Antique Primitive Wooden Crate Box / Coffee Table

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These fantastic boxes come out of an old wood turning mill that was established in the 1880s in Kingfield, Maine. All of these hard wood boxes feature rope bale handles, and have been dated around 100 years old—we think that the ages vary from box to box, about 20 years either way, but they have all been around for a long time. Originally utilized to transfer woodturnings from one part of the mill to another, the boxes have wooden runners to aid in sliding and moving (seen in photo as the top of the coffee table). We are not sure what kind of wood the boxes are made out of, but it is a hard wood, and we think that they are most likely maple or birch, as these are very prevalent in the Northern/Central Maine area. The photos are representative of what we have, but these are the boxes in our home!! However, all of the boxes we are selling are in similar condition, and all have their own characteristics that make them unique. For example, one of our boxes has a splatter of blue paint on it (that we are quite fond of), but we haven’t seen any others with a similar splatter! All boxes will have nicks and dings, due to their age, but as we all know, that’s what gives them character! In addition to their distinctive and wonderful “flaws “, these boxes have their original wooden runners, galvanized metal reinforcements, and great bale (rope) read more

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