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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SYNCHRONCITY, post: 2330340, member: 6283&quot;]<b>Hi everyone. I hope all is well with you guys. I just acquired a wooden box today and know next to nothing about wood or boxes. All I know about it is that I liked it. Here is what I was wondering:</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>-How old is it? What era was it made?</b></p><p><b>-American? European? English?</b></p><p><b>-What kind of wood is it?</b></p><p><b>-Is it a tea box? A Jewelry Box? A Sewing box?</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>**Here are the clues:</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>-It has a very old, musty odor</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>-Sarcophagus shaped?</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>-The screws look older as usually newly made boxes have phillip head screws and there are no phillip head screws on it and some of the screws look unevenly made and possibly not made by a machine like newer screws of today</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>-The wood has darkened with age</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>-Solid, thick wood and no sign of veneers. Looks like it was made of one type of wood</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>-Handle is oxidized and has a logo, makers name, numbers or words on it that I cannot make out</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>-The screws/nuts that the handle is affixed to the lid has two crossed lines gouged in it for a screw driver or wood working tool to tighten it</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><b>The original key was missing so I took my dremel and custom made a replacement key that would fit the lock pin and key hole, but the key does not work. Is just there for looks.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><b>Any information on this box would be greatly appreciated. I can only fit 10 pictures to this thread, so I will add more photos to another post so you can all see the details on the box. Thanks in advance for all of your replies.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><b>[ATTACH=full]260136[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]260137[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]260138[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]260139[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]260140[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]260141[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]260142[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]260143[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]260144[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]260146[/ATTACH] </b></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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