Another day, Another vasculum!

This vasculum has two compartments, just like the original after which it was patterned. It is slightly longer than the first one, but the other details are very similar. The original had a place inside the cover to store the garden shovel for digging up plant specimens.

Vasculum Completed!

For some time now, I have wanted to construct a vasculum, an oval tin carrying case. There were a variety of uses for such a case, including the toolbox of the intinerant tinsmith, the tinker's pig. They were also frequently used by botanists to carry specimens collected in the field for further study at home. This one has a sliding wire latch, strap loops for a woven hemp shoulder strap, and triple beading on the body and lid for added strength. It is patterned on originals that I have and pictures of originals.