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    Posted 7 years ago

    OldBoxAddict
    (4 items)

    I came across this box in my local charity shop, and i just loved it.
    I have no idea what type of box it is, or when/where it was made.
    It has a glass insert on the lid, and the top storage section is decorated with rows of symbols, that i assume are Chinese? They are wooden horizontal sections lined with a black felt.
    The bottom has a drawer, again lined with a black felt.
    The outside of the box looks like stitched leather over the top of wood.
    There is a gold and black print of a dragon across the front.
    I would love to know more about this box...who made it, when it was made, where it was made...and mostly what it was meant to be used for?
    I love collecting boxes that appeal to me, and i so enjoy finding out if they have a history to them :)
    If anyone has any info, please do let me know.

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    1. OlofZ OlofZ, 7 years ago
      Maybe a Mah Jongg game box? Just a guess... https://www.pinterest.se/pin/100697741643538970/
    2. OldBoxAddict, 7 years ago
      I had a look at the Mah Jongg boxes...i still can't find one like this tho...but you might be right. I'll keep looking :)

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