74ford Wrote:
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> Albeit, this thread is primarily about what appear
> to be tool boxes, and the storage thereof at
> Gunnison, but I'm reminded of a common piece of
> locomotive ephemera that might go unnoticed, or
> perhaps misidentified. At least on some roads,
> engine crewmen carried sheet metal boxes as grips.
> Unlike cloth, they were impervious to cinders and
> oil - an important attribute for the safe and
> soil-free transport of your off-duty duds. In the
> case of the ones I'm familiar with, they were
> fabricated by the sheet metal workers in the
> roundhouse as a side hustle. The one I have is
> about 12x12x24 with a peaked lid, hinged like a
> toolbox. The corners are each reinforced. I went
> looking for a foto, but I have yet to find one.
>
> -Jeff
Probably used world wide if we look into it, but down here on the Australian Railway systems they had such boxes, ours were called 'tucker tins' or 'crib boxes', each state rail system may have had there own description. Ours were used by crews that may have to 'go to barracks' or stay away from home for a night on an out and back service to carry their food and cutlery etc and probably a change of clothes.
Wayne from Oz
I have just edited my original post to the intended 'crib boxes' from the posted 'grip boxes'.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/13/2017 10:41AM by Wayne Hoskin.