Beautiful Old Farrier's Box with Iron Corner Reinforcements desk object The chest measures 10 7/8”

The chest measures 10 7/8” wide x 8 1/8” x 9 3/4” tall

I found this one along with an original pink triangle pin and a 1983 Christopher Street Liberation Day pin (the predecessor to the Gay Pride Parade)

heavy and substantial

I'd guess 1960s or so

with hands hovering over the action below as if controlling it

Beautiful Old Farrier's Box with Iron Corner Reinforcements desk object The chest measures 10 7/8”I believe this is an old farrier box, used for storing and carrying tools for shoeing horses, and certainly it has done a lot of work, with these beautiful iron corner reinforcements added long ago. Hand forged iron nails, original red paint, and a leather strap that once would have adjusted but was fixed in place at some point along the way. Very sturdy and useful still as a carrying box for tools or whatever, but also just a gorgeous object. 13 3 4"