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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 329896, member: 5833"]I suspect your mother kept this because it had sentimental value. I have seen a set of vintage Chinese picture puzzle blocks packed in a box sort of like this. Dimensions of your box would be about right & such a box would be used for storage & suffer the wear & tear of repeated opening & closing. But would they put glass in the lid of a children's toy? Maybe, we weren't always so mindful of child safety as we are now. But think puzzle pictures would be shown on sides. With the rose & pair of cranes, this feels romantic. The glass makes me think it was not meant to be disposable but to hold & display contents when not in use. That could be...?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 329896, member: 5833"]I suspect your mother kept this because it had sentimental value. I have seen a set of vintage Chinese picture puzzle blocks packed in a box sort of like this. Dimensions of your box would be about right & such a box would be used for storage & suffer the wear & tear of repeated opening & closing. But would they put glass in the lid of a children's toy? Maybe, we weren't always so mindful of child safety as we are now. But think puzzle pictures would be shown on sides. With the rose & pair of cranes, this feels romantic. The glass makes me think it was not meant to be disposable but to hold & display contents when not in use. That could be...?[/QUOTE]
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