"Putnia" box

1915, Świątniki Górne, Poland The Marcin Mikuła Locksmithing Museum in Świątniki Górne https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/130 The presented box is the so-called putnia box. It was designed for carrying padlocks by salesmen called putniorze. They walked from village to village with putnia boxes on their backs and they sold famous products of padlock makers from Świątniki Górne. Such boxes were closed from above with a wooden lid by means of a staple and, of course, a padlock. On the sides of a putnia were metal handles for comfortable handling when raising and putting it on the back. A padlock box had sackcloth straps, often fastened together while carrying to facilitate movement. RDW MIC, Małopolska’s Virtual Museums project 3D Model elaboratione done by Stanisław Ogarek