Antique Estate 18C? 19C Handcraft WOODEN handle CARRIER handsawn dovetail joints for Sale

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Antique Estate 18C? 19C Handcraft WOODEN handle CARRIER handsawn dovetail joints For Sale

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Antique Estate 18C? 19C Handcraft WOODEN handle CARRIER handsawn dovetail joints:
$75.00

Estate Antique late 18th to mid-19th Century

Handled FARM HOUSE

WOODEN CARRIER

Divided storage box or

Solid side basket

Hand saw marks, dovetail joinery, rectangular nail heads, slightly angled sides, Handle forms a divider

You can see the score marks where the joints were lined up

Except for really aged, scuffed finish, and one corner with a space, quite solid for its age!

Great Aunt Bessie always kept it on the counter with measuring spoons, flour leveling knife, spreaders, turning forks, other small cooking utensils .. not sure of its original use. Possibly for berry collecting?

We believe this is 1790s-1850s --From old Maine family post-Revolutionary War, antebellum pre-Civil War Farm House

Appx: 13.5\" x 8.5\" x 2.75\" with 4.25\" high handle, appx 4\" opening - See pix

Great details on this Utilitarian object: a simple handled carrying box, likely for utensils, flatware...

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Ask questions, Sold As-Is, No returns.

We\'d love to see someone adopt and enjoy!

We are a smoke-free home with a hypoallergenic dog (Standard Poodle) – We usually mail w/in a day or two of payment, but have 5-10 day handling for health reasons, but if you need sooner LET US KNOW right away, we will do our best to accommodate if we can

---We combine shipping where safe to do so. Internationals, we use Global Shipping only. Many of our items are from an old Yankee New England Maine Family estate We are just plain folks looking to move things forward, not dealers, not experts, we do our best to describe but might miss something. Ask questions.

---USE PHOTOS: Pictures are part of the description. Be aware that camera flash and your color monitor can cause color difference –-Remember pics are often closeups and thus exaggerated, so use photos with ruler or coin AND/OR the description for better estimate of actual size

---Used Items: Expect typical evidence of use wear handling and/or storage.

—We’re old, moving things forward, so no returns