Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2005.59.003
Accession#:
2005.59
Credit Line:
Donated by Steve and Carla Allwine.
Object Name:
Box, Nest
Title:
Fox farm next box with lid and metal repairs
Date:
01/01/1913—01/01/1960
Description:
Square wooden box constructed from tongue—in—grove rough milled lumber. Front of box has large round hole for fox to enter through, left of hole is a metal latch hook. On the top of the box a wooden swivel hinge holds the lid closed; lid is not attached it slides into place. The lid has metal sheeting attached by nails on one side that wraps around to the bottom of the lid. Floor of box is concave. Metal latch hook attached to the back outside of box. Front and rear of box each has attached molding along bottom edge. Box used as a nesting box for a fox farming.
Notes:
From fox farm on Spuhn Island.
See "PIONEERING IN ALASKA" by E. E. Weschenfelder.
See "PIONEERING IN ALASKA" by E. E. Weschenfelder.
People:
Allwine, Steve
Allwine, Carla
Allwine, Carla
Search Terms:
Agriculture
trapping
business
trapping
business
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