SAILOR'S PAINTED BOX CONTAINING TOOLS, LOG BOOKS, ETC.
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SAILOR'S PAINTED BOX CONTAINING TOOLS, LOG BOOKS, ETC.
19th Century
Box with hinged lid and molded base. Exterior painted dark green and black, with a black and ochre-colored compass rose and four five-pointed stars on lid, and ochre-colored diamonds on the lid's lip. Interior of lid with a red, blue and purple "Frederick. Cobb" banner surrounded by six five-pointed stars within a shaped medallion. Remainder of interior with natural wood finish. Contains a small wooden cutting board, five assorted molds, a whalebone wedge, a segment of a whale's tooth, a wooden sailor's whimsy, two bone and metal hooks, a ropework and metal bludgeon, a wooden fid with ropework hanging loop, a whalebone needle, and other assorted tools and implements. Also contains a business card for "Prof A.E. Carpenter, Psychologist & Mesmeric Operator ...", and three small leather-bound log books filled mostly with arithmetic and doodles, though one has more traditional daily log entries.
Box height 6.75". Width 15". Depth 9.75".
19th Century
Box with hinged lid and molded base. Exterior painted dark green and black, with a black and ochre-colored compass rose and four five-pointed stars on lid, and ochre-colored diamonds on the lid's lip. Interior of lid with a red, blue and purple "Frederick. Cobb" banner surrounded by six five-pointed stars within a shaped medallion. Remainder of interior with natural wood finish. Contains a small wooden cutting board, five assorted molds, a whalebone wedge, a segment of a whale's tooth, a wooden sailor's whimsy, two bone and metal hooks, a ropework and metal bludgeon, a wooden fid with ropework hanging loop, a whalebone needle, and other assorted tools and implements. Also contains a business card for "Prof A.E. Carpenter, Psychologist & Mesmeric Operator ...", and three small leather-bound log books filled mostly with arithmetic and doodles, though one has more traditional daily log entries.
Box height 6.75". Width 15". Depth 9.75".
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Some wear to paint, and other areas of wear commensurate with age and use.
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SAILOR'S PAINTED BOX CONTAINING TOOLS, LOG BOOKS, ETC.
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