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1940s Machinists tool box - mahogany
1940s Machinists tool box - mahogany

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
Early 20th Century Wood & Brass Tool Box

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

Fined Red Leather Tooled Box by Puiforcat
Fined Red Leather Tooled Box by Puiforcat

Fined Red Leather Tooled Box by Puiforcat

By Puiforcat

Located in Montreal, QC

Fine red leather tooled Box by Puiforcat, fitted with a gilt bronze mount. Signed: Puiforcat

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Early 20th Century American Primitive Wooden Tool Box
Early 20th Century American Primitive Wooden Tool Box

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

Wilhelm Kienzle Tool Box for Mewa, circa 1950, Switzerland
Wilhelm Kienzle Tool Box for Mewa, circa 1950, Switzerland

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 Boho Distressed Tool Box
Vintage Boho Distressed Tool Box

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

ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920's TEAL COLOURED LOCKABLE MACHINIST WORK TOOL BOX WITH LOCK
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920's TEAL COLOURED LOCKABLE MACHINIST WORK TOOL BOX WITH LOCK

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

Mid-Century Expandable Sewing Tool Box, 1960s
Mid-Century Expandable Sewing Tool Box, 1960s

Mid-Century Expandable Sewing Tool Box, 1960s

Located in Hamburg, DE

Mid-Century Expandable Sewing Tool Box, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969

Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Rustic Farmhouse Blue Wooden Trug or Tool Box
Antique Rustic Farmhouse Blue Wooden Trug or Tool Box

Antique Rustic Farmhouse Blue Wooden Trug or Tool Box

Located in Elkhart, IN

A charming country farmhouse wooden tool box trug painted in a beautiful blue. This piece would be

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Rustic Garden Ornaments

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique French Country Provincial Wooden Storage Caddy Tool Box Desk Organizer
Antique French Country Provincial Wooden Storage Caddy Tool Box Desk Organizer

Antique French Country Provincial Wooden Storage Caddy Tool Box Desk Organizer

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique French Country Provincial Slotted Wooden Storage Caddy Tool Box Desk Organizer. Item

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Antique Shell-Inlaid Lacquer Tea Tool Box, Qing Period
Chinese Antique Shell-Inlaid Lacquer Tea Tool Box, Qing Period

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
19th century Scandinavian rustic pine cutlery box

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

Louis XVI Gilt-Tooled Leather Box
Louis XVI Gilt-Tooled Leather Box

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
Vintage Dark Green Tool or Tackle Box

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

African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Black Leather Box
African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Black Leather Box

African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Black Leather Box

Located in Moreno Valley, 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
A French Empire Gilt-tooled Morocco Leather Box

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

19th-Century Gilt-Tooled Leather Presentation Box, 19th-Century
19th-Century Gilt-Tooled Leather Presentation Box, 19th-Century

19th-Century Gilt-Tooled Leather Presentation Box, 19th-Century

Located in Roma, IT

A refined rectangular presentation box, finely crafted from rich brown leather and adorned with

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Silver toiletry box with engravings, compartments and writing tools
Silver toiletry box with engravings, compartments and writing tools

Silver toiletry box with engravings, compartments and writing tools

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Silver toiletry box with engraved bands at the top, surrounding Greek frieze, interior

Category

20th Century European Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Early 20th Century Detailed / Tooled Leather Box from Morocco
Early 20th Century Detailed / Tooled Leather Box from Morocco

Early 20th Century Detailed / Tooled Leather Box from Morocco

Located in Wainscott, NY

Early 20th Century Tooled Leather Box from Morocco Leather box was found in France. The Workmanship

Category

Early 20th Century Moroccan Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Vintage Boho Spaulding and Co. Gold Leaf Tooled Leather Box
Vintage Boho Spaulding and Co. Gold Leaf Tooled Leather Box

Vintage Boho Spaulding and Co. Gold Leaf Tooled Leather Box

By Spaulding & Company

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

. Whether used for sophisticated organization or as a standalone accent piece, this tooled leather box is a

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Early Primitive Robin Egg Blue Painted Tool Knife Box, 1860s
Early Primitive Robin Egg Blue Painted Tool Knife Box, 1860s

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 Army Green Enameled Metal Tool or Storage Box with Leather Handle
Vintage Army Green Enameled Metal Tool or Storage Box with Leather Handle

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

Michael Aram Tooled Silver Metal, Enamel Two Part Box With Brass Flower Top
Michael Aram Tooled Silver Metal, Enamel Two Part Box With Brass Flower Top

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 Construction Worker Tool Caddy c.1940
Vintage Construction Worker Tool Caddy c.1940

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

Antique Primitive American Paint Decorated Tool or Document Storage Box
Antique Primitive American Paint Decorated Tool or Document Storage Box

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

A Regency tooled and gathered leather casket, c.1820
A Regency tooled and gathered leather casket, c.1820

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

Pair, Italian Tooled Leather & Pietra Dura "Cigar" Motif Tobacco Boxes
Pair, Italian Tooled Leather & Pietra Dura "Cigar" Motif Tobacco Boxes

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

Original Pre Colombian Copper Tumi Tool
Original Pre Colombian Copper Tumi Tool

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

19th Century Georgian Sewing Box
19th Century Georgian Sewing Box

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

1950s Brown Leather Box With Gilt Decoration
1950s Brown Leather Box With Gilt Decoration

1950s Brown Leather Box With Gilt Decoration

Located in Charlottesville, VA

A small square brown leather box with tooled gilt scrollwork and border detailing. The hinged lid

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique English Coromandel Writing Box by Fisher
Antique English Coromandel Writing Box by Fisher

Antique English Coromandel Writing Box by Fisher

By Joseph Bramah, Fisher Brothers

Located in Northampton, GB

tooling. The box is faced in Coromandel with brass strengthening to every corner. The rear of the writing

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Georgian Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Box
Antique Georgian Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Box

Antique Georgian Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Box

Located in Northampton, GB

Rare Magnolia Yellow Lacquer From our Sewing Box collection, we are delighted to offer this

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Two Framed Pre-Columbian Textile and Tools Chimu Chancay Culture
Two Framed Pre-Columbian Textile and Tools Chimu Chancay Culture

Two Framed Pre-Columbian Textile and Tools Chimu Chancay Culture

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

Decorative Metal Box with Acorn and Foliage Decorations
Decorative Metal Box with Acorn and Foliage Decorations

Decorative Metal Box with Acorn and Foliage Decorations

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

accessed frequently—possibly used for document storage, tea, tobacco, or small tools. The box has a mid

Category

20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Le Mie Donne Gio Ponti Futurist Leather Box
Le Mie Donne Gio Ponti Futurist Leather Box

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
19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Decorated Tea Caddy Box

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

Italian pietra dura leather covered box  depicting Florence Cathedral, C 1930
Italian pietra dura leather covered box  depicting Florence Cathedral, C 1930

Italian pietra dura leather covered box depicting Florence Cathedral, C 1930

Located in Central England, GB

fine leather, which is panelled with gilt tooling. The top of the box is inset with a pietra dura

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

English  Regency Brown Wrapped Leather Brass Footed Table Box with Handles
English  Regency Brown Wrapped Leather Brass Footed Table Box with Handles

English Regency Brown Wrapped Leather Brass Footed Table Box with Handles

By Maitland Smith

Located in Moreno Valley, 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
Antique Victorian Writing Box by G.H. Radcliffe Multiple Secret Compartment

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

A Sarcophagal Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box with Isometric Cube Design, c1835
A Sarcophagal Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box with Isometric Cube Design, c1835

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

Vintage Farmhouse Wooden Toolbox Trug
Vintage Farmhouse Wooden Toolbox Trug

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
Antique Farmhouse Green Wooden Trug

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

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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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    A dough box table, also known as a bread table, was designed for making bread. The dough is placed in the wooden box to allow it to rise, then when the dough is ready to be kneaded, it can be finished on the flat top. Shop a collection of vintage dough box tables on 1stDibs.
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