May's Artifact of the Month is a recent donation. This large storage trunk (2013.024.001) dates from the 1900s. The donor kept her father’s World War I uniform, which was donated
to the Historical Center in 2010, inside the trunk. The trunk’s lock was made
by Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company of Stamford, CT. No shipping stickers or other identifying
marks are on the trunk, so it was likely only used for storage. Yale Lock Manufacturing Company was established in 1868 in
Stamford by Linus Yale, Jr., and Henry Towne. Yale, Jr. was the inventor of the cylinder pin-tumbler
lock, but he died a few months after the
company was formed, never knowing how world famous his locks became. Henry
Towne renamed Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company in 1883, keeping his
deceased partner’s name for the business.
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