Bidspirit auction | H. Gerstner & Sons Oak

H. Gerstner & Sons Oak Tool Chest - A journeyman machinist tool chest constructed of quartersawn white oak with a natural finish, featuring characteristic ray fleck grain patterns. This chest is configured with eleven drawers: six narrow side drawers, two full-width bottom drawers, and one central vertical handbook drawer. The front of the lower drawer is fitted with a black and silver metal nameplate reading BUILT BY H. Gerstner & Sons DAYTON, O. U.S.A. MODEL - 052. The same maker's name H. GERSTNER & SONS DAYTON, O. is impressed into the metal lock plate. The chest includes a top storage compartment with an inset diamond-shaped mirror on the underside of the lid. All interior compartments and drawers are lined with green felt. The exterior is fitted with nickel-plated steel or brass hardware, including corner protectors, three front latches, drawer pulls, and heavy-duty swing handles on the sides. The chest is accompanied by its original front cover panel, which slides into a slot beneath the bottom drawer when the chest is open, and a single metal key. Included ephemera comprises several machinist reference cards: a Starrett decimal equivalents and tap drill sizes card, a Brown & Sharpe Tools decimal equivalents card, a Teledyne Firth Sterling fraction-decimal-millimeter equivalent card, a Cleveland Twist Drill Co. tap drill sizes card, and a Starrett tool booklet.