Antique Wood Wooden Primitive Slide Lid Box W/ Flat Profile & Modified Interior
Description: A nice antique wood flat profile box with a sliding lid. The box is brown in color and is of nail and dove-tailed construction. The sliding lid has a carved pull near the edge to assist with opening it. The box itself appears to have had four compartments as evident by the fact that you can see the notches where wooden walls were inserted and nail spots where these walls were nailed. The interior of the box shows black stains on the floor and cracks on the sides as can be seen in the photos. The exterior of the box, which is varnished is soiled, with scratches and shows that the top edge where the lid ends once the box is closed, has been broken in the past and repaired with nails (see the last two photos). The bottom of the box is unvarnished and shows age cracks here and there and staining from the nails that held the separators. The box is finished on the outside and not on the inside or the bottom. This box has a primitive form with a rather flat profile but is still in acceptable condition after being around for many years. Just a nice antique piece of primitive Americana to add to your Collection. Please carefully review the photos presented as they are part and parcel of our description.
Date: Unknown but most likely sometime in the 1800s (19th century).
Origin: Purchased at an estate auction in Lancaster County Pennsylvania.
Size: Measures ~11" by ~6" by ~2 1/2" on the exterior with the lid being ~11 1/2" by ~5 1/4". The piece weighs slightly over one pound and 3 ounces.
Maker: Unknown.
Marks: Unmarked.
Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: A nice primitive and old piece of Americana, which would make a worthy addition to your collection.
Condition: The box is in relatively acceptable condition, with some breaks, cracks, soiling, stains, and modifications. It does have some repairs throughout but most pronounced on the edge at the top. It also has scratches, dings to the surface, discoloration at the nail heads, age cracks, and cracks in the wood around the nails in some spots, and shows the heads of the nails with some of them coming above the wood surface. The box itself appears to have had four compartments as evident by the fact that you can see the notches where wooden walls were inserted and nail spots where these walls were nailed. The interior of the box shows black stains on the floor and cracks on the sides as can be seen in the photos. The top edge where the lid ends once the box is closed, has been broken in the past and repaired with nails (see the last two photos). The bottom of the box is unvarnished and shows age cracks here and there and staining from the nails that held the separators. Because the box is not perfect, we are selling it AS IS at a fraction of its true value. Please see photos for additional condition information.
