| Description |
Small trunk-style green leather box, 9 x 12 x 5 in.
Label inside lid: "Nathan Neat nos. 18 & 19 Elm St., Boston. Manufacturer of solid leather, boot-top, Fancy & Common trunks, valises, carpet bags, etc."
Handwritten note by EBW, Jr. 1940: "…a smallish dull green grey leather box; brass studded, with leather handle; paper lined on wood c.1820-1840. For many years this was the only safe the Town had. It was kept in the Treasurer's house, as there was no Town Hall until 1846. Dad [Edwin B. Worthen] rescued it when they cleaned out the vault at the "old" Town Hall (built in the '70s - opposite Waltham St.) when they tore it down."
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| Year Range from |
1820 |
| Year range to |
1840 |
| Object ID |
Worthen.3002 |
| Object Name |
Trunk |
| People |
Worthen, Edwin B., Sr. |
| Search Terms |
Lexington Town Treasurer
Town Hall (second, 1871-1928), Massachusetts Avenue |
| Subjects |
Trunks
Leather goods |
| Title |
Green leather box used by Lexington Town Treasurer |
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