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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 9870870, member: 360"]Hey Debbie,</p><p><br /></p><p>Age - 1800s. Can't really be more specific than that. Probably mid-to-late 1800s, 1850s, 60s, maybe.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sewing or needlework box. The spools and spindles etc are for holding various types of thread, containers for needles, and so-on.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, Chinese. I've seen three or four these types of boxes in my time, and they're always I.D.'d as Chinese export sewing cases / boxes.</p><p><br /></p><p>As the others have said - yes, the pieces are BONE.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for cleaning, I'm not sure if it's really necessary, but if you must, then nothing stronger than cold (or at most, warm) water and soap. Hot water might cause the inlays to shift and lift from the surface...and you don't want that to happen.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 9870870, member: 360"]Hey Debbie, Age - 1800s. Can't really be more specific than that. Probably mid-to-late 1800s, 1850s, 60s, maybe. Sewing or needlework box. The spools and spindles etc are for holding various types of thread, containers for needles, and so-on. Yes, Chinese. I've seen three or four these types of boxes in my time, and they're always I.D.'d as Chinese export sewing cases / boxes. As the others have said - yes, the pieces are BONE. As for cleaning, I'm not sure if it's really necessary, but if you must, then nothing stronger than cold (or at most, warm) water and soap. Hot water might cause the inlays to shift and lift from the surface...and you don't want that to happen.[/QUOTE]
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