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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JanieB, post: 4472031, member: 3759&quot;]Hi everyone,</p><p>I am fascinated by this old and battered chest which has been in my family for at least 70 years, but more I suspect. It has obviously been used to ship things more than once due to the selection of old shipping labels still in place. The locking mechanism has disappeared over the years, but can you believe I still have the key (useless though it is!). </p><p>I can see it has been strengthened and had bits of wood added over the years to make it usable - I suspect my grandfather had a hand in that. What I&#039;d really like to know is the approximate age of the bones of the chest. I&#039;ve tried to take photos of the nails and screws in various places. You can also see it has 4 balls on the bottom which still work (very squeaky!) so you can move it around.&nbsp; Would they be later additions?&nbsp; I&#039;ve never seen anything like those before. The nails are interesting too - some of them are patterned!&nbsp; Any info on both of those would be great and I&#039;d just love to know how long it may have been travelling!&nbsp; It&#039;s a total wreck but I love it!</p><p>Thanks in advance for your help as always,</p><p>Jane</p><p>[ATTACH=full]387247[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]387248[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]387249[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]387250[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]387251[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]387252[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]387253[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]387254[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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