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<p>[QUOTE="Roaring20s, post: 3835832, member: 17270"]I have spent a lot of time looking and thinking about this. What an excellent mystery box it is. All of my imagined uses fall short of reason. I do think it was repurposed and has become folk art.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only real clue that could yield a scrap of information is very deteriorated. Take a good look at the lid in sunlight at different angles to see if any of the original lithography can be seen. You may see a letter, or a word, or a image.</p><p><br /></p><p>I tried adjusting your photo to see what's there...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]318391[/ATTACH]</p><p>Also, any clues on the inside of the lid?</p><p><br /></p><p>James.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roaring20s, post: 3835832, member: 17270"]I have spent a lot of time looking and thinking about this. What an excellent mystery box it is. All of my imagined uses fall short of reason. I do think it was repurposed and has become folk art. The only real clue that could yield a scrap of information is very deteriorated. Take a good look at the lid in sunlight at different angles to see if any of the original lithography can be seen. You may see a letter, or a word, or a image. I tried adjusting your photo to see what's there... [ATTACH=full]318391[/ATTACH] Also, any clues on the inside of the lid? James.[/QUOTE]
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