Wooden and iron utensil tray with square-headed nails. Painted. It is marked CRC on two sides. Could be used as a toolbox or utensil box. Equipped with a handle.

The object reflects a skill traditionally associated with or practiced by the people of Quebec, namely carpentry. The object reflects local carpentry skills and workmanship, in this case the manufacture of a utensil tray.

The object reflects the development of Acadian and Gaspé society in general. Here, it refers to a fishing industry that was fundamental to the region, namely the Robin company, which had nearly fifty fishing establishments in the Gaspé Peninsula and the Maritime Provinces. One of the characteristics of this company was its relative self-sufficiency: Robin establishments often had general stores, farms, shipyards, and various trades that manufactured ship parts, ropes, sails, and frames on site, as in Paspébiac. In addition, this object represents an essential tool for carpenters and joiners: the toolbox.

Finally, the object bears witness to a business that existed in Petite-Cadie, in Bonaventure: the Robin general store.

Charles Robin's cod fishing company, often known by its trade name Robin, Jones & Whitman, had a general store in Bonaventure and did business in Carleton-sur-Mer, two well-known Petites-Cadies. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the company employed Acadians in a variety of operations: as fishermen, gravel workers, store clerks, etc. In 1774, Charles Robin brought 81 Acadians exiled during the Deportation of the Acadians back to the Gaspé Peninsula.