#southernstoveworks

[waverlyondoheny]

Sometimes you just get lucky!!! A guy walked into my store and wanted to know if I would be interested in seeing some stuff he had in his van. Sounded kind of dodgy but of course I had to have a look and out of everything I picked out this tool box. I liked the large size and shape. After doing some research it turned out that it was most likely made by the Southern Stove Works Co. of Richmond Virginia. It is a Tip Top top box possibly made to hold the tools needed to work on antique cast iron stoves that were pre 1920's. It has what is referred to as a coffin shaped top. Southern Stove Works is a historic factory complex located in the Three Corners District of Richmond, Virginia. The complex includes four contributing red brick buildings built between 1902-1920. The buildings housed the foundry, assembly operations, warehouse storage, and metal storage. In 1920 the company vacated the buildings and moved to their new facility., Southern Stove Works, Manchester. By 1921, The J. P. Taylor Leaf Tobacco Company (later Universal Leaf Tobacco Company) took over the buildings which in 2005 were listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. The buildings have now been converted into apartments called the appropriately named Southern Stove Lofts. It never ceases to amaze me what a little digging can uncover about the most nondescript item!!! #antiquetoolbox #southernstoveworks #gifts #uniquegifts #decorator #designer #vintagedecor #wehoshopping

#southernstoveworks #antiquetoolbox #vintagedecor #uniquegifts #wehoshopping #decorator #gifts #designer