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.
Pageant of Liberty - held July 5, 6, and 7, 1926 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Lancaster in the Revolutionary War. Men and women in costume, men have muskets, perhaps acting out episode three from the fist movement - Formation of the Companies.
Chorus for Pageant of Gratitude, a three day pageant celebrating the 200th anniversary of Lancaster County. Held at Franklin and Marshall College's Williamson Field.
Pageant of Liberty - held July 5, 6, and 7, 1926 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Lancaster in the Revolutionary War. Women in costume - dresses with stars on them - the Constellation of Stars.
