Self-made tool box, tinned sheet metal, rectangular form with hinged coffin lid (domed), copper hasp, hollow, shallow compartment in the bottom of box with opening at one end. Bail wire handle at top with wood grip. Box holds 20 metal worker's tools.
Made by metal sheet worker William J. Eppley of Lancaster City for his own use.
Provenance
Maker to daughter Ruth Eppley Ganse (1910-1949, Mrs. Charles N. Ganse) to son Robert ? Ganse to wife, the donor.
Well used with tin worn; has discoloration, dents, abrasions, deformed areas, corrosion especially inside, copper hasp deformed and bent with wear. Some solder repairs have been made to failing joints/seams.
