Kit, Tool
- Object Name:
- Kit, Tool
- Object ID:
- 2014.052.05
- Place of Origin:
- Utica, NY
- Date:
- circa 1925
- Description:
- Telephone installer's kit, 1920s. Rectangular black sheet metal case covered with black faux leather. Hinged cover, stamped "BELL SYSTEM". Brass hinges and clasps. Brown leather carrying handle. Contains large selection of tools, some in pockets in two canvas-covered panels; one panel hinges upward, and one is fixed inside cover. Remainder of tools are in two compartments, separated by a vertical divider. One removable canvas tool holder. Printed decal inside cover: "Winship / SAMPLE TRUNKS / AND CASES / WINSHIP COMPANY / UTICA, N.Y."
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Brass
Canvas
Leather - Dimensions:
- H-6 W-16.25 D-12.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by Ralph E. Chandler (1898-1980) of Concord, NH, an installer for New England Telephone and Telegraph Company.
From the collection of the Telephone Pioneers, Jasper N. Keller Chapter No. 33, Manchester, NH. - Credit Line:
- Gift of the Jasper N. Keller Chapter No. 33, Telephone Pioneers
- People:
- Chandler, Ralph E. (1898-1980)
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