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Mill Worker Tool Box

Object/Artifact

Loom Fixer Tool Box including tools belonging to George Beaupré. Made of wood and hand made.

MS002.01

Toolbox of George Beaupré who was a loom fixer and used it to carry tools which he used in the spinning mills of Biddeford, ME.

George Beaupré immigrated to Biddeford, ME with his family about 1903 from Beloeil, Quebec. He worked as a "Loom Fixer" in the mills. This would be the spinning mills. This is his tool box which looks to be hand made with original tools in it according to his grandson, Dr. Norman Beaupré, who donated the collection to the cultural center.

Dr. Norman Beaupré Collection

Artifact

20th Century

12-1/2 in

Wood

Very Good

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