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DateLate 1700s
Terms
- Pipe Boxes
- Pine
Dimensions48.22 × 10.15 × 12.69 cm (19 × 4 × 5 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Russell H. Kettell
Object numberH1681
DescriptionHanging pipe box with removeable drawer at bottom. Drawer front flush with front of box, c. 7" deep upper compartment. Box nailed together. Drawer front rabbetted and nailed to sides. Top edge of front, back, and sides shaped with curves, hole at top of back for hanging. Sides slanted in toward top. Drawer pull is an iron screw. Drawer sides appear to have been made from a shingle, with thin strip added to right side--orginial?? At one time entire box painted red and/or white, traces of paint still on drawer sides and bottom, back of box, inside box, and bottom.
