Vintage/antique? Wooden hand painted Glasgow box...any info??

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  1. Ashley Felton

    Ashley Felton Well-Known Member

    i can’t find anything online...I like it tho...any info? What’s it worth? Don’t want to be ripped off. Looks to be hand painted... 8313C2F7-3CB1-4403-98CE-5C9830693CFA.jpeg 0FD7424E-18AD-4FC2-9536-344EABE88861.jpeg 84357C4A-8D8F-4392-8995-2B5EBF82FAAB.jpeg
     
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  2. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    The label (I think that's a label) is so small I can't make it out . I'd guess that it might be a Japanese cranes box so I'm curious as to why you call it a Glasgow box.

    It might help to know the material, can't tell from the picture.
     
    say_it_slowly, Dec 8, 2018
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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    with the black inside I'd say like those russian boxes...
    but...it kinda looks like my tortoise shell box too !!
     
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Another vote for Japanese box.
    I was expecting a Glasgow School of Arts style box.:(
     
    Any Jewelry, Dec 8, 2018
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  5. Ashley Felton

    Ashley Felton Well-Known Member

    Because the label says Glasgow lol
     
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  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    could have been imported............
     
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  7. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Only you can see the label. I wasn't even successful with a magnifying glass.

    Debora
     
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  8. Ashley Felton

    Ashley Felton Well-Known Member

    Hang on idk why it won’t post a full size pic of the label. It says something in the top I can’t make out and then Glasgow on the bottom. Let me resize it
     

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  9. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    That is not an improvement.

    Debora
     
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  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    A shop label probably. But we won't know until we see the label full size.
     
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  11. Ashley Felton

    Ashley Felton Well-Known Member

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  12. Ashley Felton

    Ashley Felton Well-Known Member

    That was a mistake
     
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  13. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    shop label....looks like paper box...........what r they asking?
     
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  14. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I agree, shop label.
    Best to google 'vintage Japanese lacquer trinket box with cranes'.
     
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  15. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    Those cranes have weird legs. Also, the surface does not look as smooth as I would expect for Japanese lacquer. Perhaps a papier mache box with "oriental" decoration?
     
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  16. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Its hard to read the top word.
    All I can find similar is.
    BIRRELL LIMITED Glasgow, which is a funeral service.

    Barlinnie, Glasgow, which is a notorious prison
     
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  17. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

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  18. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    Birrell LTD Toffee box:

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    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

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  20. wiscbirddog

    wiscbirddog Well-Known Member

    They certainly do! Whoever drew them thought they were knees to be flexed forward. They really are 'ankles' and should flex the other way to aid in wading - LOL
     
    wiscbirddog, Dec 8, 2018
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