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Actions	Wooden toolbox used to carry granite tools, once belonging to Stuart Diack of Brigend, Craigearn, Kemnay Remove from selection Add to selection $Archived Images\2023\2023.002.001.p02.JPG; 2023.002.001; ;$ $Archived Images\2023\2023.002.001.p03.JPG; 2023.002.001; Wooden toolbox used to carry granite tools, once belonging to Stuart Diack of Brigend, Craigearn, Kemnay; toolbox$ $Archived Images\2023\2023.002.001.p06.JPG; 2023.002.001; Wooden toolbox used to carry granite tools, once belonging to Stuart Diack of Brigend, Craigearn, Kemnay; toolbox$ Object number2023.002.001 TitleWooden toolbox used to carry granite tools, once belonging to Stuart Diack of Brigend, Craigearn, Kemnay DescriptionRectangular wooden toolbox. Made of unpainted wooden planks, attached by metal strips and nails at sides and bottom. The top of the box has a metal holding loop affixed to it. The top half of the front of the box is a hinged wooden panel that, once unhooked, opens outward to gain access to the box interior. 30 granite tools once stored in this toolbox, and together they weigh 42 kg. The lower front panel contains a painted "S.D." for Stuart Diack. The top and sides of the box contain the remnants of former shipping labels. The last complete label on the top is a red label reading: "Anchor Line Trans-Atlantic Steamships Pier 64 North River Foot of West 14th Street Cunard Line Docks New York 3rd" Stuart Diack is known to have worked seasonally in the granite industry in Barre, Vermont, USA. Production date 1892 - 1919 Object nametoolbox Dimensions height: 32.7 cm width: 38.2 cm depth: 20.5 cm

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Object number2023.002.001

TitleWooden toolbox used to carry granite tools, once belonging to Stuart Diack of Brigend, Craigearn, Kemnay

DescriptionRectangular wooden toolbox. Made of unpainted wooden planks, attached by metal strips and nails at sides and bottom. The top of the box has a metal holding loop affixed to it. The top half of the front of the box is a hinged wooden panel that, once unhooked, opens outward to gain access to the box interior. 30 granite tools once stored in this toolbox, and together they weigh 42 kg. The lower front panel contains a painted "S.D." for Stuart Diack. The top and sides of the box contain the remnants of former shipping labels. The last complete label on the top is a red label reading: "Anchor Line Trans-Atlantic Steamships Pier 64 North River Foot of West 14th Street Cunard Line Docks New York 3rd" Stuart Diack is known to have worked seasonally in the granite industry in Barre, Vermont, USA.

Production date 1892 - 1919

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