Tobias Eby

Item Name	Blanket Chest	Image1 Image2
Other Owner(s)	Nil
Category	Artifacts
Year	Early: 1855 - Late: 1865
Description	A pine blanket chest with red and black stained finish. It was also varnished. Printed on the inside of the lid is "Tobias Eby / S.88.101.13 / Elma." There is moulding on the two sides and front of the lid. A small storage compartment is located inside the chest on the lefthand side. There is evidence that there was a picture, in the form of a postcard, originally attached to the inside lid. The chest has a double-link chest lock made of steel. There is a keyhole in the front panel, but no escutcheon. The corners of the chest are dovetailed. Butt hinges were used to secure the lid to the chest.
Collection	Doon Heritage Crossroads Contact : 10 Huron Rd. Kitchener 519-748-1914 www.region.waterloo.on.ca/doon
Accession No.	1968.101.008

Fraktur design based on Family Register by Jacob Shoemacher in Joseph Schneider Bible, 1821.