Does anyone know anything about this box?

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  1. gauntlettgems

    gauntlettgems Well-Known Member

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    Hi,
    This is approx 9” wide. Not sure if it is real leather or not. Wondering about age, origin, materiel and anything else about it. It looks old but is it really? What would it have been used for?
    Thanks
     
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  2. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    It looks like it's covered in alligator hide..
     
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  3. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    The clasp does not look like it was an original match, or originally they never matched. I doubt it is Asian. This box reminds me of the kind of items one can buy, if they are fortunate, at the Angola Prison Rodeo in Louisiana once a year or so. Very high quality and significantly odd, one of a kind stuff. I'm not saying it took a boat ride across the pond, but it could be a similar type of item.

    The event may be coming up again next weekend. It seems to be a once a year event for prison artists to sell their wares.
     
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  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Just from what I can see, I'd be figuring 1990s Pier 1 or some such, and Southeast Asian. The clues may be on the bottom, but it just doesn't look old at all.
     
  5. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    The hinges don't match the clasp, although the grommets may. In fact, even the leather handle appears to have come from a different small (overnight type)
    suitcase.
     
  6. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    It may not be old at all, but the suitcase handle has some age to it. It's nicely made and garishly attractive. Apparently assembled from bits and pieces.
     
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  7. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Can we get measurements and weight?
     
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  8. gauntlettgems

    gauntlettgems Well-Known Member

    It’s only about 9” x 4.5” x 6” and does not weigh more than 2 pounds
     
  9. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    In that case, my best guess is a handbag.
     
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  10. gauntlettgems

    gauntlettgems Well-Known Member

    Thank you!!
     
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