Hi, @Firemandk! A neighbor whose mother died (the mother was a furniture finisher) asked me to come over and take any furniture pieces I might...
Thank you all so much for your guesses! They all make sense. I do like the ideas that the box could have held coal or cold items. Perhaps we'll...
Well, nothing says "patent," but there are these letters/numbers, which I think are S16 but may be S18.[ATTACH]
Maybe these will help in some way? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes, I'm in San Francisco.
No, the lid raises but the lining does not come out when the foot pedal is depressed.
Yes, I'm sorry I didn't mention that the foot pedal raises the lid!
I'm new to this forum and would like to first say hi. I'm posting because a neighbor gave me a piece of furniture (if I use that term loosely) and...
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