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Anyone familiar with Coombs Boynton & Finlay? London based firm. Probably 19th c. Suppose could be late 18th or into early 20th. I had found a snippet from some old city files or newspaper entry or something but can’t find my old research. Now I’m not seeing anything come up. I have this neat little box or jar. I thought it was an early plastic the first time I saw it but now I’m quite sure it’s turned wood. Burl of some type maybe? No idea what it was for. Looks like some type of resinous build up on interior lid. Very nicely made though so I’m guessing it held something of value. 2” across or so. Wish it weren’t cracked but still a neat little thing. Most of the things at the estate were post civil war but this strikes me as earlier. It was one families multi generational hoardings all the way back to civil war era. Stuff they owned, not just collectors acquired stuff. Things they actually acquired in the era they were made and stored in the families home that’s been owned since then. It’s neat to see those places and things.

 

Use name as a search term under Google Books and you'll find some references.

Debora

 

Glass manufacturers in this 1842 directory to start.

https://www.google.com/books/editio...nton+&+Finlay&pg=RA8-PA13&printsec=frontcover

Debora

 

Glass cutters. Don't know what this has to do with that box.



Maybe it held some kind of polishing rouge?

 

Ah man! While I should have, I didn’t even think about the fact that you could search google books separately from a general google search. Thanks

 

Thanks for the image. That could be! Strange that it’s on the lid but not body of jar. I suppose there could have been a liner. Maybe just ink.

 

Inkstand manufacturers?

Debora

 

Something in my head thinks this had a rouge related to glass polishing.

 

This article looks like Boynton 'bailed' out in 1838 in the London Gazette!
Yet, in the 20th Cent, Boynton is still listen in Robson's London Directory...which I think is already shown above....by MOS, ooops, and so did Debora post what I just did, so I'll take my duplicate down now!!!!!!​

 

Only "2" across or so." A bit small for most uses. But agree re something of value.

Debora