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Leonard Funk's Trunk
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| Accession #: | 3955.1 |
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| Title: | Leonard Funk's Trunk |
| Object Type: | Trunk |
| Participants: |
Funk, Leonard (user)
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| Physical Description: | Trunk is painted green with "Len Funk" stenciled on the front. The wooden carpenter's trunk has steel corners and a lock and is much worn. The trunk contains nine assorted wood hard planes, various metal planes, drill bits, four hand saws, and assorted saws. |
| Description: | Leonard Funk's family moved from Luxembourg to Wisconsin with several farming families, building houses together on small plats as in Europe. A certified cabinetmaker, Funk and his bride left for Spokane in 1889, arriving for a building boom brought on by a major downtown fire. Funk founded the Spokane chapter of the Carpenters' Union, headed Spokane Public Works, and died in office after nine years as Mayor. Construction trades were critical to this region during the boom decades around 1900. |
| Category: | History |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Immigration (Immigration)
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| Dimensions: |
Object H x W x D 21 1/2 x 37 x 18"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
steel (Material)
wood (plant material) (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
"Len Funk, " painted on front center in gold letters with red outline
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Len Funk in memory of my grandfather, Spokane Mayor, Len Funk, 2000 |
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