Box, Tool
- Object Name:
- Box, Tool
- Object ID:
- 1985.013.01
- Creator:
- Newhall & Stebbins
- Place of Origin:
- Hinsdale, NH
- Date:
- 1860-1900
- Description:
- Box, tool, cast iron, from the "Granite State" mowing machine. Rectangular box with rounded corners. Hinged lid with projecting cone. Worn black paint with painted design or monogram on front. Cast, raised lettering on lid: "GRANITE STATE. / NEWHALL & STEBBINS, MAKERS, / HINSDALE, N. H." Cast hole in bottom, 0.47" diam. Inside is cast reinforcement around hole and three cast ribs leading out from hole. One goes to back wall. Right-hand rib tapers down to surface, 2.6" long. Third rib leads to cast wall in front left corner. Wall about 1" high. Wall leads from upper left corner and then curves in semi-circle to front edge. Wall terminates 3.7" from left edge on front and about same distance from front edge on left side. On bottom are some small rectangular peaks near back edge near center, 2.1" apart on center, slightly less than 1/2" in length and width. Cast hole in center, 3.4" from front outside edge. Cast edge protrudes all the way around perimeter at bottom, 0.3" high and extends outward 0.1". Lid has cast lip that extends downward 0.1".
- Material:
- Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-5.6 W-12.5 D-5.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Mowing, Mowing machines
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