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| The entire chest, with a tape measure laid
across it. (60kb) |
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The right end of the chest, showing the
width measurement of 68". (92kb)
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| The length of the lid, showing all of the
iron straps, and the location of the hinges. (78kb)
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A close up of two hinges. (83kb) |
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| The height and depth of the chest. (77kb)
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The depth of the chest. (81kb) |
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| The width of the carved roundel. (36kb) |
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The width of the spread part of the iron
strapwork. (49kb)
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| The width of the large nail heads. (41kb) |
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The width of the "tray".
(31kb)
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| The depth of the "tray".
(33kb)
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The fascinating discovery about the
"tray" is that it was actually an inner lockbox. Here
you can see the lockplate, and the two hinges (for the missing lockbox
lid) in the background. (86kb)
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| The inside of the right end, showing the
clenched over nails (that are attaching the strapwork). (23kb)
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The underside of the lid showing the
clenched over nails. (25kb) |
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| One of the straps on the lid,
showing the multiple nails attaching it to the lid. (51kb)
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The underside of the same
strap, showing the left and right positioning of the nails. (28kb) |
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| The underside of the chest, from the
end. Notice the interesting placement of all the iron straps.
(28kb)
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The underside of the chest, from the
front. Here you can see the center strap and the end-to-end
strap. (28kb) |
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| The left end of the chest,
showing the three straps (and hinges). (58kb)
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The center of the chest,
showing the short center strap with the hasp for a lock. (58kb) |
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| The right end of the chest
showing its three straps and hinges. (57kb) |
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The inside bottom of the chest, showing the
quarter round pieces around the edge. (32kb) |
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