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Title: Looking for a box
Post by: PassTheSoma on April 10, 2013, 02:26:16 PM
Hi all.  I'm new here.

I'm looking for some information about the box pictured here.  It is a long story, but I am looking for one to replace this one that was lost.  Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you for your time.
Title: Re: Looking for a box
Post by: bigwull on April 10, 2013, 02:48:58 PM
a little more info would help.i.e. ...any makers mark,dimensions, origin,.your location....not that,we,d want to come for tea...a general would do...
Title: Re: Looking for a box
Post by: PassTheSoma on April 10, 2013, 02:54:56 PM
To be honest, I really don't know a whole lot myself.

This box was something my fiancee' lost in the process of a divorce.  It belonged to her grandmother (northwestern PA) and she used to play with it as a child.  She's in her mid-40's, so this would have been mid-70's, I assume.  From the pictures her mother gave to me (seen in my original post), it appears to be about 4" x 4" x 4".  She says she found another one, but it was in bad shape, so apparently it was not a one-of-a-kind item.

I know nothing more than that, unfortunately.  I want to replace it "on the sly" because it meant so much to her.

Again, thank you for any direction or information anyone can share.
Title: Re: Looking for a box
Post by: frogpatch on April 10, 2013, 05:40:55 PM
I really wish I could see it better. If it is from the 70's there is probably one to be had somewhere but without search terms it is hard. What was it made out of? How was it finished?
Title: Re: Looking for a box
Post by: mart on April 10, 2013, 06:09:11 PM
And what are the decorations made of ?? Wood, wire, glass, beads, paint ect !!  And where was the one found in poor condition ?? If online we could look at it to see about this one !!
Title: Re: Looking for a box
Post by: bigwull on April 11, 2013, 02:41:40 AM
it reminds me of the box from Hellraiser...it looks like its inlaid with porcelain...with a mahogany frame...4in x 4in x 4in..= trinket box ..or it could be a puzzle box....
Title: Re: Looking for a box
Post by: PassTheSoma on April 11, 2013, 12:29:09 PM
Just found out from her mother that it was made of metal and painted.  She doesn't know the origin of it or what it contained.  It is definitely pre mid-70's in age.
Title: Re: Looking for a box
Post by: mart on April 12, 2013, 08:33:05 AM
Will look later !!