Title from title screen (viewed August 10, 2000). Browser used: Internet Explorer 5.00.
Curators: Peter Liebhold and David Shayt.
"This web exhibit produced by Roman Gollent."
"The look of tool chests can tell us much about workers and workplaces. While their purpose is to organize, carry, and protect tools, these chests also suggest what workers think of themselves and how society measures the value of their work."
Urologist's surgical case, 1830s -- Cabinetmaker's tool chest, about 1818 -- Needleworker's cabinet, 1857 -- Machinist's tool chest, 1860s -- Woodworker with tools, 1860s -- Gentleman's tool chest ad -- Piano maker's tool chest, 1890s -- Upholsterer's chest, late 19th century -- Farrier's box, early 20th century -- Child's tool chest, about 1910 -- Machinist's tool chest, about 1920 -- Ritual circumcisionist's kit, 1950s -- shoeshine kit, 1950s -- Technician's tool case, 1990s
A web exhibition that focuses on the various kinds of tool chests, kit bags, and other types of containers used by American workers in a number of different professions during the 19th and 20th centuries.