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<p>[QUOTE="AntiqueHobbit, post: 581953, member: 10395"][GALLERY=media, 4416]Stanp by AntiqueHobbit posted Apr 19, 2019 at 10:11 AM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 4415]Chest by AntiqueHobbit posted Apr 19, 2019 at 10:11 AM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 4414]Chest1 by AntiqueHobbit posted Apr 19, 2019 at 10:11 AM[/GALLERY]</p><p><br /></p><p>So my wife grabbed this guy at Goodwill for literally a buck. I like it because it looks like a pirates chest but we are curious what we have. The stamp on the bottom saying “Hecho en Mexico” seems to be a pretty clear sign it isn’t an antique, but I’m wondering... do you think the whole thing was made in Mexico or just that that part was made in Mexico and then used to assemble it in a wood shop? Also we can’t figure out how to open it... there’s a whole for a key that has a little metal peg sticking out but no key. Any advice? There’s something in it and we’re curious as to what it is but we don’t want to break it if it had any value. Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AntiqueHobbit, post: 581953, member: 10395"][GALLERY=media, 4416]Stanp by AntiqueHobbit posted Apr 19, 2019 at 10:11 AM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 4415]Chest by AntiqueHobbit posted Apr 19, 2019 at 10:11 AM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 4414]Chest1 by AntiqueHobbit posted Apr 19, 2019 at 10:11 AM[/GALLERY] So my wife grabbed this guy at Goodwill for literally a buck. I like it because it looks like a pirates chest but we are curious what we have. The stamp on the bottom saying “Hecho en Mexico” seems to be a pretty clear sign it isn’t an antique, but I’m wondering... do you think the whole thing was made in Mexico or just that that part was made in Mexico and then used to assemble it in a wood shop? Also we can’t figure out how to open it... there’s a whole for a key that has a little metal peg sticking out but no key. Any advice? There’s something in it and we’re curious as to what it is but we don’t want to break it if it had any value. Thanks![/QUOTE]
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