This branch of the Austrian Hesch family is descended from Johann Hesch and his wife Marya (Schlinz) Hesch, who came to America from Oberschlagles, Bohemia with three sons: Paul, Mathias, and Anton. +++Johann & Marya settled in Buffalo County, Wisconsin but moved to Pierz, Mn in about 1885. .+++Mathias settled in Waumandee, Wisconsin and moved to Pierz in 1911. +++Anton never married but farmed with his dad in Agram Township, where he died in 1911.+++And Paul, my great grandfather, settled five miles away, in Buckman, Minnesota. He died there in 1900.

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Saturday, October 31, 2009

Q--WHAT is this thing?

It's made of copper, stands about 30" high...the various boxes fit in the tray at the top, and there's a shelf inside at the level of the bottom of the windows.  It was intended to be portable as it has a handle on top and wheels underneath.  Any ideas?

No, I don't know either--that's why I'm asking.
Posted by Marlys Hesch Sebasky at 7:43 PM
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  1. Charley "Apple" GrabowskiNovember 1, 2009 at 7:29 AM

    My initial guess was that it was part of a portable darkroom but after searching images I didn't find anything that came close. Good luck!

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  2. Marlys Hesch SebaskyNovember 1, 2009 at 9:15 AM

    THANKS, Apple! I was thinking it might be some sort of serving cart, but nothing else occured to me.
    More info: it was in a cabin on some land my son and his wife bought--it might have been 'original' with the cabin, or might have come from a garage sale some former owner went to. It looks "1920s" to me, and MUST have had a specific purpose. Your suggestion broadens the possibilities in my head...even if you didn't find a match. Thanks for trying, and I'll keep looking :^)
    Marlys

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  3. christianOctober 23, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    hi, it's a street vendors food box

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  4. Marlys Hesch SebaskyOctober 23, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    Hi, Christian--that occurred to me too (some sort of food server) but it's really too small--it stands just above my knee. It might have been a salesman sample of something larger, tho.
    Thanks for the suggestion!
    Marlys

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