Galoot Image Central Pics from the Porch Home :: Login Album list :: Last uploads :: Last comments :: Most viewed :: Top rated :: My Favorites :: Search Home > User galleries > KellysW > Iowa Shipwrights tool chest Iowa Shipwrights tool chest TITLE  +   -  FILE NAME  +   -  DATE  +   -  POSITION  +   -  IMG_1239_box_c_1.jpgThis chest was purchased on Craigs list for a princley sum of 15.00 US.206 viewsI found this chest labled "trunk" Even though the previous owner had been using it as a tool box. Mainly storing junk. I believe this to be a rare Iowa Shipswright chest. But please follow along with my logic.KellysW IMG_1242_(2)_hand_2.jpg142 viewsNote the brass or bronze handles. These are laid in and held with screws typical of early 1900s. KellysW IMG_1238_(2)_box_op_3.jpg143 viewsHere you can see that the box has various sighns of a box built in the early 1900s. Note flat head screws. Allso the joinery has pieces of metal bands and corner brackets. The top brackets are missing but the mortise lines and shape denote corner brackets.KellysW IMG_1243_(2)_surp_4.jpg195 viewsIt wasn't untill I opened the box that I was absolutely sure this is a real shipwrights tool chest with every thing needed to assemble a ship. In this rare case all the parts fit right in the box. Our fore fathers realy had it figured out. Gotcha.....KellysW 4 files on 1 page(s) Powered by Coppermine Photo Gallery and JoomBla!