Mill Worker Tool Box

Mill Worker Tool Box: Handmade wooden millworker toolbox belonging to George Beaupré, who immigrated to Biddeford about 1903 with his family. Multiple tools included.
Mill Worker Tool Box

Handmade wooden millworker toolbox belonging to George Beaupré, who immigrated to Biddeford about 1903 with his family. Multiple tools included.

Name/Title

Mill Worker Tool Box

Entry/Object ID

MS002.01

Description

Loom Fixer Tool Box including tools belonging to George Beaupré. Made of wood and hand made.

Use

Toolbox of George Beaupré who was a loom fixer and used it to carry tools which he used in the spinning mills of Biddeford, ME.

Context

George Beaupré immigrated to Biddeford, ME with his family about 1903 from Beloeil, Quebec. He worked as a "Loom Fixer" in the mills. This would be the spinning mills. This is his tool box which looks to be hand made with original tools in it according to his grandson, Dr. Norman Beaupré, who donated the collection to the cultural center.

Collection

Dr. Norman Beaupré Collection

Category

Artifact

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Dimensions

Length

12-1/2 in

Material

Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good