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<p>[QUOTE="Neil Scott777, post: 282045, member: 5628"]Thanks very much both for your inputs.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will definitely give it some beeswax. There is no candle box inside. It is lined with Victorian newspaper, some of which has survived.</p><p><br /></p><p>It survived my house being flooded in December 2015 and had some restoration to the base as it got warped a little.</p><p><br /></p><p>My grandmother used it as a bedding box and it was always used for storage on the farms.</p><p><br /></p><p>It has great sentimental value and interest because of how far it goes back in the family and the family from whom it was acquired and because of its sheer age. I love it and will hang on to it as long as I can.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have another smaller more recent chest which has a drawer inside and has writing on the inside of its lid probably written by my great-great grandfather, and has also had newspaper lining and I might post some pics of that one too.</p><p><br /></p><p>thanks again</p><p><br /></p><p>Neil[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Neil Scott777, post: 282045, member: 5628"]Thanks very much both for your inputs. I will definitely give it some beeswax. There is no candle box inside. It is lined with Victorian newspaper, some of which has survived. It survived my house being flooded in December 2015 and had some restoration to the base as it got warped a little. My grandmother used it as a bedding box and it was always used for storage on the farms. It has great sentimental value and interest because of how far it goes back in the family and the family from whom it was acquired and because of its sheer age. I love it and will hang on to it as long as I can. I have another smaller more recent chest which has a drawer inside and has writing on the inside of its lid probably written by my great-great grandfather, and has also had newspaper lining and I might post some pics of that one too. thanks again Neil[/QUOTE]
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