Description: For sale is a rare signed Antique leather/deer hide covered decorative document box. The manufacturer sticker is well intact inside of the lid. The interior is covered with japanned or marble paper. The lock mechanism is original and intact. The manufacturer is Ebenezer Hancock originally of Boston and later of North Hampton Mass. The bottom is signed Henry K Hancock who appears to be a son of the box manufacturer Ebenezer Hancock! Some family history can be found on the internet. Here is. a link to a museum which has a similar box of this maker. https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?museum=&t=objects&type=ext&f=&s=&record=1372&earliest_year=1820&op-earliest_year=%3E%3D&latest_year=1840&op-latest_year=%3C%3D Box is probably later 19th C. The box is in overall good condition with some wear and imperfection commensurate with age. See photos from all six sides for detailed condition. 12" x 4" x 8". dimensions. Feel free to check out my other antique and collectible listings. I gladly combine shipping whenever possible.
Price: 299 USD
Location: Townshend, Vermont
End Time: 2025-01-22T00:14:52.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Primary Material: Wood And Leather
Shape: Square
Material: Wood
Subject: Boxing
Brand: Wooden
Type: Boxes
Country/Region of Origin: United States
Era: Victorian (1837-1900)
Model: Document Desk Box
Original/Reproduction: Original
Featured Refinements: Desk Box
Features: Leather Covered
Time Period Manufactured: 1800-1849
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Finish: Antique
Handmade: Yes
