Gerstner Utility Chest

Gerstner Utility Chest

  • A wooden chest with a red interior is open, revealing a single compartment and a small drawer below. A brass latch is centered on the front.
  • A wooden storage chest with a brass latch and corner accents, featuring a red label on a bottom drawer.
  • A wooden toolbox with an open lid, revealing a red felt-lined interior and separate compartments, including a pull-out drawer at the bottom. The box features brass accents and a lockable latch.
  • A close-up view of a brass latch with a keyhole mounted on a wooden surface.
  • Close-up of a wooden box corner protected by a polished brass corner guard, secured with two screws.
  • Close-up of a corner of a wooden frame with a brass grommet on a red felt background.
  • Close-up of the corner of a wooden picture frame with visible joinery, showing the texture of the wood and a red background inside the frame.

Gerstner Utility Chest

Gerstner Utility Chest

The Gerstner Utility Chest, a venerable gem of the Gerstner back catalog, has been specially brought back and re-built to our specifications. Available only to Best Made Company, The Utility Chest, like our coveted 41D, is made for us in Ohio by H. Gerstner & Sons. Our collaboration with the 108-year-old case maker starts with kiln-dried American cherry and finishes with solid brass hardware. The case is emblazoned with custom felt lining and the stamp of excellent storage, the Best Made data plate. More suitable for the bookshelf or desktop than the stately 41D, the Utility Chest is a home for the tools of your craft. Artists, tinkerers, and collectors alike will find the Utility Chest truly dignifies the objects that embody their skills.

From the Archive, originally released Nov. 2017

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Single drawer, internal sliding tray
Outer dimensions: 16”w x 9.5”h x 8”d
Inside top well: 15”w x 4.75”h x 7”d
Drawer: 14.25”w x 2.75”h x 6”d
Best Made dataplate
100% kiln-dried American Cherry drawer front pieces
Cherry-veneered Maple hardwood provides extra stability on chest front, back, and sides
Handpicked poplar on interior drawer construction supports stability over time
Custom red felt
Brass hardware
Made in the USA

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