I am from baltimore and currently live about 10-15 minutes from Sparrows Point. I'm an Electrician by trade and do professional amateur woodworking on the side, so I could relate to your video on multiple levels. I love handtool only woodworking and restoring and using antique tools. Awesome find. Thanks for sharing
An uncle of my mother was the representative of the electricity company in a small village in the Netherlands. His father was the village carpenter. Your toolbox appears to be owned by a similar mix of carpenter and electrician from the early days when electricity was installed in the old existing houses.where you would need a different type of craftsman. Nice find!
Someone contacted me saying they researched this on Ancestry.com who said they think they know who the family is and was going to contact them. I have not heard back yet but we will see. Chris
Nice tool chest it’s for a workshop use I had 3 a chest one and suit case one and a tote one .the drill looks like a hole cutter jig for drilling joist for the sparky or plumber👍😂
I came across two huge tool chests like you'rs in the basement of my father in laws house, They where my wife's grandpa & great grandpa's, Mine has planes = stanley bailey bedrock, saws, chisels, brace & bit & several mixer type drills, scrapers etc. What a find, I have them both in my shop now, never use them but have a lot of tools that aren't used nowdays in them.
That is not a "poor man's tape measure", it is for measuring inside dimensions, such as the inside of a doorway, or even the inside dimension of that tool chest. Much easier than trying to measure with a folding rule. That chest is a really neat find.
Aloha , I'd not speak so freely of hand made tools that were maybe 'his' favorites as 'poor man's tools . Some of my best tools ,were those I built and designed . It didn't have to be popped out of a Stanley Tool Catalog to be a hard working tool .
Don't really know what could be done with the tool box but thank you for sharing very neat to look at what a maintenance man might of used back when. I my self am a maintenance man. So again thank you
Keep it and the tools. If family wanted it, you wouldn’t have it. Taking care of his stuff the way he did, he’d be proud of you for wanting to keep it like he had it. Oh yeah, take it from an old man, be sure to put as many of your personal tools in it to keep his company. The whole shebang was meant to be used, so make it yours too
That is a super find and I understand your dilemma because I got my grandfather's tool chest to use and discovered it was full of his tools and police equipment from his time as a policeman. I ended up just putting it under my bench because I couldn't bring myself to spoil some family history. I enjoyed seeing the documents. Wasn't the writing beautiful? I have old family documents from my great uncles who were builders and everything is written in beautiful copperplate style. Brendan.
Hello ,the two sticks coupled are used to measure internal diagonals to prove square ,and joiners still use similar self made tools today at .east I do and all I teach do
Aloha Chris , yes indeed you have found a little treasure chest of tools . Any wooden items there , would have fallen to the jaws of the 2 termites types here in Hawaii ! Its a bit of a hobby of mine to restore to usefulness any old wooden woodworking tools here . The small wooden hand plane is called a 'coffin bodied smoother plane [by some]. That 'drill' is a real mystery . With its 'positioning bar' to help keep you drilling on target . Maybe it made the 'height' of the lock set all the same when drill the lock set and catches of all doors the same , with no odd ball heights to the tract housing that he might have worked at . The one leather wrapped 'punch' set by 'Greenly' is no doubt , for electrical work ,to cut holes the right size through the metal boxes that were at power supply boxes . I like the tool 'tills' of the interior . The stone 'torpedo shaped' was for sharpening any thing that was needing a new shape edge dressed , from a knife to plane . A 'historical society' might be your best place to try to place this box and it papers and tools .
@baconsoda Also, I was just thinking there. How about putting the documents in a separate box because they are of most interest to historians and the tools you cannot use in another box to free up space for your own stuff. Then you have use of the box and are keeping the original owners memory alive. Keep something like the postcard in the box with a document of your own and, eventually, the box might move on to keep both your memories alive. Best Wishes, Brendan.
Thanks for sharing this video! I am in dilema on what to do with my grandfathers tool chest and was looking around and found your video. I have the same chest!!! my grandfather added a steel handle /bumper that goes all the way around and its a little more rougher than yours. Any idea who made this style of chest? thanks
My Grandfather had a box pretty much like that but he had pyramid shaped blocks attatched ti the top in rows. I asked him what they were for and he told me they were there to stop people from sitting on his box.
Sorry to moan Chris because I love your site but please do something regarding the "focus/quality of the picture. Another thing is Chris when you read out the paperwork when you was reading the middle set was one of the customers names Crook you can see why I ask.
I am from baltimore and currently live about 10-15 minutes from Sparrows Point. I'm an Electrician by trade and do professional amateur woodworking on the side, so I could relate to your video on multiple levels. I love handtool only woodworking and restoring and using antique tools. Awesome find. Thanks for sharing
Such a small world! Thanks for the comment.
The natural color of the wood is so beautiful I don't want to change its rustic look.
Chris
Lucky you it's a very special once in a lifetime find! Thank you for sharing.
You are most welcome
Brendan,
Putting them in a separate box sounds like a great idea. Thanks.
Chris
An uncle of my mother was the representative of the electricity company in a small village in the Netherlands. His father was the village carpenter. Your toolbox appears to be owned by a similar mix of carpenter and electrician from the early days when electricity was installed in the old existing houses.where you would need a different type of craftsman. Nice find!
It’s a treasure!
Thanks from a old retired carpenter. In Sc
Thanks! I’ll treasure it always!
I would definitely try and find the family. The joy that they would fell.
Someone contacted me saying they researched this on Ancestry.com who said they think they know who the family is and was going to contact them. I have not heard back yet but we will see.
Chris
Yes this time capsule might be a uniting bond for them .
Nice tool chest it’s for a workshop use I had 3 a chest one and suit case one and a tote one .the drill looks like a hole cutter jig for drilling joist for the sparky or plumber👍😂
Thanks for the info
And I thought I was the only one that kept all the info on my tools. (In a note book.) And other important stuff.
Its pretty cool!
I came across two huge tool chests like you'rs in the basement of my father in laws house, They where my wife's grandpa & great grandpa's, Mine has planes = stanley bailey bedrock, saws, chisels, brace & bit & several mixer type drills, scrapers etc.
What a find, I have them both in my shop now, never use them but have a lot of tools that aren't used nowdays in them.
+Headknocker Awesome! It's good karma to keep them in your shop!!
Thank you for sharing your video. It was a very interesting , happy new year from a vintage Carpenter in England 🇬🇧
Thank you and happy new year to you as well. Keep up the good work!
The coil of wire with a plug on it is a honeycomb coil from a 20's radio. Thanks for the video, the box is a real time capsule.
Thanks for the info!
Carborundum perhaps for the vaguely football shaped object? That might be s sharpening stone. Their old silicon carbide stones are excellent quality.
Thanks.
+Chop With Chris
It IS a sharpening stone, primarily used for scythes and bushwhackers/machetes and such.
That is not a "poor man's tape measure", it is for measuring inside dimensions, such as the inside of a doorway, or even the inside dimension of that tool chest. Much easier than trying to measure with a folding rule. That chest is a really neat find.
Aloha , I'd not speak so freely of hand made tools that were maybe 'his' favorites as 'poor man's tools . Some of my best tools ,were those I built and designed . It didn't have to be popped out of a Stanley Tool Catalog to be a hard working tool .
That's a nice tool chest keep it & enjoy it look after it
Gary Evans Thanks and I will.
I think the best way to honor a craftsman is to continue using what he left behind.
hey there, I'm from austria and I really enjoy your videos. The "thing" in minute 6:08 is an artificial stone to sharpen a scythe
propeler stone
Wonderful find! Very exciting!
Great find! it's an incredible tool box. I'd keep it just like it is. It'd be a good tool box to replicate as a new project.
+RoninGunn Thanks - that would be a challenge but a great project.
Don't really know what could be done with the tool box but thank you for sharing very neat to look at what a maintenance man might of used back when. I my self am a maintenance man. So again thank you
Thanks. What do you maintain?
A chain of tanning salons and game rooms
Keep it and the tools. If family wanted it, you wouldn’t have it. Taking care of his stuff the way he did, he’d be proud of you for wanting to keep it like he had it. Oh yeah, take it from an old man, be sure to put as many of your personal tools in it to keep his company. The whole shebang was meant to be used, so make it yours too
Will do. Thanks.
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Yes its like a time capsule. ( from Rockford) Thanks for showing
Very nice! I love that old stuff.
That is a super find and I understand your dilemma because I got my grandfather's tool chest to use and discovered it was full of his tools and police equipment from his time as a policeman. I ended up just putting it under my bench because I couldn't bring myself to spoil some family history.
I enjoyed seeing the documents. Wasn't the writing beautiful? I have old family documents from my great uncles who were builders and everything is written in beautiful copperplate style.
Brendan.
Yes!
Thats a tough task. Even the colors of paint are hard to find. I still have it and plan to keep it.
Chris
Hello ,the two sticks coupled are used to measure internal diagonals to prove square ,and joiners still use similar self made tools today at .east I do and all I teach do
Thanks for the knowledge!!
Aloha Chris , yes indeed you have found a little treasure chest of tools . Any wooden items there , would have fallen to the jaws of the 2 termites types here in Hawaii ! Its a bit of a hobby of mine to restore to usefulness any old wooden woodworking tools here . The small wooden hand plane is called a 'coffin bodied smoother plane [by some]. That 'drill' is a real mystery . With its 'positioning bar' to help keep you drilling on target . Maybe it made the 'height' of the lock set all the same when drill the lock set and catches of all doors the same , with no odd ball heights to the tract housing that he might have worked at . The one leather wrapped 'punch' set by 'Greenly' is no doubt , for electrical work ,to cut holes the right size through the metal boxes that were at power supply boxes .
I like the tool 'tills' of the interior . The stone 'torpedo shaped' was for sharpening any thing that was needing a new shape edge dressed , from a knife to plane .
A 'historical society' might be your best place to try to place this box and it papers and tools .
Thanks for the suggestion.
I collect tool chest and I have one that's made very much like this one.
I love it!
Dude that is such a great find!
No doubt!!!
You might check with the Baltimore Museum of Industry. This might interest them.
Thanks!
@baconsoda Also, I was just thinking there. How about putting the documents in a separate box because they are of most interest to historians and the tools you cannot use in another box to free up space for your own stuff. Then you have use of the box and are keeping the original owners memory alive. Keep something like the postcard in the box with a document of your own and, eventually, the box might move on to keep both your memories alive.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
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Thanks for the clarification. Check out my other recent video's. I hope you enjoy them.
Chris
Thanks for sharing this video! I am in dilema on what to do with my grandfathers tool chest and was looking around and found your video. I have the same chest!!! my grandfather added a steel handle /bumper that goes all the way around and its a little more rougher than yours. Any idea who made this style of chest? thanks
Thanks
Didn't get s real good look but I think the small level is a string level. I have a very old one that's cast iron. Love this reveal.
Looked like one you can clamp on framing square to use as level.
Wow , I never checked the date of your post ! How about an up-date on the tool box today .
Thanks for the detailed information on the tools. You’re the 1st to provide it. The tool box is still sitting in my basement 😄
My Grandfather had a box pretty much like that but he had pyramid shaped blocks attatched ti the top in rows. I asked him what they were for and he told me they were there to stop people from sitting on his box.
Great idea!
That I will!
@realmer1
Thanks. I definately will.
Chris
You wouldn't believe it but I just walked in from the shed after refurbing a bevel and bang the same one is in this vid.
5.50 > 6.10
Cool!
Sorry I don't. Check the bottom or inside of the chest for a "makers" mark.
They may have painted or stamped their name somewhere on the chest.
Chris
I have tried but no luck.
Perhaps donate to a museum.
I called a museum and they said they have so many they didn’t want any more 😄
Some of those tools I'd have put in my own tool box. Too bad the previous owner did not have children interested in the trade to pass on to.
That’s for sure.
WoW
👍🏻
Not any more
are you looking to get rid of the tool chest
Sure. chopwithchris at gmail dot com
I have the same chest with different drawers in it. It has a lock in the front. I can send you pictures if you'd like.
"Drawers" are called tills.
Interesting how a recent find of another old toolbox has some striking similarities to this one: th-cam.com/video/_pRKHfr1wDI/w-d-xo.html
Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Build your own. Every craftsman did. Nobody used someone's else's toolbox.
I need to.
Sorry to moan Chris because I love your site but please do something regarding the "focus/quality of the picture. Another thing is Chris when you read out the paperwork when you was reading the middle set was one of the customers names Crook you can see why I ask.
That was an older video. I’ve upgraded my audio and video equipment since. Thanks for the feedback.
Thanks