Antique Primitive 11 Drawer Machinist Wood Tool Box / Chest Secret Locking 1800s

Totally amazing chest for sale here. This was hand made by the grandfather of a gentleman, the grandson is in his 70s today, so this is OLD. This was estimated by an expert to be from the 1880s -1890s. This beauty has 11 drawers of various sizes and a 4.5 deep top storage compartment. This does not appear to be an oak Gerstner style machinists chest, in fact I do not know what type of wood is under the paint.

Some drawers have felt lining, others do not. One side handle has a chunk missing.

The box features a unique locking system where the drawers are locked until you depress a lever inside of the top tray, thus unlocking the drawers from the rear... You have to jiggle them a bit sometimes. Several of the knobs have unthreaded themselves from the drawer fronts with over 120 years of use, but they are present inside the chest. There is a mortise lock with two keys. The item "Antique Primitive 11 Drawer Machinist Wood Tool Box / Chest Secret Locking 1800s" is in sale since Wednesday, March 13, 2019.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Tools, Hardware & Locks\Tools\Tool Boxes, Chests". The seller is "djquick1" and is located in La Grange Park, Illinois. This item can be shipped to United States.