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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 318685, member: 111&quot;]It&#039;s a really nice box.&nbsp; Just to be clear, there is no reason that this box wasn&#039;t made in the Friesian style in America or some other country; by the 1890s there were instruction books, printed patterns, and classes offered for chip-carving - as already suggested, it was a popular pastime.&nbsp; The lock and hinges appear to be original, with the lock&#039;s patent notation in English, pointing to likely origin in the UK or US, not that the lock couldn&#039;t have been used on a piece made in another country...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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