Kit, Sales-Sample
- Object Name:
- Kit, Sales-Sample
- Object ID:
- 1967.042.19
- Creator:
- Simons, James (attrib.)
Woodworker - Place of Origin:
- Alexandria or Bristol, NH
- Date:
- 1865-1880
- Description:
- Peddler's sample kit with various items, wood, etc. Hinged wooden box with lock and two latch hooks on outside. Leather strap handle on cover. Lined with tan and green wallpaper. Removable wooden tray covered with lavender paper and containing buttons, etc. Bottom has box of dyes, small box of pen holders, box of rings, perfume, garter advertisements, 2.4" x 4" cards with pictures, and 1.4" x 2.9" cards with humorous sayings.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-8 W-14 D-10 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to James Simonds (Simons), born in Alexandria, NH, c. 1847. He was a peddler, watch repairer, and itinerant worker. He worked as a farm hand on the farm of D. P. Woodbury in North Weare, NH, after 1888.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ruth A. Woodbury and Dorcas L. Woodbury
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