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<p>[QUOTE="ola402, post: 2654028, member: 182"]When I first saw this, I thought Purse. They made some mid century purses that sorta looked like this, boxy and with metal clasps. I know that's not right, but this thing just doesn't compute as a biscuit box. Not saying it isn't one, but how would you use it? </p><p><br /></p><p>So your guests have arrived for tea, and you drop this clunker in the middle of the table? Help yourself to a biscuit/cookie. It seems too fancy just for storage of biscuits, so assume it was meant to be placed on the table. I can see why you might want to lock up biscuits, to prevent the little goblins from eating them down to the last crumb, but the box would not have to be this fancy. See what I'm getting at here? </p><p><br /></p><p>But I do like it so maybe it was supposed to be a lovely kitchen accessory? Or something you set on the sideboard in the dining room? I'm talking myself into this biscuit jar concept.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ola402, post: 2654028, member: 182"]When I first saw this, I thought Purse. They made some mid century purses that sorta looked like this, boxy and with metal clasps. I know that's not right, but this thing just doesn't compute as a biscuit box. Not saying it isn't one, but how would you use it? So your guests have arrived for tea, and you drop this clunker in the middle of the table? Help yourself to a biscuit/cookie. It seems too fancy just for storage of biscuits, so assume it was meant to be placed on the table. I can see why you might want to lock up biscuits, to prevent the little goblins from eating them down to the last crumb, but the box would not have to be this fancy. See what I'm getting at here? But I do like it so maybe it was supposed to be a lovely kitchen accessory? Or something you set on the sideboard in the dining room? I'm talking myself into this biscuit jar concept.[/QUOTE]
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