Description
A GREAT EXAMPLE OF AN 18th CENTURY CANDLE BOX WITH A WONDERFUL HEART CUTOUT HANGING HOLE, DOVETAILED CONSTRUCTION, SHAPED CREST, RAISED PANEL SLIDING LID AND SQUARE AND ROSEHEAD NAILS. THE BOX HAD A “DRAWER” LOCK ONE TIME IN ITS EARLY HISTORY. THE SLIDING LID OPENS UP TO A DIVIDED INTERIOR ONE SIDE FOR CANDLES AND ONE SIDE FOR A TINDER BOX. THE TINDER BOX IS COMPLETE WITH FLINT, STRIKER AND FUEL. THERE IS SOME LOSS ON THE SIDES OF THE SLIDING LID. HOWEVER, THE BOX IS IN WONDERFUL CONDITION FOR A BOX OF THIS AGE. 15 1/4”H, 8”W, 2 7/8”D (DCETE)
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