Vintage Wooden Carpenters Toolbox with Contents
This vintage wooden carpenters toolbox has a hinged lid and a painted orange finish, with a fitted interior arranged in two levels. The upper tray holds a folding wooden rule with yellow markings, a dark metal block and several tools with turned wooden handles, including what appear to be chisels or screwdrivers. The lower section contains a metal hand plane with a dark handle and knob, alongside loose items wrapped in orange card packaging. The box has a simple latch fastening and plain construction typical of workshop boxes of its era, and the contents are offered as they are presented.
Condition and Collector Appeal
The toolbox shows general age-related wear, including scratches, chipping and flaking to the orange paint, and marks to the edges and corners. The tools and interior are dusty and stained, and the orange card packaging around the plane is torn and creased. Lot is sold as seen, and no claims are made as to whether any of the tools are complete, functional or in working order. Its appeal lies in its originality as a workshop piece, making it of interest to woodworking enthusiasts, restorers and collectors of vintage carpenters’ tools and workshop storage.
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