largely intact original antique american industrial fisher body portable "repair tool kit" handheld tote fabricated by or for the fisher body company, detroit, mich. the weathered and worn lightweight tote is comprised largely of wood with a pressed and folded steel exterior. the original old green paint finish remains largely intact. the sides contain black stenciled lettering. the heavily compartmentalized tote is structurally sound and sturdy. the fisher body company was established in 1909, founded as one of the early "horseless carriage" body shops by two brothers in detroit, mich. during the company's infancy, the fisher brothers had to develop new body designs because the "horseless carriage" bodies did not have the strength to withstand the vibrations of the new motorcars. by 1913, the fisher body company had the capacity to produce 100,000 cars per year and customers included: ford, krit, chalmers, cadillac, oldsmobile and studebaker. part of the reason for their success was the development of interchangeable wooden body parts that did not have to be hand-fitted, as was the case in the construction of carriages. this required the design of new precision woodworking tools. in 1916 the company became the fisher body corporation. its capacity was now 370,000 bodies per year and its customers included abbot, buick, cadillac, chalmers, chandler, chevrolet, chrysler, churchfield, elmore, emf, ford, herreshoff, hudson, krit, oldsmobile, packard, regal, and studebaker.