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The box is constructed in a bookbinding style and covered in decorative marbled book paper, with a lined interior and a metal ring pull on the front. The interior bears the original Johnson & Watson, Dayton, Ohio imprint.
The exact original use is unknown, but the size and construction suggest it was made for filing, indexing, or storing papers/cards/records - possibly for court documents.
Condition: Please examine all pictures very carefully as they are part of item description as well! Label on top front is missing. One piece of edging is loose and hanging.Original antique condition with considerable age-related wear. The marbled paper covering has areas of loss, scuffing and lifting, particularly around the corners and edges. Metal ring pull is present.
A very unusual piece of 19th/early 20th-century bookbinding/office ephemera.
Measurements: 10" x 4 1/4" x 4 1/4"