I found a link and a very brief discussion about this tool box on a forum not about woodworking so thought I'd share it here, and maybe find some answers. Here is the box.
And here is the site with more photos. http://mantiquesmodern.com/item_details.php?id=499555 . My big question about the tools in the old box has to do with the brass triangle and what purpose do the curving lines scribed into it do or represent.
This so inspired me I've decided to build one. Mine will be a bit larger because I want it to house my 12" x 18" square. A bit more manageable than a Studley chest. I will be building my box out of teak ( left over from a job three years ago) but in the meantime I did a quick mockup from pine to test different layouts. Here's my first door layout.
I'll keep you posted as work progresses but in the meantime, any thoughts on the old box?
Jim