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<p>[QUOTE="Born2it, post: 4450453, member: 59977"]Or maybe both? This poor thing has clearly been used, abused, reinforced, done over, and modified time and again. The hinges are painfully clearly replacements, and the handles chosen for looks rather than utility (having just carried it down stairs, through the house, and across the yard, I’m quite sure of that).</p><p><br /></p><p>The lock was removed at some point. The lid reinforced underneath. It was re-painted, but one can still see that there used to be circular swirls painted all over it. And it looks like someone tried to carve something on the lid. </p><p><br /></p><p>I can’t help but wonder what it might once have looked like.[ATTACH=full]382962[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]382963[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]382964[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]382965[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]382966[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]382967[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]382968[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]382969[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]382970[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Born2it, post: 4450453, member: 59977"]Or maybe both? This poor thing has clearly been used, abused, reinforced, done over, and modified time and again. The hinges are painfully clearly replacements, and the handles chosen for looks rather than utility (having just carried it down stairs, through the house, and across the yard, I’m quite sure of that). The lock was removed at some point. The lid reinforced underneath. It was re-painted, but one can still see that there used to be circular swirls painted all over it. And it looks like someone tried to carve something on the lid. I can’t help but wonder what it might once have looked like.[ATTACH=full]382962[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]382963[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]382964[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]382965[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]382966[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]382967[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]382968[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]382969[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]382970[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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