Big Old Metal Tool Box with Chippy Red and Cream Paint Stanup brush but it certainly looks to

but it certainly looks to have been the go-to stool for many a milking and other tasks too

I especially love the banded decoration and strong use of black on this one

then spread to other parts of Asia

My guess is that this is a carved whimsy chain abandoned mid-way through

Big Old Metal Tool Box with Chippy Red and Cream Paint Stanup brush but it certainly looks toTo me, this is about as perfect as an old tool box gets, large enough to hold anything and everything, and with a hard working life behind it but many years of use in it yet. But what really makes it is its fantastic surface, with red over cream over gray chippy paint on the front and top, and cream on the back and sides, with stenciled numbers too, and rust creeping in around the edges. Yum. The front latch still closes tightly, with room for a lock