid of the section in the upper left corner, that section is partitioned again, with another shallow lidded section inside.

The exterior of the tool box has a metal carrying handle with a wooden grip. An oval of metal is secured to the center of the top of the box; each end of the metal handle attaches in a slot on either side of the oval. The top of the tool box is attached by two hinges at the back side of the box. The front of the box has a crest-shaped metal keyhole at center front. To either side of the keyhole, an ornate metal latch on the lid of the box attaches to a flat latch plate secured to the main body of the box; the latches can pivot upward on hinges.
Object number2007.4.2
On View
Not on view
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.4.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undet…
Albert G. Walker
1858
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Schiro and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1980.73.2, Connecticut Hi…
Beatrice Fox
7 July 1947
Ammunition Loading Tools and Original Box
Bridgeport Gun Implement Co.
Trunk
Frances Mary Dana
about 1815
Box
Unknown
1680-1710
Box
Albert G. Walker
1858
Box
Unknown
1710