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ITEM: ANTIQUEORIGINAL VANDERMAN RAILROAD STRONG BOX
COUNTRY of MFR: MADE IN THE USA
DATE OF MANUFACTURE: UNKNOWN EXACT – BETWEEN 1897 & 1910
OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS: 32\" x 18\" x 18\", 32 x 18x18 IN., INCH, INCHES
INTERNAL DIMENSIONS: 30” x 16” x 15-1/8”, 30 x 16 x 15.125 IN.,INCH, INCHES
WEIGHT: 74LBS, 74 POUNDS,LB, LBS, #
IDENTIFIED BY: ORIGINALBRASS VANDERMAN PLAQUE ON THE FRONT OF TRUNK
TRUNK ALSO LABELED: 188 ON A TAG RIVETTEDIN TO THE LID
ABOUT INTERIOR: INTERIOR CONTAINS RAILS FORREMOVABLE SHELF - UNFORTUNATELY, THE SHELF IS LONG GONE
CONDITION: VERY GOOD CONDITIONFOR THE AGE – HASP MISSING ARM - APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PAINTED OVER AT SOME POINT – WOOD APPEARS TOBE SOLID FOR THE MOST PART WITH A COUPLE MINOR AREAS THAT COULD BE REPLACEDLIKE THE ONE CORNER AND A SKID OR TWO ON THE BOTTOM – SEE PHOTOS of ACTUAL
ABOUT VANDERMAN:
THE VANDERMAN MANUFACTURINGCO. WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1878 BY WILLIAM VANDERMAN AND WAS LOCATED IN WILLIMANTICCT. THE COMPANY MANUFACTURED HEAVY STEELTOOL CHESTS LIKE THIS ONE FOR USE BY RAILROADS, STAGECOACHES, AND CONSTRUCTIONTRADES. SOME OF THE SMALLER CHESTS WEREUSED BY THE WELLS FARGO EXPRESS CO. AND WERE USED AS BOOT-BOXES ON STAGECOACHES.VANDERMAN MANUFACTURING ALSO MADECOMBINATION BENCH AND PIPE VISES USED IN THE STEAM FITTING TRADE AND THEY WERECONSIDERED THE BEST CHESTS & STRRONG BOXES VISE EVER MADE. IN 1966, VINCENT NESCI PURCHASED THE PLANT ANDMOVED IT TO EAST HAMPTON CT. THE NEWCOMPANY, NESCI ENTERPRISES, INC. MAKES CONCRETE SAWS, WELDING FIXTURES ANDPROTOTYPES PARTS FOR THE CONCRETE TRADES.
