[pontiacpetey]

I picked up an old carpenters chest I found online, it was too heavy for the owner to move around. from what I can see it was made by jl Thomas & co late 1800's its made of mostly mahogany though the outside has been painted. I figured it weighed about 150 lbs. what was inside I wondered? I didn't care since the price was right for even an empty chest.
I brought it home and actually picked the lock, inside were all the tools the original owner had!!
20 or so different socket chisels, 15 hand planes, ebony marking gauges, disston try squares, all kinds of stuff. Most of it dates from @ 1870-1900 every drawer had a surprise except the secret one I found lol!!! From what the owner told me his wifes great great grandfather was a finish carpenter for a railroad. I googled jl Thomas and they were a railroad tool and part supplier back in the day. ! recon the chest is about 150 years old at the most. I do woodworking as a hobby using only hand tools so this was a pretty good day for me.

Also found the spare key in the bottom.