So this isn't a brand new acquisition, nor is it strictly woodworking, but it is hand tools. And it is in a wooden box.
Last year my favorite vendor at my favorite antique shop managed to find an antique machinist chest. From what I am able to research, I believe it was made in the 1918-1925 range. Not sure what kind of wood, but it still has the original decal and the 2 original keys. The case is constructed with finger joints and the drawers have some sort of drawer joint, but aren't dovetailed.
Most of the tools in here at LS Starter. A couple other brands too, the micrometer is a brownie and the one machinist rule is a goddell Pratt.
This thing is basically a time capsule. It looks like some old machinist locked it up decades ago until I blew the dust off it.
I haven't done anything to it except run over the tools with some 4 ought steel wool to get rid of the oh so slightly rusty finger prints, but most everything shined up nice. Hope you guys enjoy the pictures as much as I did discovering this treasure chest.
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