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<p>[QUOTE="JanieB, post: 4474529, member: 3759"]Hi everyone, thanks to you all for your replies. </p><p><br /></p><p>Seagoat - Thanks - I so wish the inside was interesting and the hinges too, but it's been 'modernised'! My grandparents have stuck wallpaper all over the inside - I know it was them as it's the same as I remember on their wall as a little girl! I'll take a picture though and you will be able to understand my disappointment!</p><p>Fern77 - Thanks for helping date it. Acme ball casters - I've never seen them before. I think they're great and can't understand why they didn't catch on. I'll have to take a magnifying glass to them and see if I can find anything marked on them. Yes the lock and key are there ... but I'm missing the top bit that slots into the holes. Very annoying.</p><p>Born2it - I'm so glad you like it and can see my attachment to the tatty old thing! The labels are fascinating - I've managed to read a couple of them and they are addressed to a lady living 6 houses down from my grandparents! I do social history/genealogy so I'm going to check her out and try to see if I can connect the destinations somehow. What else is there to do on a Thursday night <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />. Thanks for the label photo - yes, that's just like it. I need to investigate ... meanwhile I'll pop some pictures of my labels on too. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again to everyone for taking the time to reply. It's very much appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JanieB, post: 4474529, member: 3759"]Hi everyone, thanks to you all for your replies. Seagoat - Thanks - I so wish the inside was interesting and the hinges too, but it's been 'modernised'! My grandparents have stuck wallpaper all over the inside - I know it was them as it's the same as I remember on their wall as a little girl! I'll take a picture though and you will be able to understand my disappointment! Fern77 - Thanks for helping date it. Acme ball casters - I've never seen them before. I think they're great and can't understand why they didn't catch on. I'll have to take a magnifying glass to them and see if I can find anything marked on them. Yes the lock and key are there ... but I'm missing the top bit that slots into the holes. Very annoying. Born2it - I'm so glad you like it and can see my attachment to the tatty old thing! The labels are fascinating - I've managed to read a couple of them and they are addressed to a lady living 6 houses down from my grandparents! I do social history/genealogy so I'm going to check her out and try to see if I can connect the destinations somehow. What else is there to do on a Thursday night :-). Thanks for the label photo - yes, that's just like it. I need to investigate ... meanwhile I'll pop some pictures of my labels on too. Thanks again to everyone for taking the time to reply. It's very much appreciated.[/QUOTE]
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