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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: jbartlet on January 01, 2010, 03:22:20 PM
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I got a box filled with coins from my grandfather. It's a heavy metal - could be silver but I think it's some kind of plated. It's lined with wood (cedar I think). The wood pieces come out and beneath them is flakey metal/paint.
There are marks on the bottom.
1 - "MADE IN JAPAN" but hard to see clearly
2 - a rising sun marking in the center
3 - a four character Japanese set. I think two of them stand for "made in japan" and I'm nearly sure that none of them are the Japanese sterling mark.
I want to know how old it is and maybe what company made it and then how much it's worth : )
My guess is that it's ~1920 based on the coins and the other boxes I got with the group.
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Two more views.
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The dimensions are (L x W x H) 5.75" x 3.125" x 1.75"
The 4th mark is definitely the "Japan" mark. The other 3 are hard to see. Attached is a pic of what i see the 2nd and 3rd as. I think the 3rd is some variation of the "made in" or the "nichi"
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Looking more closely at the worn spots - I'm nearly certain it's pewter or some lead mix.
I did read that boxes like this could have been used for tea, not tobacco.
I can't find anything like this anywhere online so that's why I'm here. any opinions are welcome!