Left: 19th Century. Halifax County, VA. Yellow pine. Cuttlery or small tool tray. Handle is re-used 18th Century thumb latch. Cut-nails throughout; reinforced over the years with some round nails. Center divider runs the length of the box.
Center: Late 19th Century. Halifax County, VA. Yellow pine. Primitive center handled carrier/box. Wood has been re-used; round nails throughout.
Right: Late 19th Century. Halifax County, VA. Yellow pine. Primitive carrier with 3 compartments. Round and cut nails.
19th Century. Southern. Yellow pine. Large tool tray. Cut-nails throughout; reinforced over the years with some round nails. Original green paint with nice wear and wonderful patina.
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Large tool set
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A tool play set, 1910.
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Small vintage Mahogany tool box. 30" wide, 8 3/4" high and 6 1/4" deep.
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If this is something he takes with him on his travels, I'd think it would close or have some sort of lid on it. Something to make sure the tools don't fall out. But a design that can be easily accessed, one that we can see what's inside is also important.
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Still trying to figure out if the toolkit in Finland (with the little boat in it) is the one we see him with later (in the bar in New York) and the same one that is on the workbench. These old tool kits don't look so portable. Hmmm...
What if we have one of those trays (like the students made under Steve's tutelage) that fits inside a wooden tool kit? And maybe we don't show the toolkit in the scene in the bar in New York. We only see it in use once: in Finland. After that we only see it on the workbench, which is in Tom's mind and he won't have to pick it up at all. Still trying to work this one out...
Thanks, K! Great job!
Yeah I've been trying to think of different ways to design this tool box/tray. I think a tray that fits inside a tool kit is a good idea. A lot of the tool kits obviously have removable trays so I think that it would be believable. The handle of the tray could be small, so the kit itself could close shut, or large, with a lid that allows for the handle to still be used for transport. The first would probably make more sense, because it seems more sturdy, and given the environment and working conditions it might keep out dirt, water, etc better
In the Finland scene, what if the main box part is just in the background and the tray is next to him? Or he is going through the toolkit and takes the tray out and we see the toy boat...then he can take the tray to his working area... hmm...
"Madame Properties Mistress" sounds very important!
I really like that toy toolkit. This is all good research and when we start digging into the props we can really nail down some of this stuff just by sitting down and looking at all the great pictures you're accumulating.
Awesome!
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