Hi Daniel,
What's in the nice old oak box in the first image? Some sort of older levelling scope I'd wager!?!?
I don't know for sure, but I think you are correct. I inherited what is now used as a tool box from a great friend who passed away 20 years ago.
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Before he retired Felix was the Chief Engineer and General Manager of Cardiff's transport system. He was an excellent modeller, of mostly 1" scale electric trams, his collection is now on display in the National Tramway Museum at Crich. I along with another I helped him create what was called the 'Highfield Electric Tramway', which had about 300 yards of track for which we built three trams. Our son Dan grew up with the building of these trams which I am sure steered him towards studying Electric & Mechanical engineering at university.
Back to the box.
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In use with its owner, and the newly made bogies of tram No.3 . The box was used then, as it is now, just to carry a few tools to the job in hand. The box always had a hammer in it's lid, when asked by a less knowledgeable member of the society why a hammer was always carried? Felix replied; that if he couldn't fix it with a hammer, it was an electrical problem!
The origins of the box is lost in time, but it has had a very useful life.
Take care Tony.
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