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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Please help with this antique blanket chest

« on: July 03, 2012, 02:52:44 pm »

Thanks for taking the time to help me on this.  I have taken many new pictures, to include all side views, underside inside and more.

The link to the photobucket that has everything has changed from the first post.
http://s848.photobucket.com/albums/ab41/firstlineofoffense/Antique%20Chest%20-%20Non%20Cards/

Things I hadn't previously noticed that may be of note

*It looks like the original hardware were 2 hooks.  One is still there, but the one on the leftside is gone.  To their outside is a bracket on each end, that looks more modern.

*Also I took a picture of the wood trim piece on each end of the underside.  The nail looks to be older, with a more modern screw directly through the top of the wood.

There is black marking on the inside of the left trim piece, I though might be a marking or something but it is just on the surface, and isn't etched/carved in.

Hope this may be of help, again thanks for looking.

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Antique Questions Forum / Please help with this antique blanket chest

« on: June 30, 2012, 09:25:03 pm »

I thank everyone in advance for any help that you may be able to provide.

I received this chest from my grandparents estate.  I do not know much about it, but my mother remembers my Grandfather saying something about one identical being in the smithsonian.  I looked through their online pictures but could not find anything that matched this.  My grandfather was not one to usually embellish things, so maybe this is the case, but I haven't found any visual proof.

There is no sort of stamping/signature that I could find, the only thing I have seen that could be identifying are roman numerals on the underside of the front lid.  It is a nice looking piece, and would love to know more about it as I plan on passing it through our family.

I could not get my photos to attach, all three pictures can be found at:
http://s848.photobucket.com/albums/ab41/firstlineofoffense/Personal%20Collection%20NFT/