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TOOL-CHEST [1 record]

Record 1 2002-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Tools
  • Hand Tools
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A container for working tools, usually for a carpenter: hammer, screws, nuts, bolts, nails, sandpaper, etc.

OBS

Often, the container is used to mean the content, that is the tool set.

OBS

The terms "tool box" and "tool chest" are used by the Canadian Parks Service classification system for historical collections (Parks Canada).

Key term(s)
  • tool-chest
  • tool-box
  • tool-case

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outils (Construction)
  • Outillage à main
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Contenant à cases pour recevoir les instruments servant, habituellement, au travail du bois : marteau, tournevis, clous, vis, boulons, écrous, papier abrasif, etc.

OBS

Souvent, le contenant signifie le contenu, soit l'ensemble des outils.

OBS

Les termes «boîte à outils» et «coffre à outils» sont utilisés dans le Système de classification des collections historiques du Service canadien des parcs (Parcs Canada).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas (Construcción)
  • Herramientas manuales
  • Objetos de colección (Museos y Patrimonio)
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