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1940s Machinists tool box - mahogany
Located in Cedar Falls, IA
Vintage machinist's tool box.
Solid mahogany construction.
Finger box joinery.
Refinished.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Wood & Brass Tool Box
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Early 20th Century Wood & Brass Tool Box / Chest. Beautiful natural patina.
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century American Primitive Wooden Tool Box
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th century American Primitive wooden tool box measuring 33" in width, 11" in depth and 14
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood, Pine
Mahogany machinists tool box
Located in Cedar Falls, IA
Mahogany box with nice finger joinery.
Restored condition. Previously used to store machinists
Category
Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Wilhelm Kienzle Tool Box for Mewa, circa 1950, Switzerland
By Wilhelm Kienzle
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Wilhelm Kienzle tool box for MEWA, circa 1950, Switzertland.
Yellow and grey lacquered metal
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Tuareg Hand Tooled Box, African, Leather, Decorative Case, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Tuareg hand-tooled box. An African, leather decorative case, dating to the mid
Category
Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
H 2.56 in W 7.68 in D 4.93 in
Antique French Provincial Country Wooden Storage Caddy Tool Box Desk Organizer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French provincial country wooden storage caddy tool box desk organizer. Item features an
Category
Antique 19th Century French Provincial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
H 5.5 in W 22 in D 1.5 in
19th Century American Primitive Distressed Solid Wood Machinist Tool Box Storage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Antique American Primitive distressed solid wood machinist tool box storage. Item
Category
Antique 19th Century Primitive Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
H 9 in W 19.5 in D 11 in
Vintage Boho Distressed Tool Box
Located in west palm beach, FL
statement shelf piece, this box adds soulful texture and timeless appeal. A functional collectible you’ll
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Object d ’Art Centerpiece Junior Carpenter Kit Tool Box with Balls and Horseshoe
Located in Topeka, KS
assemblage of a circa 1960s vintage Junior Carpenter Kit toy tool box which is overflowing with miscellaneous
Category
20th Century American Rustic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Plastic, Rubber, Wood
H 7 in W 18 in D 7.5 in
19th Century Victorian Machinist's Tool Box
Located in Garnerville, NY
Old painted and distressed oak Late Victorian American machinist's tool box. Solid oak underneath
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Commodes and Chests of...
Materials
Brass
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920's TEAL COLOURED LOCKABLE MACHINIST WORK TOOL BOX WITH LOCK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
condition teal coloured machinist work tool box in all steel with period lock and locking bar
Please note
Category
Vintage 1920s English Industrial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
H 12.41 in W 20.48 in D 14.18 in
Early 20th Century Industrial Metal Tool Box with Dark Patina, Found in India
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique rustic metal tool box from the early 20th century, found in India. Presenting a dark
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Metalwork
Materials
Metal
H 11 in W 27 in D 7.25 in
1930's "My Buddy" Metal Tackle Or Tool Box with Stacking Trays by Falls City
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Falls City, 1930's "My Buddy" metal tool box with handle and stacking trays. In original condition
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Large Handmade Wooden Tool Box, c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
A large handmade wooden toolbox with steel handle and lock. Refinished in an oil and wax finish.
Creator unknown.
Date of manufacture c.1940.
Materials and techniques w...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Steel
Chinese Antique Shell-Inlaid Lacquer Tea Tool Box, Qing Period
Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
This is gorgeous and decorative instrument box decorated with "Raden" work of mother of pearl shell
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Shell, Wood
19th century Scandinavian rustic pine cutlery box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
labelled a cutlery box, but could quite easily have been a tool box.
Shaped handle forms a partition for 2
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century Wabi-Sabi Caddy
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully charming 19th century American caddy or tool box with the best whimsical wabi-sabi
Category
Antique 19th Century American Rustic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Gilt-Tooled Leather Box
Located in Kittery Point, ME
With a domed cover, the interior with red silk lining, the whole with gilt iron mounts and lock box.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Boxes
Materials
Leather
Vintage Dark Green Tool or Tackle Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage green metal tool box with handle and stacking trays. In original condition with visible
Category
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Vintage Asian Tooled Metal Foo Dog Box
Located in west palm beach, FL
This exquisite vintage Asian metal box, intricately tooled with a Foo Dog design, exemplifies
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
19th Century Regency Tooled Leather Work Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Regency Tooled Leather Work Box
Category
Antique 19th Century Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Vintage Asian Tooled Metal Foo Dog Box
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add a touch of cultural heritage and charm to your decor with this vintage Asian tooled metal Foo
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Black Leather Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand tooled black leather box from Africa.
Very fine workmanship with tribal traditional African
Category
Early 20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
A French Empire Gilt-tooled Morocco Leather Box
Located in Roma, IT
A French Empire Gilt-tooled Morocco Leather Box
This wonderful rectangular box is decorated
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Light Blue Metal Tool or Tackle Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage light blue metal tool box with handle and stacking trays. In original condition with
Category
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Vintage Cobalt Blue Metal Tool or Tackle Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cobalt blue vintage metal tool box with handle and stacking trays. In original condition with
Category
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Vintage Chocolate Brown Metal Tool or Tackle Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage chocolate brown metal tool box with green interior, handle and stacking trays. In original
Category
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Small Tooled Leather Box from Mexico
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 20th century small tooled leather box from Mexico
This small box has lovely tooled
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Early Primitive Robin Egg Blue Painted Tool Knife Box, 1860s
Located in Newfoundland, PA
This is a fabulous blue tool carrier, with original robins egg blue paint, original and natural
Category
Antique 1860s American Primitive Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Arts & Crafts Wooden Green Painted Shoe Polish Box Tool Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Arts & Crafts Wooden Green Painted Shoe Polish Box Tool Chest. Circa Early 20th Century
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Maitland Smith Tooled Leather Faux False Library Keepsake Book Box 16"
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century faux book box by Maitland Smith. Wooden box crafted to resemble a row of leather
Category
Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
1960s Italian Wood Box Covered In Leather With Tooled Gold Leaf Accents
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Italian Wood Box Covered In Leather With Tooled Gold Leaf Accents
Tooled border designs
Category
Vintage 1960s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather & Bronze Table Box 'Old English Homes'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather & Bronze Table Box 'Old English Homes'
This exquisite faux
Category
Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Army Green Enameled Metal Tool or Storage Box with Leather Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage green metal tool box with leather handle. In original condition with visible wear
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memora...
Materials
Metal
H 9.25 in W 22.25 in D 8 in
Antique 19th C American Primitive Wooden Distressed Paint Storage Tool Work Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th C American Primitive Wooden Distressed Paint Storage Tool Work Box. Item features
Category
20th Century Primitive Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
H 5.5 in W 25 in D 18.5 in
Maitland Smith Tooled Leather Hand Painted Poker Themed Box with Brass Accents
By Maitland Smith
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Whimsical, handmade, hand-painted fooled leather box. Brass accents including brass ball feet and
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Hand Crafted Leather and Gold Tooled Hinged Box with Brass Lion Paw Feet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely leather box with Gold tooled leather. In the shape of a treasure box, with a raised
Category
20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Brass
H 7.5 in W 12.5 in D 2,213 in
Michael Aram Tooled Silver Metal, Enamel Two Part Box With Brass Flower Top
By Michael Aram
Located in North Miami, FL
early 90's. It is a tooled design silver metal on the top of the box with a blackened metal and brass
Category
1990s Indian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Vintage Enameled Light Blue Tool or Tackle Box with Handle and Stacking Trays
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage light blue metal tool box with handle and stacking trays. Label reads 'VEB
Category
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
H 12.25 in W 9 in D 23 in
Regency Tooled Leather Desktop Secretaire Cabinet
Located in London, by appointment only
A Regency tooled leather work desktop secretaire cabinet, the hinged lid enclosing a partitioned
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Vintage Construction Worker Tool Caddy c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A vintage vulcanized rubber construction worker took caddy with strap.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Vulcanized Rubber.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rubber
A Regency tooled and gathered leather casket, c.1820
Located in Reepham, GB
Made to hold jewellery and for work and writing effects, this casket is of tooled and gathered
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Antique Primitive American Paint Decorated Tool or Document Storage Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
sturdy wooden surface. The box dates back to the 1800s and features ample space to store tools or
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Primitive Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 8.75 in W 14.75 in D 8.75 in
Pair, Italian Tooled Leather & Pietra Dura "Cigar" Motif Tobacco Boxes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, early to mid 20th century.
A pair of leather boxes, each having tooled gilt leather to
Category
20th Century Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble
Antique Workman's Tool Chest, English, Teak, Brass, Craftsman's Trunk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique workman's tool chest. An English, teak and brass capped craftsman's trunk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
H 13.98 in W 24.41 in D 11.23 in
Original Pre Colombian Copper Tumi Tool
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Ancient pre Colombian surgical copper tumi tool, processionally mounted on silk Matt with
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Shadow Boxes
Materials
Copper
Two Framed Pre-Columbian Textile and Tools
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two antique textile fragments and two painted textile tools spindle needle framed in a pair
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Shadow Boxes
Materials
Wool, Alpaca, Wood
19th Century Georgian Sewing Box
Located in Pymble, NSW
A good shaped sewing box of tooled leather with finely cast brass fittings. Stands on lion's paw
Category
Antique 1810s British George III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
18th Century Continental Baroque Period Gilt Tooled Leather Clad Knife Box
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce original antique European Baroque Period tooled leather clad cutlery caddy, circa 1740
Category
Antique 18th Century European Baroque Knife Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Figured Walnut Complete Sewing Box Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
pearl carved reels, steel tools, thimbles, silver winders and various other tools. The Sewing Box is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Le Mie Donne Gio Ponti Futurist Leather Box
By Gio Ponti
Located in Hanover, MA
Intriguing tooled leather covered trinket box in Italian Futurist style of rectangular geometric
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Futurist Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Decorated Tea Caddy Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
decorated with beautiful gilding surfaces, a hinged lid which opens to reveal a tooled pewter interior box.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Great Britain English Red Leather Royal Presentation Box Victoria Regina
Located in Northampton, GB
Gold Tooled
From our Boxes collection, we are pleased to offer this Victorian Moroccan Red Leather
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British High Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 2.56 in W 22.05 in D 5.91 in
English Regency Brown Wrapped Leather Brass Footed Table Box with Handles
By Maitland Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Italian Brown Leather Jewelry Box with Gold Tooling.
Large Italian gilt tooled leather wrapped
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Writing Box by G.H. Radcliffe Multiple Secret Compartment
Located in Northampton, GB
greek key style gold tooling. The rear of the box houses two inkwells, pen tray and two further storage
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 9.06 in W 19.89 in D 10.63 in
A Sarcophagal Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box with Isometric Cube Design, c1835
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
with padded pin cushions affixed, one with a stitched tool-band; one box-based pin cushion, and a
Category
Antique 19th Century English William IV Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
H 4.38 in W 8.63 in D 6.54 in
Vintage Farmhouse Wooden Toolbox Trug
Located in Elkhart, IN
A charming country farmhouse wooden tool box trug. This piece would be ideal as a craft organizer
Category
Early 20th Century American Country Decorative Baskets
Materials
Wood
Antique Farmhouse Green Wooden Trug
Located in Elkhart, IN
A charming country farmhouse wooden tool box trug painted in a beautiful green. This piece would be
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Agate & Gilt Metal Jewellery Box Napoleon III
Located in Norwich, GB
large tooled escutcheon. The box surrounded by chased gilt edgings, standing on ball detailed feet
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Agate
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An assortment of used tool boxes is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and animal skin, all used tool boxes available were constructed with great care. Used tool boxes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of used tool boxes to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Victorian, Arts and Crafts and Industrial used tool boxes are of considerable interest. Many used tool boxes are appealing in their simplicity, but Benham & Froud, Christopher Dresser and Louis Vuitton produced popular used tool boxes that are worth a look.
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