SCARCE VIENNA SWEET CHOCOLATE RUNKEL BROS NY INK STMPD WOOD BOX W/2 PAPER LABELS

Description

RARE
'VIENNA SWEET CHOCOLATE,'
RUNKEL BROTHERS, NEW YORK,
LATE
19TH
to
EARLY
20TH
CENTURY
AME
RI
CAN
ANTIQUE
WOOD
BOX
ADVERTISING
CRATE,
with
TWO
AFFIXED
PAPER
LABELS
&
CHARCOAL
BLACK
INK
STAMPED
SIDEWALL
GRAPHIC
ICONOGRAPHY
(Circa 1890-1915)
Late 19th to early 20th century
Ame
ri
can
antique confectionary advertising & wood box shipping crates
DIMENSIONS:
10 3⁄4" Width x 4
3⁄4" Height
x
9 ⅛" Depth
Weight:
1 lb. 5 oz.
INSCRIPTION:
With inscription at back of lid that reads:
Mrs. H. J. Rutt
'Old paper clippings from Uncle Elishals'
DESCRIPTION:
Absolutely extraordinary. There are wood box crate advertising boxes and then there are wood box crate advertising boxes. Superb. Top shelf. Very, very scarce, especially in this kind of very well-preserved overall antique condition. Only missing its original small twisted wire hinges found at the rear of the cover of the box. No replacement hinges have been attached to the box to replace the missing original wire hinges. The lid's free standing and floats on top of the box, which it is original to. What's extraordinary about this particular wood box advertising crate isn't only how unusually well preserved and rare it is but with how its not one but two original paper labels are nearly completely intact and approximate how the box was originally constituted. Not only are the label's colors undiminished and saturated but their paper corners are also uninterrupted by loss. The black ink stamped typography on the other three sidewalls is crisp and crystal clear. Very, very scarce and absolutely incredibly well preserved. Wow!
CONDITION:
Very Good to Excellent overall antique condition. Only missing twisted wire lid hinges