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Object Name:
Box
Object ID:
1973.003.018
Date:
1875-1900
Description:
Canister containing sawdust for drying watch parts. Cylindrical wooden box with removable cover. Perforated wooden disk inside, 2" below top; sawdust is contained below disk.
Material:
Wood
Dimensions:
H-5 Dia-3.5 inches
Provenance:
Part of large group of watchmaker's tools and parts, formerly contained in watchmaker's bench 1973.003.198, donated by clock collector Charles S. Parsons of Goffstown, NH.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles S. Parsons
Subjects:
Watch making
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