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.
Name/Title
Mill Worker Tool BoxEntry/Object ID
MS002.01Description
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 CollectionCategory
Artifact