Jewelry box crafted by Albert Aylor for his wife while he was a Civil War prisoner at Ft. Delaware.   Interior of box with Albert Aylor's personal items.  Notice the careful and elaborate wood inlay around the edges of the box and inside around the mirror. Albert Aylor's Civil War sword on top of his toolbox  along with several household items.     One-of-a-kind child's chair built by Albert Aylor for his daughter while he was in prison at Fort Deleware.   This chair most likely acted as a prototype for his later chairs.   Notice that the front uprights are 8-sided rather that the  round stock Aylor later designed.  The use of a hand-cut  octagonal stock (see insert) was probably chosen because Aylor  did not have access to a lathe during his incarceration.   The chair back was broken at some point.  The broken piece  is shown on the chair seat awaiting rerstoration. M o r e    t o    C o m e   S o o n

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