Posted 9 years ago
carolinabl…
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The box is 10 3/4 inches by 4 1/2 inches and about 3 inches high. This box has a thin metal decorated overlay that covers the top. There is no lock on this box - don't know if it was considered a jewelry box, desk box or trinket-type box. I'm guessing this was from the 1920s through the 1930s. It was my grandmother's and there were just odds and ends in it from that period in time. It has the initials A M P Y and I have no idea what that stands for. The inside is lined in dark green velvet. It is stuck to the box with thin wood cylinders around the bottom edges.
I could find no name or markings. Any information would be appreciated. I've just never seen anything like it
This one looks Russian to me; Metal embossing was a popular craft in the Caucasus region (Armenia, Georgia). I wonder if it might be a gift/presentation box for a bottle of local brandy (if the size is right).
Nice! I agree, think it also looks like cyrillic letters, especially the Y which isn't really a Y if you think about it. This site doesn't like cyrillic letters so I can't type but equivalent Western letters would be A M R Ch.
... or D M R Ch. That "A" looks more like the cyrillic D rather than the cyrillic A.
I'll have to research further into the 'Russian' angle. The letters are not initials of my grandmother or grandfather. Now my uncle's name was Acel and he was born in 1928, but none of the other initials match anyone. The other thing is that there are 4 intials. Thanks for your responses
It's unlikely that the letters are someone's initials. It's probably a name of a place (like a resort town) or (less likely) an acronym for an organization or say, a conference. As for the age, it can't be older than 1960s and even that is a stretch imho.
The reason I think this is from the 1930s is that it was in my grandmother's trunk that did not have any other current things. My grandmother died in 1978. Inside this box was my uncle's baby things, like cup, spoon, hairbrush, rattle and a few other things, but nothing recent. My uncle was born in 1928. Of course, I can't prove anything - there is no name or date on the box. Why do you think it can't be older than the '60s?
The design of the flower has a distinct 60s-80s look. Your grandma could be putting away things at any time during her life, not just when she was young, right? And sadly, we may never find out its exact age or why she chose to keep the box, but if it reminds of a nice person and brings back good memories, then ultimately, that's what counts.