Original soldier’s chest

Original wooden chest, with lock and key, not large sizes. Found in the attic of an old house. A similar chest was available for every soldier of the Russian imperial army. In it he kept a razor, shaving brush, soap, warm clothes, removable underwear, letters and other personal items. The chests were both not painted and painted with paint of any color. There are also newspaper pictures and portraits of the emperor painted on the outside and decorated with newspaper pictures glued on the lid of the chest. Also on the lid of such a chest was supposed to stick an inventory of the contents, indicating the name of the owner, regiment number and company. The chest was kept under the soldier’s bed. In case of leaving for dismissal – he surrendered with a key to the captain army, and with the beginning of hostilities he followed the soldier in the wagon train.