The Toolbox

A good friend of mine clued me in on an amazing work of art, the Stanley Toolbox. Ultiliatan, elegant and above all else, useful, something all too rare in this age of tech unable to be repaired.

Massachusetts piano maker Henry O. Studley built his magnificent tool chest in the 19th century using ebony, mother-of-pearl, ivory, rosewood, and mahogany — refining it over the course of a 30-year career.

However, in the past 30 years as it has changed ownership and gone on and off of display at the Smithsonian Institute, the tool chest has undergone several repairs and missing tools have been replaced.

The Toolbox, exquisite and useful art to the max.