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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 227843, member: 111&quot;]Bentwood band boxes are not at all exclusive to Sweden or Scandinavia - that said, boxes similar to yours were made in Norway, can&#039;t see any reason that it wouldn&#039;t have been made there and then traveled here with your ancestor.&nbsp; Your pics are a bit unclear to my old eyes, but if it says &#039;Anno 1861&#039;, as Judy suggests, then that was most likely when it was made, though similar boxes might be earlier or even later.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looks like there might be some remnants of paint aside from the writing, it definitely needs some care, and would be concerned about the rust on the wrought iron bands, hinges, and lock.&nbsp; At that size, and with the lock, it was probably intended to hold valuables, like money, jewelry, documents, etc. - rectangular boxes like the one posted by Judy are probably more common, but have seen quite a few oval ones over the years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one similar, close in age, a bit larger in size:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://colonialarts.com/products/norwgian-bent-wood-box" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://colonialarts.com/products/norwgian-bent-wood-box" rel="nofollow">https://colonialarts.com/products/norwgian-bent-wood-box</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And another, a century older, and a bit smaller:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/281731660/1777-norwegian-chest-bent-wood-antique?ref=market" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/281731660/1777-norwegian-chest-bent-wood-antique?ref=market" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/281731660/1777-norwegian-chest-bent-wood-antique?ref=market</a></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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