Vintage Crane’s Chocolate Wooden Advertising Box Cleveland New York Candy For Sale

Vintage wooden box featuring Crane’s Chocolate advertising graphics and the wording “Cleveland, New York.”Measures approximately 12 inches wide × 5 inches deep × 2 inches tall.The lid features a portrait illustration within a decorative border, with advertising visible on both its outside and inside surfaces. An appealing piece for a candy advertising collection, country-store display, or vintage workshop.Crane Chocolate has an interesting connection to American candy history: Clarence A. Crane, associated with the chocolate business, invented Life Savers and was the father of poet Hart Crane. The Crane Chocolate Company incorporated in 1916 and had a New York sales outlet by 1921.An early-20th-century origin is plausible, but the exact manufacturing date of this box is unknown.CONDITION
Wood shows substantial age and use, including staining, scratches, splits, small holes, and worn or faded graphics. A lengthwise split or separation is visible across the lid.Box appears to have been adapted for tool storage. Reinforcing wooden strips, feet, and metal hardware are present; their age and originality are unknown. Please examine the photos carefully for construction and condition.BOX ONLYSold as pictured.